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A Weekend in Jersey – Part One!

Justine and I went to Jersey this weekend as a kind of celebration of our engagement and with a view to seeing potential places to get married without the hassle of doing stressful things like organising guest lists, cakes, cars, food and flowers. It was a good weekend too, though it didn't come without some obligatory disasters I have long associated myself with. ...

Wake Me Up When September Ends?

For many people the month of September involves a wave of depression as summer draws to a close and it was incredibly poignant this morning when I dropped my lads to school and college, the first significant rain for some time accompanied a 10 degrees temperature drop. I have spoken to many people over the last week who are suffering the first signs of S.A.D as ...

The Purpose of Wasps

Let's not beat around the bush folks, virtually everyone hates wasps, more so than any other living creature, except perhaps, the common rat. Wasps are perpetually aggressive at this time of year, making pub gardens and picnic areas places to avoid as summer draws to a close. Just this weekend, Dan, the spin bowler at our cricket club, had his "Young ...

How Much Work Do You Do in a Day?

I have been working as a project coordinator couple of days a week on a contract in Oxfordshire that, if I am honest, doesn't actually involve doing much for the money I am being paid. As a consequence, my gratitude for the cash is occasionally (but not often) laced with guilt that comes courtesy of the end client not getting value for money. This project ...

Frack Me, It’s a Gold Rush

I can’t remember a day passing over the past couple of weeks without the subject of fracking being in the news. It appears to be an extremely controversial subject that is getting vehement support from the Government and bitter protests from environmentalists. Many people see protesters portrayed in the press as the great unwashed, rich kids with nothing ...