Monthly Archives: April 2007

Books of choice

One of my friends, Kenny, always teases me that no matter where I go my desk always looks the same; in other words, it is always laid out the same way. And he’s right, but there’s a good reason for … Continue reading

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No water

This evening our water went off. Seemingly Scottish Water are doing essential maintenance in the area and the supply will be off from 19:00 this evening until 04:00 tomorrow. Which is a real shame as I had to cancel the … Continue reading

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Rest in peace Nana

At the weekend my Mum phoned to tell me that my paternal grandmother — whom we called ‘Nana’ — had died. She’d been ill for some time, and it wasn’t entirely unexpected, but the news of the death of a … Continue reading

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Postcard from Tom, Orkney 1986

The front The back Back in the day, I had friends who sent me postcards. These days they either e-mail, send an expensive text, or we just chat as usual via Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger). This week’s archive … Continue reading

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Like flossing with barbed wire

This blog post contains the words “penis”, “urine”, “urethra”, and the phrase “Get that ****ing tube out of my **** you ****ing ***** of Satan!” Author’s note: Please feel free to laugh at any or all of the following post. … Continue reading

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A relaxing weekend

View out to the Bass Rock from a beach near Dunbar. What a wonderfully relaxing weekend Jane and I had in the company of our lovely friends D and J. Following my evening at Powerpoint Edinburgh and Jane’s at a … Continue reading

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Powerpoint Edinburgh (April 2007)

It’s time to dust down my guitar, amp and riffs for another month: it’s Powerpoint Edinburgh tonight; the last of the current session. I drove down to Edinburgh last night for rehearsals, which was fun. Except for the bit where … Continue reading

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