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Cycleless, marketless, townless
I managed to sneak in a cycle ride yesterday afternoon. There was still potentially work from clients, but in practice it would wait for Monday, and I was feeling really rather rough: like I was coming down with a cold, … Continue reading
Posted in body, cars, cliques, commerce, cotswolds, cycles, enmity, entertainment, environment, fatigue, health, illnesses, local_independents, location, made_our_own_fun, opinion, person, provision, rants, society, transport
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Here’s one they repaired earlier
There are primary and secondary reasons why we’re moving house. The primary reasons begin with being closer to elderly family, then include key factors like being in (and affording) a city with transport networks that don’t leave us feeling isolated. … Continue reading
Posted in art, arts_and_crafts, cliques, emotions, entertainment, environment, establishment, fixing, friends, hope, location, loss, made_our_own_fun, occupation, organisations, person, sheffield, society, volunteering
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They take and they take and they take
I don’t know many entrepreneurs. If you count people who would routinely and unironically refer to themselves as such, I only really know one; he seems all right enough, as an acquaintance. But (a couple of years ago) that one … Continue reading
Posted in charity, cliques, commerce, communication, development, diary, dickheads, experience, industry, mind, occupation, opinion, person, privilege, psychopath, rants, society, technology, telephony, volunteering
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What if the hokey-cokey is really what it’s all about?
For the past few days, we’ve had house guests: acquaintances and semi-colleagues, but not (yet) what we’d call friends; socially awkward at the very best of times. This visit coincided with a couple of potential (but cancelled) viewings of our … Continue reading
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Piscine-chauffée socialists
This weekend we were in Sheffield, looking at possible houses to buy. Sheffield’s contrasts always surprise me: green parks jostling alongside brownfield sites and lockups; smart social engagement cheek by jowl with grinding poverty. We found a park none of … Continue reading
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The long hair of youth: how unique and quintessential it is!
Last weekend, as an excuse to make the journey, I cycled in the sun to the nearby tip and back carrying K’s ancient laptop. It was the sort of morning, with radiant solar power offset by cooling winds, that makes … Continue reading
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Linctus linguae
As I write my latest overblown, highfalutin post, the cat sits curled up next to me. Meaning? her posture seems to say. Here’s what I think of your meaning. And she licks her fur, and neatens her bib, and tidies … Continue reading
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Christmas days
The tendency for Christmas over the years has been for it to spread out, much like my waistline. When I was younger—even ten years or so ago—I saw Christmas as a landmark day. There were celebrations either side, of course: … Continue reading
Posted in age, christmas_2014, cliques, consumption, drink, entertainment, family, far_away, fatigue, food, intoxication, location, made_our_own_fun, person, society, time, travel
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‘Tis the season to be awkward
There are sociable and unsociable streaks running through my personality like veins through marble. On one level, though, I appreciate the necessity of socializing that comes with the festive period. I’ve lost track of too many friends in my life … Continue reading
Posted in children, christmas_2014, cliques, connecting, diary, experience, family, festivals, friends, location, love, neighbours, parties, people, person, society, time, understanding
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I squeeze on my brakes to get out of her clutches
I recently had a brief but pleasant break in Amsterdam: mostly work, unfortunately; but with people I respect and admire. This, I kept reminding myself, was why I went freelance. That and the evening’s entertainment of boat-trip pub crawls, snacking … Continue reading
Posted in cliques, commerce, cultural, cycles, diary, entertainment, experience, far_away, freelance, friends, industry, location, made_our_own_fun, occupation, society, tourism, transport
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Small Beds and Large Bears 