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Sunday, 30 November 2025

THE WILL TO RETURN: TRADING TWO WHEELS FOR THE BUS

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fter three weeks of forced rest following my accident, I had determined that getting back to work had to happen, even if I was nowhere near ...
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Saturday, 22 November 2025

ULLR'S ICY GRIP: FROM SORE TO SWORDS

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he temperature is dropping swiftly, and the frosty fingers of Ullr are touching every corner of our land. It’s exactly the kind of cold even...
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Friday, 14 November 2025

DOWN IN A SPLIT SECOND: THE CRASH

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n Wednesday 5th November, I left work on my bike to ride home. Some had expressed concern about the potential for issues, with youths known ...
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Monday, 10 November 2025

THE CURSE OF THE CYCLING STEREOTYPE

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very November's arrival signals a few things, chief among them the start of the festive season preparations. At work, this translates in...
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Saturday, 8 November 2025

TELEVISION: SUBSTANCE OVER SPECTACLE

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​eality television simply isn’t my thing. I’ve perfected the cynical eye-roll whenever anyone mentions a new series set in a villa or a cast...
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Friday, 31 October 2025

BETWEEN THE ANCESTORS AND THE ELVES

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lfablót, Samhain, Calan Gaeaf, Pooky Night or even plain old Hallowe'en, whatever you call this festival—if you celebrate it, what exact...
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Friday, 24 October 2025

TWO FUNERALS AND ANOTHER FUNERAL

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nowledge of this truth doesn't make it any easier: the older you get, the more funerals you inevitably attend. For my wife, Morticia, th...
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Tuesday, 14 October 2025

TEACHING US TO SUCK EGGS

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y career has involved countless training courses, with their utility varying wildly between the truly beneficial and the utterly pointless. ...
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Tuesday, 7 October 2025

SOUL REPLENISHMENT AND A STORMY FAREWELL

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aluably, our time here, however finite, proved perfect. The mission of relaxation was a success, only slightly undermined by a f...
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Tuesday, 30 September 2025

THIRD POSTCARD FROM THE CEI

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​ ritics might suggest a third visit to the same quiet harbour town in one calendar year is predictable, but to me, this unprecedented retur...
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