12 Blogs of Christmas: #6 Half way through this little sequence of twelve blogs and I’m starting to recall the sense of urgency that is created by self-imposed pressure of daily updates.Tonight, for example is New Year’s Eve (in case you hadn’t noticed) and Mrs F and I are off to spend the evening with [...]
Posts Tagged ‘2010’
Personal Review Of 2010
Posted: December 31, 2010 in ChristmasTags: 2010, 2011, resolutions, Review of the Year
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The Sporting Year
Posted: December 30, 2010 in Christmas, SportsTags: 2010, Ashes, chistmas, cricket, FIFA, Goodwood, Inter, Ryder Cup, Sport, Tottenham, Twenty20, Wimbledon, World Cup
12 Blogs of Christmas: #5 When I originally wrote up my proposal for this Twelve Blogs series, I deliberately put my porting review of the year in just after the end of the fourth Ashes test in Melbourne. I thought it might have inspired me to write something about the cricket. How right I was. [...]
Sounds Like 2010
Posted: December 30, 2010 in MusicTags: 2010, Albert Hall, Ben Folds, Doctor Who, Eliza Doolittle, Francis Dunnery, John Gilmore Smith, Moscow Drug Club, Murray Gold, music, Proms, Review, Tim Minchin
12 Blogs of Christmas: #4 For any of you who have been reading the blog avidly over the course of 2010, well, firstly I’m really, really sorry for your having to put up with all my inane ramblings but you also might have seen that there is a page titled “Music Purchases”, and this post, [...]
Clash Of The Ashes
Posted: November 29, 2010 in Countdown, HaikuTags: 2010, Adelaide, Ashes, BBC, Brisbane, Cook, Gabba, Liverpool, SkySports, Sports Personality of the Year, Spurs, Strauss, Trott
The News in Haiku #27…. “England fight back well, and Aussies look vulnerable As first test match drawn” A 22-year old woman in Massachusetts had a twitter account called @theashes – can’t really blame the girl for not knowing about the world’s greatest sporting rivalry but I do like the way that this story developed. [...]
A Good Walk, Made Better
Posted: October 4, 2010 in CountdownTags: 2010, Celtic Manor, Colin Montgomery, Golf, Graeme McDowell, Ryder Cup
“As for McDowell – he was put at the end for a very good reason. He is the US Open champion and full of confidence, and it showed because that birdie on 16 was unbelievable.” Colin Montgomery, 4th October, 2010 Europe began the delayed final day of the 2010 Ryder Cup needing five points to [...]
300 And Counting
Posted: October 2, 2010 in CountdownTags: 2010, blogging, Bruce Springsteen, Dancing In The Dark, Europe, Golf, NaNoWriMo, November, Ryder Cup, USA
“I’m dying for some action, I’m sick of sitting ’round here trying to write this book, I need a love reaction, Come on now baby give me just one look.” Bruce Sprinsteen, “Dancing In The Dark”, 1984 Today is my 296th post on this blog and the 300th day of this one year countdown; I [...]
Ed Miliband Wins
Posted: September 25, 2010 in CountdownTags: 2010, coalition, David Cameron, David Miliband, Ed Miliband, Labour, Leader, Nick Clegg
“He sort of smiled and kissed me good-bye, The tears were beginnin’ to show, As he drove away on that rainy night, I begged him to go slow.” The Shangri-Las, “Leader Of The Pack”, 1964 There is a new Labour Party leader, and the name of that leader is not David, as I expected it [...]
Slim Slow
Posted: September 19, 2010 in CountdownTags: 2010, 2011, Football Manager, Guinness, health, party, SlimFast, The Hollies
“The road is long, With many a winding turn, That leads us to who knows where, Who knows where.” The Hollies, “He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother”, 1969 Trying to lose weight and maintain a respectable amount of sociability is a tough task. Take this weekend; it began with a night out in Portsmouth with [...]
Day Five – Derwent Water
Posted: August 5, 2010 in Countdown, PhotgraphyTags: 2010, Derwent Water, Keswick, Lake District, photography
Even when on holiday, it’s still sometimes nice to have a night in. Not sure if that is unusual or not but it certainly fitted the bill yesterday evening. Up this morning to another full-on, cooked breakfast extravaganza and an easy day on the agenda with a stroll around Keswick where I have been a [...]
Day Four – Buttermere
Posted: August 4, 2010 in Countdown, PhotgraphyTags: 2010, Buttermere, Lake District, photography
Day Three of the trip saw another drive around the Lake District liberally interspersed with stops, walks, cafes, beer (well, only one; I was driving), and general sightseeing. This time we headed back via Thirlmere and on to the outskirts of Keswick before turning south by Derwent Water, we made quick stop at Ashness Bridge, [...]
