2020-03-01 22:29
Well, hello. Anyone still there? It’s been a while. I kinda explained what was going on way back in November, and I still can’t really believe it’s March. The 3… Read More
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2019-11-17 16:29
So, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? That means that if we were having a coffee, I guess I’d need to bring you up to speed. I decided it was time to take a backwards step from… Read More
2019-08-18 20:43
Hello, if we were having a coffee, I guess mine would need to be a strong one. Time for an honest chat, I suppose. If you’re a regular reader, you might have seen that I haven&rs&hell…Read More
2019-08-17 13:30
Earlier in the week, the Advertising Standards Authority banned its first ads for contravening UK gender stereotyping rules. One of those ads for Philadelphia, the Mondelez-owned cream… Read More
2019-08-03 11:11
I’ve always seen people with shattered phone screens and considered myself lucky that, in eleven years of owning iPhones, I’d never managed to properly damage one of my mine. &nb&hell…Read More
2019-08-01 19:41
A few summers ago I remember being in a really busy pub. The sun was shining outside and the beer garden was full to capacity. Ideally I wouldn’t have stayed there, but from wher… Read More
2019-07-28 21:22
Hello! If we were having a coffee this week we’d be having some Ugandan Red Cherry Natural from Rave. It has tasting notes of strawberry cream, chocolate, raisin and peach.  &hell…Read More
2019-07-25 09:30
Everyone has their own list of simple pleasures – those little things that make you feel so much better despite them not taking a lot of effort. One of my friends preaches that t… Read More
2019-07-22 20:37
Perusing Instagram stories, I came across one of a rather glum looking Influencer complaining that their latest post promoting their small, ethical and otherwise good for the world company h… Read More
2019-07-21 21:54
Hello! If we were having a coffee this week, I’d be having mine in my reusable cups seeing as I’ve now found the oh so many of them that I actually have. Monday nearly started ve… Read More
2019-07-19 19:15
For the first time in a long time this week, I bought a blu-ray. I bought Liverpool FC’s Season Review. I wouldn’t do this on a yearly basis, but it was a good season in wh… Read More
2019-07-15 20:53
Starting with the positive, with England’s men’s team becoming World Champions in 50 over cricket. In Adelaide four years ago, England suffered a humiliating exit. Their pr… Read More
2019-07-14 21:47
Hello! If we were having a coffee this week, I’d still be trying to finish off some beans before I can get on to the exciting new ones I’ve acquired! Where to start with this wee… Read More
2019-07-13 16:25
Welcome to The Nine Month Review! “What,” you may ask, “are you doing writing a 9 month review? In July?” Well, 280 days ago, I had a dream that I was pregnant.  &hell…Read More
2019-07-10 21:32
It’s been a mixed time for fashion recently. A woman said she was briefly removed from an American Airlines flight because her outfit was deemed inappropriate. Tisha Rowe, a 37-year-ol… Read More
2019-07-07 21:52
Hello, if we were having a coffee this week it would hopefully be better than this monstrosity that I’ve been sent a free drinks voucher for. I simply wasn’t up for arguing in th… Read More
2019-07-05 10:23
I like data and I like toys, so when I find a toy that gives me lots of data, I’m going to want one. That was the rationale behind my purchase of a Withings Sleep Tracking Mat. … Read More
2019-07-01 20:46
Annoyed with the rise in plant-based meat, a restaurant chain in America has decided to create a meat-based plant. The Marrot is made by rolling raw turkey breast in to the shape of a carrot… Read More
2019-06-30 21:49
Hello! If we were having a coffee this week I’d go in for a cold brew but be coerced in to getting a massive strawberry donut frapuccino. From zero calories to probably pushing… Read More
2019-06-28 16:48
One of the things outstanding from my Post-Spring Clean is four bags of papers. All of these papers have, at one point or another, come through my letter box. The reason they’re… Read More
2019-06-24 22:37
If we were having a coffee this week, I’d be apologising for the delay by offering you a slice of birthday cake with it. Actually, come to think of it, I didn’t get a birth… Read More
2019-06-24 21:04
A teacher appears to have been sacked for not knowing enough about the subject he was teaching. When that subject is safety, health and environmental management and is being taught to M… Read More
2019-06-17 19:27
Scientists have discovered that fish give a shit. Researchers at the University of Burgundy performed a series of tests on convict cichlids. They allowed 33 female fish of the species… Read More
2019-06-16 21:01
Hello. If we were having a coffee this week, I’d be fancying something different but can’t decide what, so I’ll just have my usual. I was getting ready for work on Mo… Read More
2019-06-11 19:06
On Sunday night, Justin Bieber chose to put himself firmly at the centre of what the Internet is to a lot of people and pick a fight with someone he hardly knows. I wanna challenge Tom Cruis… Read More
