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127: What an unusual day?!
Not really a question, but more of an exclamation… Having a bank holiday Monday, followed by a polling day Thursday makes for a very odd week at work Three day weeks sound good in theory, but in reality, the Friday is more or less pointless. The children are in a strange mood, the staff’s emotions […]
366?, Formula One
126: What happened in the 2016 Russian Grand Prix?
Nico Rosberg won his seventh consecutive race and Sebastian Vettel crashed – or rather was crashed into. In Russia, another power unit problem hampered Lewis Hamilton’s hopes and Kimi Raikkonen was too busy fighting a Williams to pose a significant threat which had looked likely earlier on in the weekend. Nico Rosberg now has 100 out […]
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125: Where has today gone?
I know I’ve used this title before, but I am writing this at 23:14 and I have no clue where the time has gone today at all. I haven’t stopped. I still have loads to do. Tomorrow I will write about the Russian Grand Prix. Or at the weekend. Maybe.
366?, Banding, Hobbies
124: What is it like to play for Tingley Brass Band?
Tonight I went to a rehearsal with Tingley Brass Band. I am covering percussion for them this weekend at a concert, so I needed a little practice beforehand. All in all, it went fairly well. I got around 90% of it sorted and organised in my head. I also had a good time, and a […]
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123: How far have you walked this year?
My FitBit tells me I have walked 152.81km in April – a total of 210,878 steps. This takes 2016’s step count to 1,035,943. My overall distance walked is now 760.54km and here’s how far I could have walked, if it was in a straight line…
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122: Are you well enough?
Another day in recent time where I’m not very well. I’ve spent a lot of this afternoon being sick. I wanted to write about how far I’ve walked this year as is traditional at the start of the month. I wanted to write about the Russian Grand Prix but I’m not on a laptop to […]
366?, Computers & The Internet
121: What do you do when technology fails you?
You write your blog on an iPad instead. I have known for a while that my desktop PC was long past its best and needed urgent love and attention. Or nuking in favour of a newer model. However it has finally entered silicon heaven today I think, refusing to do much at all. Couple that […]
366?, Formula One
120: Should F1 adopt the canopy driver protection system?
In my view, no matter what the looks of the car are, safety is absolutely paramount. The aesthetics of the proposed Red Bull system, introduced today as a test in Russia’s Frist Practice session, are a lot better than Ferrari’s halo system – which is a terrible design. I’m not convinced they suit the car […]
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119: Why don’t people’s brains stop thinking about things in time to go to sleep?
The last few weeks have seen me struggle to settle on a night. I don’t really know why – most of it has been to do with temperature I think. I have been ridiculously hot recently at nighttime. The other part of it is just the constant whirring in my mind. I can’t seem to […]