Tag Archives: Nicktor

Attack of the weirds

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Gary

Last Saturday, while fielding, Nicktor failed to get his hands to a cricket ball and it made a bit of a mess of his foot. It seemed fine on the day and he went on to score 23 runs when … Continue reading →

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Fail

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Gary

I tried to fix mum and dad’s PC today. I thought I had. I then heard from mum later in the day. I’d apparently made it worse! Grrrrr. Anyway, apart from that failure, the rest of the day was well … Continue reading →

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End of days

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Gary

I’m presently reading The Portable Atheist, an anthology of atheist writings collected together by the brilliant Christopher Hitchens. They date back to the ancient Greeks and end up in the here and now. They are all wonderful but one I’ve … Continue reading →

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Return of the desk

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Gary

Today I built the return for the desk. I was surprised to discover than Nicktor didn’t know what a return was. But first of all I rang mum and dad. And what a terrible son I am! Mum told me … Continue reading →

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Cromwell

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Gary

Tonight England played their last group match in Euro 2012. They played Ukraine, one of the co-hosts of the tournament. Actually, it would be more accurate to say England played the entire Ukraine population as the vast majority of the … Continue reading →

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In the wet garden

Posted on April 24, 2012 by Gary

After talking myself hoarse with Mum and Dad, I was feeling a bit better this morning so I decided I could finally do something in the garden. This was made a lot easier by the fact that the rains stopped … Continue reading →

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Yearly bugs and football

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Gary

Today, two years ago, Mirinda was home with the flu. Today, Mirinda was home with the flu. Of course, when I say ‘flu’ I mean she’s feeling a bit poorly. For some reason it seems to happen just before her … Continue reading →

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Football was the loser

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Gary

Nicktor dragged me to Crawley last night to see, possibly the worst example of refereeing I’ve ever seen. It’s not bias that prompts this as the referee equally applied his bad judgement to both sides. Of course, the Aldershot fans … Continue reading →

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The Mighty, Mighty Aldershot

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Gary

After a long string of scoreless games by the (sometimes) Mighty Shots and a sudden change of three wins on the trot (which, for some unexplained reason, a radio reporter insisted on repeating as ‘on the bounce’), we went along … Continue reading →

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Violence all around

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Gary

On Sunday night, I meant to post the path after I’d shovelled the snow off it. Well, it’s never too late and it’s not like me to waste a perfect opportunity to show off our path…so here it is: But, … Continue reading →

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