2019-06-09 22:07
Hey, if we were having a coffee this week, I’m not sure what I would be having. If I’m honest, I’ve spent the whole week being in a state of apathy. I don’t kno… Read More
2019-06-07 22:17
When people have asked me to name am influence on my life, I try to reach for someone away from the obvious answers of family and close friends. My stock “interview” answer is to… Read More
2019-06-03 20:36
Hello! If we were having a coffee this week, mine would be big with as much coffee in it as is safe and reasonably possible. I should probably get something to eat as well. All t… Read More
2019-05-31 21:47
The really, really, ridiculously good looking Derek Zoolander perfected four signature expressions for this pictures, Blue Steel, Magnum, Le Tigre and Ferrari. All of th… Read More
2019-05-29 18:56
Earlier this week, The Times reported on a new technology that would increase “blackmail risk from tool that brings selfies to life”. They were referring to an algorithm dev… Read More
2019-05-26 16:20
Greetings. If we were having a coffee this week, it would be one of too many that I’ve had this week. There’s a new coffee shop opened on my way on to work. It’… Read More
2019-05-24 20:00
When The Who sang that they wouldn’t get fooled again, they started it off by saying that there was fighting in the streets. While I wouldn’t call it a fight (far from it), I was… Read More
2019-05-20 22:18
WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS. I’ll add some spaces incases you haven’t watched the season finale of Game of Thrones yet…. Still here… Read More
2019-05-19 21:34
Hello! If we were having a coffee this week, mine would be a free one. I’ve been keeping my reward drink and I had to use it this weekend so had a massive caramel macchiato about… Read More
2019-05-13 21:44
A report, which is based on evolutionary biologist Elizabeth Tibbetts’s findings, has found that paper wasps are capable of quite developed logical inferences and then making deci… Read More
2019-05-12 21:39
Hello, if we were having a coffee this week and you know nothing about football (soccer) then you might want to indulge me or spend your time looking at these pictures of shaved llamas inste… Read More
2019-05-10 19:15
As a kid, I wasn’t allowed pick ‘n’ mix, the tub of sweets and chocolate that you put together yourself from a selection in cinemas or the supermarket. I wasn’t… Read More
2019-05-06 21:26
I remember being sat in the office in Pittsburgh the afternoon that Steve Jobs presented the first iPad to the world. I spoke about it with my boss, and I thought it a stupid idea. &nb&hell…Read More
2019-05-05 22:55
Hello, if we were having a coffee this week, it would be El Jardín Espresso from Colombia, which I bought from Pot Kettle Black when I was in Manchester last weekend. Its t… Read More
2019-04-29 21:41
In the 1960’s, the CIA launched Operation Acoustic Kitty where they attempted to create a feline cyborg type affair to spy on the enemy. A surgeon implanted a microphone in its ear and… Read More
2019-04-28 20:58
Hello! If we were having a coffee this week, I’d have a flat white but the biggest question will be what I get to eat with it. Do I got for a chocolate twist or the more healthy… Read More
2019-04-26 14:37
Football goal celebrations didn’t used to be up to much. There was a polite shake of hands between team mates and back they would go to await the kick off to restart to play. As… Read More
2019-04-22 20:06
It’s been a bad week for journalists not quite understanding what they’re talking about. Sky News’ presenter Jayne Secker was interviewing gospel rap artist Guvna B, who wa… Read More
2019-04-21 21:23
‘Evening. If we were having a coffee this weekend, I’d be jumping on the bandwagon of this lovely weather and having an iced one. I’d consequently be feeling ra… Read More
2019-04-20 13:57
I was at the Liverpool v Chelsea match at Anfield last weekend. After a fairly even first half, Liverpool scored twice at the beginning of the second half to take control of the game… Read More
2019-04-15 20:54
This weekend saw one of the greatest sporting comebacks of recent times as Tiger Woods won his 15 major title, winning the Masters 3,954 days after his previous win. Woods had spinal fusion… Read More
2019-04-14 20:46
Hello! If we were having a coffee this week I’d be having a cortado because I haven’t had one for ages and I just fancy it. I got up on Monday morning and my watch had been updat… Read More
2019-04-08 20:34
When I went to go to collect Moo from his temporary accommodation at the vets to come and live with me, they asked me if I was going to change his name. I remember wondering what I wou… Read More
2019-04-07 21:17
Hello, if we were having a coffee this week, mine would be a caramel latte because “latte” and “macchiato” sound similar don’t they so, you know, getting the wr… Read More
2019-04-05 22:11
Some people like to use the advice, “go big or go home”. When it comes to toilet visits, I have to say that I wholeheartedly agree and the fact that some people don’t… Read More
