Next week is the MHFS 10k, which is my target race for the XT Wings Challenge. You can see my mug-shot on Salomon’s challenge website. I’ve been a bit slow(!) with weblog posts over the last few weeks, so I figured an update was somewhat overdue. Mainly because I’ve been very busy, and simply not [...]
I don’t think I’ve ever encountered anybody who doesn’t like the Google doodle. Whilst I frequently access Google through my browsers search widget, I still visit the website directly (often when hunting out some of Googles other services), and enjoy looking at the variations on the famous logo that draw attention to various holidays, anniversaries [...]
So not long after getting a jury-shortlist letter, I actually received a Jury service citation. Whilst I’m clearly not going to go into the specifics of when or where I’m serving, I’m still very much in two minds about it. On the one hand, I’m quite aware it’s a part of my civic duty. Indeed, I’m [...]
I had quite an early start this morning, as I’d volunteered to help my running club with the start marshalling at the 2008 Glasgow Women’s 10k. I’d not marshalled before, so was quite looking forward to it. The Women’s 10k is a big event (over 12,000 participants), and while there are professional stewards and event organisers, [...]
I’m a big fan of Glasgow’s Citizens’ Theatre, the best independent theatre in Glasgow. I’m also proud that my company is a ‘cast’ corporate sponsor, which is a small way to help them in their efforts to bring the best in theatre to Glasgow. Discovered today that they’ve setup a weblog with news and goings on [...]
I despise the Daily Mail. It’s a horrifically biased newspaper, with a particular agenda to push (and push it it does relentlessly) that I very rarely find I have any sympathy with. It seems to relish winding up and massaging the prejudices of the people of Middle England (and Middle Scotland) who buy the paper. [...]
Chlorophyll is wonderful stuff. Here in Glasgow, the first flush of spring flowers has gone, but the blossom is in full swing, and the trees are that particularly fresh green, flush with chlorophyll. It’s a delight to see and experience, and really makes being outside special, especially with the lovely weather we’re having. I’m really [...]
I decided last year that running a marathon wasn’t going to feature in my running plans for 2008. I’d been aware of just how much training was required for a half marathon, so doing a full marathon along with running my own business, and having a life and time with Frances just wasn’t practical. Oh, [...]
I previously posted that I’d been invited to take part in the XT Wings Challenge. There’s a press release about the new shoe, and the whole project. My details now seem to be on this site: the challenge widget is in the right sidebar, which you’re welcome to click on. My challenge is as originally mentioned [...]
The Grangemouth oil refinery strike is now national news, and no longer a purely Scottish affair. Despite calls for people to not panic, it’s been hard to miss the queues at petrol stations, and many of them - here in Glasgow - seem to be struggling to keep up with demand. The public don’t seem [...]
