Sep
10
Open Sesame
This week I attempted to walk the West Highland Way.
I say attempted because my knee (that old nemesis) gave
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Aug
29
Overnight Oats
If you haven't heard of overnight oats, then where have you been for the past five years? Its
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Aug
23
Moving the Goalposts
By losing a match at the highest level in a heartbreaking fashion, England's women have truly ascended to
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Aug
16
No Comment
In my post two weeks ago I promised a shoutout to whoever was the first person to comment on it,
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Aug
08
New Shoes
I've got my new shoes on, and suddenly everything is not right.
In May I bought myself a
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Aug
06
Spoilerific
I wrote a blog called No Spoiler last year, about how easy it had been for me to avoid spoilers
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Jul
27
The Two Generals Problem
After last week's barnstorming series opener (specially selected from the list of potential episodes for maximum barnstoming-ness), Aberdeen
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Jul
17
Amol New World
When I wrote the first ever edition of this blog in 2016, I described Jeremy Paxman as 'stony eyed,
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Jul
10
Go Fund Me
Since the start of University Challenge Series 48 in 2018, a Youtuber called Dave Garda has been uploading the episodes
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May
30
The Final Starter
Jeremy Paxman signed off from University Challenge after last night's Grand Final with more than 950 matches under
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