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Extreme Wackaging
Boldly taking wacky packaging where no packaging has gone before Continue reading
Posted in Accommodation, Humour, Observations, Places, Workplace
Tagged wackaging, yotel
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The Road Strikes Back
On my way to work, when I’m not trying to keep my bike pristine, I ride along Houndsfield Lane. This has a dip where it crosses the Cole River (of Tolkien’s Sarehole Mill fame), and because it’s a small country lane, … Continue reading
Missing the Point of the Smiths
People who have watched both US and UK TV programmes will know that there’s a fair bit of difference between them. Most obviously, in the fairness of face of the actors (and especially actresses). UK TV tends to be more … Continue reading
Alternative Time Lapse Photography
My ride this weekend was hill training. This involves finding a half-decent hill, and going up and down it numerous times until I either hit some sort of goal, get bored, or run out of steam. My closest hill that … Continue reading
Pancakes Again
Back in South Africa, the trimmings around Easter, such as Lent, Ash Wednesday and Shrove Tuesday are only really observed in the Catholic community. I was vaguely aware of Lent, but all the others were only found in the pages of … Continue reading
Timely Training
My train was on time today. Annoying, because I almost missed it. It used to be the case that it was reliably one or two minutes late. I can leave my house at 7:15, walk the 0.8 miles to the … Continue reading
Railway Bridges and Canals: Intersections of Industrialism
Autumn is come, and the air is chilly. And so I haven’t been sitting in my usual spot on Victoria Square observing the movement and interaction of people over my lunch break that often. Once I’m acclimatised, and I’ve procured … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Places
Tagged architecture, birmingham, bridges, Canal, railway, victorian
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