Mar
27
The Blind Side
In Michael Lewis' The Blind Side, we are told the story of Michael Oher, a homeless schoolboy who went
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Mar
20
Drink More Water
If you read last week's blog, you'll know that I drink an inordinate amount of caffeine
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Mar
13
144 Cans of Coke Zero Caffeine Free
In July last year I bought one hundred and twenty cans of coke zero caffeine free. I need the caffeine
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Mar
06
Greetings from Thirty Seconds Ago
In 2016, I competed with the RGU captain Donald Anderson in the British Universities bridge tournament. We won our first
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Feb
27
Serves Up
Two weeks ago I said that I thought Southampton would end up as series champions. One week ago I realised
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Feb
20
£14 for a Watermelon
When I go onto iPlayer to watch The Challenge, I will often catch the very end of Only Connect. Sometimes
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Feb
20
The Belcher Show
As the writer of a University Challenge blog, you'd think that I would watch the episodes live, or
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Feb
06
Freestyling
When I was younger I used to swim four or five times a week, often in the mornings before school.
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Feb
02
Sidetracked by a Gigantic Lasagne
Sidetracked by the cooking of a gigantic lasagne, I forgot to post last week's review, which I wrote
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Feb
02
Hipsters
Before we start I'll say that if you never want to miss one of these posts (I always
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