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News I can’t use

The news this past week reminded me why I don’t read the news. I didn’t need to know exactly how Robin Williams had committed suicide. And Cliff? Oh, Cliff. Next they’ll be saying the Queen experiments on her corgis. I usually … Continue reading

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All creatures great and small

Written for the Sounding Off section of a local magazine I’m from the US. In the States we have something called ‘window screens’. This technology may be new to those born and bred in the UK, so please allow me … Continue reading

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Roadside Assistance

I was driving along, in a sunny mood and indulging in a bit of karaoke, when a car going the other way suddenly leaped off the road – this is not a fanciful description, to my eyes it literally did … Continue reading

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The early bird catches the lark

I’ve been giving Twitter a workout lately. About a month ago I tweeted thus: The implementation was clumsy as I hadn’t yet figured out how to slide text onto a curve using Sketch, which is my chosen canvas since Photoshop … Continue reading

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