Dec
17
University Challenge Time Machine
In 2015 I watched the movie Spy when it came out in the cinema. I remember laughing my head off,
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Dec
11
Loofah in the Lamplight
There has been a loofah in our lamp for the past six months.
For six months we slept mere inches
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Dec
03
Box Office Quizzing
Sometimes there are University Challenge matches that sound like football matches - for example, Leeds vs Liverpool, or Birmingham vs
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Nov
26
Not So Smart Meter
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Nov
19
Voyage to Upton Snodsbury
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Nov
17
Intermezzo
Leaving tomorrow for a hike to a hostel through the mountains. Need therefore to write this review rather than the
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Nov
05
Local Month of Writing a Novel
For possibly the fourth time in the nine years I've been doing this blog I have decided to
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Oct
29
No Use Crying Over Smashed Mugs
Leaning too far to the left I nudged my prized blue coffee mug over the edge of my sofa. If
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Oct
22
The Jackal
Last week I promised you an intro based on the 'CJ Does the Jackal' scene from the West
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Oct
15
Oxbridge Avalanche
I was going to write this intro about CJ doing the Jackal, a famous scene from the West Wing.
But
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