Monthly Archives: November 2006

These are my glasses

My glasses sitting on Jane’s desk. These are my glasses. I’ve been wearing glasses since I was 8 years old; I was in Primary 4. I remember that because my teacher at that time was called Miss Dickson and over … Continue reading

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Déjà vu

So, there is a new film coming out soon (15 December) starring Denzil Washington called Déjà vu. Called in to recover evidence after a bomb sets off a cataclysmic explosion on a New Orleans Ferry, Carlin is about to discover … Continue reading

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Wrong flock

As I was driving to work this morning I passed a field full of sheep. Driving past I heard the following thought drifting through my mind: Hmm… I wonder why they’ve not migrated yet. Followed closely by this perfectly understandable … Continue reading

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Jane and I have moved in together!

After seven years of living very different and separate existences Jane and I have taken a dramatic and significant step in our lives: this evening Jane and I moved in together. I am of course speaking about our joint study … Continue reading

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Raisin Monday

Anyone who has been a Bejeant(ine) student at the University of St Andrews — Scotland’s First University — will immediately recognise the scene in the photograph above. It is, of course, the annual shaving foam fight in Sallies Quad which … Continue reading

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When can we play on the swings?

The area between our house and The Marches (a recent housing development where regular readers will remember we put in an offer for a house five minutes too late) has been lying empty for the last few months. It appears … Continue reading

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Clock watching

The other night dinner was interrupted briefly by the sound of Spot (the cat) pawing at something in the living room. We quietly poked our heads out of the dining room door to see Spot sitting on the coffee table … Continue reading

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