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Author Archives: simon
Redwing
There was a redwing in the neighbours’ garden, which is a rare sighting. It looks like a thrush, with red under its wings. I think this was quite a young one, as it was fluffy (might have been the cold) … Continue reading
Book-selling Lesson #1
Some lessons: 1. Modern fiction is worthless as soon as it’s purchased. 2. Modern first-editions won’t become really valuable for a long time. 3. Make sure your book is worth more than it costs to post it. Significantly more. 4. … Continue reading
Hitman
How does one start out being a hitman? Working on your own, with some nice money coming in is appealing.
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Season’s Greetings
Merry Christmas to readers and search-engine spiders. Oh and to all the spammers selling watches and performance-enhancing substances, who so like to add comments to my posts.
Top Five – Flying Annoyances
1. People who wait until they get right next to x-ray scanners, THEN take off their coats and shoes and remove other items. Do it before you get there. 2. People who stand in the middle of the plane aisle … Continue reading
Top Five – Best Views
Been quite a lot on travels. 1. Machu Picchu, Peru. 2. From the top of Mauna Kea, Big Island, Hawaii. 3. Anywhere in Mt Cook area, New Zealand. 4. Kinloch Leven, Scotland. 5. Glyderau, Wales.
Top Five – Best Days
Hmm, tough one: 1. Best friend’s stag party (and wedding, but that’s another day). 2. An impromptu piss-up, after innocently going for a KFC in Plymouth, with Lutz and Martin. 3. Going to Alton Towers for the first time. 4. … Continue reading
Top Five – Worst Films
There’ve been quite a lot, here’s a list off the top-of-my-head: 1. Boxing Helena 2. Waterworld 3. Son of the Mask 4. The Stand (Stephen King) 5. Matrix Revolutions
High Fidelity
Watching High Fidelity again last night (if you haven’t seen it – then make sure you remedy that situation soon) made me think that I should compile some top 5 lists. What top 5 lists would you like to see?
Duck!
New header image courtesy of neighbours’ ducks, who like to use the puddles outside our house. They were also all asleep, with their heads tucked into their wings, this afternoon.