2019-04-01 21:13
I confess, I got in to work today and I couldn’t be arsed. I’d had a crappy night’s sleep and my ear was hurting, which steadily progressed in to an ache in my eye an… Read More
2019-03-31 22:29
Hello! No, we’re not going to have extra coffee because we didn’t have one last week! Sorry about last week. It was a reflection of quite how tired I was after the run I&rs&hell…Read More
2019-03-29 23:02
(Regular readers, this is the last one, I promise!) Two days before I was due to go on holiday, I got the message – “How do you feel about running a half marathon?” “… Read More
2019-03-27 20:46
I remember someone once saying that, to play football, one simply needs a ball. With running, you don’t even really need that. However, as I got going I found myself lookin… Read More
2019-03-25 19:05
Getting up at 6am on a Sunday isn’t particularly ideal whatever the occasion, let alone driving a long way to go for a run. A lot of the last week I’ve been researching how to pr… Read More
2019-03-22 21:51
Last night was my last training run, with the intention to simply run a short lap of the block to remind my legs that they can move without complaint before Sunday. I didn’t look… Read More
2019-03-19 19:18
You may know that I’m running a half marathon this weekend. I don’t enjoy running for the sake of running, so I decided a while ago that if I could prove to myself that I c… Read More
2019-03-18 19:23
The downside of where I live is that my “round the block” is a lot further than a lot of other people’s. I decided that I wanted to try to add a bit more distance on… Read More
2019-03-17 22:21
Hello, if we were having a coffee this week it would be in the same mugs as always because I’ve resisted buying more. For some reason I like buying mugs and I’ve resisted t… Read More
2019-03-15 19:44
I’ve missed a run this week because of the weather and, I won’t lie, that played on my mind as the days remaining have fallen to single digits. I didn’t want to go ou… Read More
2019-03-11 22:35
They say that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but it appears that you can teach them to weld even if they don’t have opposable thumbs. Alas, the American Welding Standards… Read More
2019-03-10 22:34
Hey. If we were having a coffee this week, I think mine would go cold before I can finish complaining. Unfortunately, in writing, I’m going to be vague. Something went wron… Read More
2019-03-09 23:52
18 days to go… After the previous Saturday’s long run, I had some proper aches in my left hamstring and right quad so I judged what I wanted to do that night based on how I felt… Read More
2019-03-08 22:34
Reading about International Women’s Day today, what has struck me is that there seems to be two main themes. One of those themes is to talk about what International Women’s Day m… Read More
2019-03-03 22:26
Hey, it we were having a coffee, mine would probably be decaffeinated as I’ve already drunk far too much coffee and sugar free Mountain Dew today. I’m not entirely sure what&rsqu&hell…Read More
2019-03-02 21:15
I intended on running on Thursday night, and couldn’t cause life got in the way. I thought I’d do it on Friday, but life got in the way. Then I got the opposite incli… Read More
2019-03-01 22:15
I love technology, while hating to admit that I’m not sure what I’d do without it. Even to the fact that I don’t read many books due to being The World’s Slowes… Read More
2019-02-28 21:09
Have I lost a day? Anyway. I completed the run plan to go a little further before a brief run at the end of the working followed by a proper ramp up on Sunday. I’m having t… Read More
2019-02-25 22:19
There’s this thing in the legal jurisdiction of England and Wales that it isn’t a criminal offence to think something. The line is blurred with conspiracy, where talking ab… Read More
2019-02-24 23:05
Hello! If we were having a coffee this week it would be one of my infrequent ventures in to blends. I traditionally prefer single origin coffees but the blends were cheap and are, actu… Read More
2019-02-24 20:30
No figures for these ones, and this is a post to stress the importance of rest. So Friday night I decided to go out and I ran for 15 minutes. Small steps, no pace, just some running. … Read More
2019-02-20 23:30
Distaster. Yesterday was a day off for me. It was always planned as such because I had other things on, which is why I went for another run on Monday despite the distance I did on Sund… Read More
2019-02-18 21:53
A student has been banned from joining a debate about free speech at the University of Bristol because he once exercised his right to free speech. Angelos Sofocleous, a Durham Universit… Read More
2019-02-18 20:30
Felt strangely good after yesterday’s exertions, but well aware that I don’t want to push myself too hard. I have to somewhat go for it, but I need to make sure that I can… Read More
2019-02-17 20:30
I’d found a website that allowed me to plot a route and it told me how far it was. My plan is to build up the distance so 6 miles today, 8 miles next Sunday, 10 the one after tha… Read More
2019-02-16 22:30
