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Your musical recommendations, please 16 Aug 2013 | 12:39 am

Suddenly, your blogger finds himself a week away from holiday. This particular holiday means two long haul flights, and two long drives. Which means that I would really like to add two new albums to ...

White Bird 10 Aug 2013 | 08:03 pm

Last weekend was spent at the seaside, in Swanage. Several hundred photos managed to be taken, most of which are fantastic, memory-sparking snapshots that I’ll treasure. A few of them are special. Y...

When airplanes crash 28 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am

I’m up early this morning, and desperately want to post something interesting to my blog. But I’m drawing a complete blank. So here’s something from a toy store: The winning detail, of course, is th...

My midlife crisis 7 Jul 2013 | 12:21 am

Earlier this week, the Mirror asked if I was having a midlife crisis. Now that the weekend is here, it seems like a good time to sit back, relax, and come to terms with my inevitable demise. The Mirr...

The unexpected 6 Jul 2013 | 12:24 am

The next chapter in the 30 Song Challenge is … A song that no one would expect you to love I’m not entirely clear as to the difference between this and the “guilty pleasure” category. Semantically, ...

Hotel snaps 4 Jul 2013 | 11:12 pm

As you may already have surmised, time spent in a hotel room alone usually leads to one thing: self-portraits.

Guilty Pleasures 4 Jul 2013 | 01:46 am

Tonight, we resume our 30 Song music challenge with entry #13: A song that is a guilty pleasure I hate this term, if that’s not too strong a word. Guilty. Pleasure. Is there such a thing as music t...

A missive from a former health tourist 3 Jul 2013 | 11:27 pm

The last few years in the UK have been a bit strange. The downturn in the economy brought with it some significant anti-immigrant sentiment. Immigrants are, supposedly, coming in and taking British jo...

Sofia memories 3 Jul 2013 | 12:23 am

It’s strange to be back in Sofia. It has been more than three years since my last visit; Maggie was not yet part of my life, and the degree to which life changes on having a child is incomprehensible....

And a Happy Canada Day to you too! 2 Jul 2013 | 12:40 am

As recently mentioned, I’m not in London right now. This means that I’m missing out on The Tragically Hip, and a lot of other fun in Trafalgar Square tonight. Strangely enough, Canada Day is way more ...

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