Well that is a new record for me. 10am and the whole Christmas thing in my family is over and done with for another year already which is ok, not being a Christian makes the day largely about the kids (my niece and nephew) so once visiting them is over, its time to move on. [...]

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The weather here is really delightful the last couple of days, gale force winds and rain. Driving home last night from Pam’s the conditions were bad enough that i could only go at a little over half the speed limit and most unpleasant. Murphy’s law says that it happens on the night that i [...]

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Its been a quiet weekend (as if i ever have anything different!) here at casa de greg. It was just the usual go to bed late, sleep in late. And this afternoon it was my nephews 5th birthday so it was down there for a kids birthday party.
As a child i always loved lego. [...]

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There are some people in the world that have the talent of being able to think not only of things to give to people but even better the exact right thing that the person wants. I am not one of them and most of the time i just end up giving a gift voucher as [...]

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I’ll be honest here. The dog and I are both shattered and we have no one to blame but myself. Being a man of leisure at present it has at times been a little difficult to find things to do. You know how it goes and all., all timed off and no where to go? [...]

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Yesterday was one hell of a big day. As i mentioned earlier, St Patrick’s day was going to be big. Dean and I reached the pub just after 8am and save for a trip to a different pub for a while, I was there until 4am. And there i was planning to have a quiet [...]

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Today i had some mixed news that has left me feeling a little lost and unsettled. Long time readers would remember Suzi for longt times back. She was a friend that i have known a long time and chased for almost as long and in the end i lost out. Then there was the [...]

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I don’t want to alarm you, but have you started thinking about what you are going to get people? I was just looking at Holiday Gift Baskets as a possible way of shopping for those hard to shop for people in my life as they offer the solution to the age old problem of what [...]

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