Blog Category: Random

I enjoyed my thirty-fifth birthday over the weekend with a visit to the Brit Oval to watch floodlit Twenty20 cricket. It was excellent to see Thomas experience trains, the tube and Brazilian women(!) before watching the likes of ...

I think the most painful breed of blog post starts, "I'm sorry I haven't updated this blog in so long...". For me, it has been way too long, but I'm not going to apologise for my disappearance; I'll ...

RIP Bacon. "We didn't realise you were a girl when we gave you that name." 2008 - 2010 You'll be sorely missed, not least by your tank mates, Toasted, Cheese and Sandwich.

Yesterday morning the world lost a fantastic individual. I am honoured to have known him, be his colleague and above all, be his friend. David was an amazing man. He was strong emotionally and physically, one of the ...

Wow, how did this blog become so neglected? I'll make it a New Year Resolution to be a more frequent diarist, one of these years. We're on the cusp of the noughties and, for the wife and I, ...

Sometimes, just sometimes, I get it right. Actually, to be fair this wasn't one of those times but hey, it looks good! Lo and behold my tagliatelle, courgettes, asparagus and ham "thing".

It will be very strange to be back in Thailand next week. I tried resolutely to us prevent leaving there in first place but the politically dire situation back then simply didn't bode well for small businesses like ...

In just a few days time my cousin Jamie will be jetting off to Nepal to take part in a huge fundraising event. He's part of a group who will spend nine days trekking through the Himalayas to ...

A friend asked me for some help this week to quickly put together a simple poster to advertise a night they were putting on. The budget was jovially set at a pint meaning I couldn't exactly dedicate any ...

I guess if you sit in front of a computer for the vast majority of your waking life, the strain on the eyes is bound to mount up. Needless to say I've just returned from the opticians with ...

W00t! And indeed Yay! After 20 months of walking round this chilly isle (bar a few days in Belgium and the Netherlands which were even colder), Daeng and I and returning to Thailand. Sadly this trip is just ...

Yippee Noodle Bar, King Street, Cambridge.Absolutely spot on!

Occasionally Facebook turns out some gems, this one today being an immediate favourite. Required background knowledge: Daniel is Emma's ex.

Today's planned trip to the zoo was cancelled due to headache, dehydration, nausea and fatigue. Our wonderful neighbours and I descended upon The Cambrige Blue's excellent Winter Beer Festival last night - my first visit to that pub, ...

And it strikes me immediately that this might not actually be the best of ideas. To lower expectations from the start, I state now I'll never be the most prolific of bloggers. I'm doing this for fun (the ...