Oct
16
Power Up
Storm Amy whacked our power out for two days last weekend. Which means that for once I have a good
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Oct
02
Welcome to the Show
Isn't it infuriating when something you've heard a million times but never really taken on board
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Sep
27
Award Winning?
This morning I entered a writing prize. Or rather, I'm not sure if I entered it, because when
3 min read
Sep
22
Double Stuffed Peanut Butter
About a year ago, we started painting the walls of our living room orange. You can read about it here:
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Sep
08
Four Score and Seven Years Ago
S55E08 - Lincoln vs Lancaster
University Challenge isn't quite 87 years old (it turns 63 (three score and
4 min read
Aug
25
The Heinous Hegemony of the Straight Potato Peeler
I've just peeled 2kg of potatoes. If I worked in the kitchen of a Victorian manor house and
4 min read
Aug
18
Delay Replay
I've just started a new job, and it would be easy to blame this for the delay in
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Aug
13
Naked Penguins
Last Saturday, I saw a man dressed as a naked penguin performing a show at the Edinburgh Fringe. How can
3 min read
Aug
04
Large Containers For Water
Bath is the only University Challenge team that also doubles as a large container for water in which a person
3 min read
Jul
22
Neighbourhood Watch
UCL and SOAS are eight minutes apart (0.4 miles) on foot. LSE and King's College London are
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