The last time I saw Andy Burrows was at a gig at The Ruby Lounge in Manchester. The last time I was at a gig at The Deaf Institute in Manchester was to see Butch Walker play. At… Read More
2019-02-13 20:21
A day off and then on to football. This was my equivalent of what I call “speed work”. Not really a great deal to tell here. My thinking was just that I would r… Read More
2019-02-11 22:27
A joint experiment between Australian and French scientists have shown that honey bees are able to do maths. The scientists put pictures on a wall of a maze with a number of either blue or y… Read More
2019-02-11 20:00
Yesterday was easy enough if thoroughly un-enjoyable – let’s go a bit further. I don’t know specifically how much further I was intending to go, but I’d planned… Read More
2019-02-10 23:28
Hello, if we were having a coffee this week, it would be nice to have it inside because this week I’ve been drinking a lot of hot chocolate outside this week. If you haven’t noti… Read More
2019-02-07 22:31
Falls : 5 Crashes : 0 Off Piste Excursions : 2 Injuries : None noticeable Hot Chocolates : 1 A very strange day on the visibility front was curtailed early when I couldn’t even tell I… Read More
2019-02-06 15:59
Falls : 1 Crashes : 0 Off Piste Excursions : 2 Injuries : None noticeable Hot Chocolates : 2 Might have to settle on a new par for hot chocolates as my morning one is going AWOL due to my ge… Read More
2019-02-05 18:00
Falls : 1 Crashes : 0 Off Piste Excursions : 0 Injuries : None noticeable Hot Chocolates : 1 The worst hot chocolate day yet. In my defence, I had to have a break in the afternoon to come ba… Read More
2019-02-04 18:41
Falls : 2 Crashes : 0 Off Piste Excursions : 0 Injuries : None noticeable Hot Chocolates : 2 A disappointing day on the hot chocolate front, with only two at the time of writing. Decided to… Read More
2019-02-03 15:59
Falls : 4 Crashes : 1 Off Piste Excursions : 1 Injuries : None noticeable Hot Chocolates : 3 An enjoyable (geez, the cursor on the WordPress app is a lot bigger than I remember) first day in… Read More
2019-02-01 18:19
Firstly, let me clarify what I mean by this. For my friends not in UK, by “trolley” I mean “shopping cart”. For everyone, by “people” I mean … Read More
2019-01-28 20:41
The Gender Equality Awards in the UAE have been a great success. Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, vice-president of the UAE and ruler of Dubai, said: The achievements of Emirati women t… Read More
2019-01-27 20:44
Hey, if we were having a coffee this week, mine would be a free one with my 15th gold star. You’ll have to pay for your own. (Actually I just put Bailey’s in my Velvetiser… Read More
2019-01-26 13:30
My introduction to Death Cab For Cutie wasn’t quite the same as that of my friend with whom I went with to see them play at Albert Hall in Manchester last night. They’d bee… Read More
2019-01-21 21:21
Sometimes the detail is in what isn’t said. Marie Claire published an article earlier in the month declaring that women could induce a period by putting parsley in their vagina. … Read More
2019-01-20 22:11
Hello. If we were having a coffee this week, I’d be back on caramel macchiatos. I think that’s what I used to have. I’m quite enjoying a Mexican single or… Read More
2019-01-18 23:18
So, please remember that I can be a bit of a man-child and therefore enjoy playing an augmented reality game where I walk around the real world looking at my phone in order to catch little c… Read More
2019-01-14 22:04
Portland State University is currently looking for a reason to sack one of its professors for making some people and / or himself (depending on your point of view) look a bit silly. Peter Bo… Read More
2019-01-13 21:58
Evening. Last week I said that we might have a “cereal” latte. Let’s not. I’ve decided that I don’t really like them after all, even given las… Read More
2019-01-07 21:15
An interesting week in the news for being a tourist. An Indian businessman was so annoyed with the service he received at the hotels he stayed in during a visit to Inverness-shire that he bo… Read More
2019-01-06 22:32
Ah, the coffee before I go back to work. I have no idea what my network password is so hopefully IT are in tomorrow when I get there. As for the coffee we’re having, have y… Read More
2019-01-04 23:39
It’s been a long time. Oh, how it has been a long time! I live in a house which is, originally, very old. It also used to be two houses until we put a door in one wall and… Read More
2018-12-31 14:00
I don’t like doing lists normally. I find that they usually result in me scraping the barrel, but with no more imaginative way of summarising my year, let’s go with 18 thin… Read More
2018-12-26 22:32
Hello! If we were having a coffee this week, it would be in an attempt to ward off the effects of the food coma. Actually, for me, it might be for more than that. When we last spoke I… Read More
2018-12-16 23:34
Hello! If we were having a coffee this week it would be quick cause it’s already my bedtime and I’ve just set a 5.30am alarm because I’m determined to get as much dec… Read More
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