Author Archives: ianmacd

Is Graham There?

The phone just rang. At this hour, it had to be a wrong number or some very bad news. The incoming phone number was unrecognisable; it certainly wasn’t a local fixed line or mobile phone. It turned out to be … Continue reading

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Providence Bound

Sunday sees us fly to the US for the usual Christmas bash in Providence. I wonder if it’s as cold there as it has been here. I haven’t bothered to look. Last weekend, we squeezed in a weekend trip to … Continue reading

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Crack Habit

Guitar Hero World Tour on the PS3 is like crack cocaine. The rest of the world has become irrelevant and life is now all about getting my next hit.

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Back To My Roots

I received an invitation from my bank to attend an exclusive concert by Dutch chanteuse, Trijntje Oosterhuis, on Wednesday evening. Now, this isn’t the kind of thing I’d normally want to be seen dead at (especially with the stipulation of … Continue reading

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TV Room

Not everything to do with the house this week has been devoid of an element of fun; quite the opposite, in fact. Pakjesavond for me came a day early this year, when the long-awaited installation of the gear for our … Continue reading

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