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Monthly Archives: July 2012

Nice one

Nice one Dave

July 29, 2012by Spencer 13 Comments

I wasn’t a fan of the idea of the Olympics, and therefore, as the actual Olympics started to roll towards us it made me want to sick a bit in […]

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Silent Sunday

July 29, 2012by Spencer 11 Comments
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Going Home

July 27, 2012by Spencer 17 Comments

I think I faffed a bit. I was making sure we hadn’t left anything behind. I checked the cupboard beside the bed, checked on the bed and under the bed. […]

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Morph

Perfection

July 25, 2012by Spencer 18 Comments

In appraisals at work I’ve always been called a perfectionist. It seems an odd thing to criticise someone for but I’ve accepted it with good grace, and didn’t ram the […]

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Falling out of love, a bit, with something

July 21, 2012by Spencer 22 Comments

Dear Letchworth Broadway Cinema, I rather love you. Always have, for as long as I’ve know you. One of the best things about living in this part of the world […]

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Olives

July 20, 2012by Spencer 23 Comments

On Monday I had some olives. “Big fucking WOW!” I hear you say. Big fucking wow you middle class upstart. Who do you think you are? From council flat to […]

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Mayor of Simpleton

I’ll show you mine if you show me yours

July 19, 2012by Spencer 12 Comments

Had a bit of a chat with the wonderful@isthatthetime last night about passport photos and I wondered, for a giggle, how many people would be willing to show theirs? Stop […]

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I'll show you mine if you show me yours
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I Spy… something beginning with C

July 18, 2012by Spencer 8 Comments

…with my little eye. Something beginning with C. This awesome meme from @jbmumofone makes another round trip, this time in A-Z order. From A through to Z. Oh yes. And […]

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Guest Blog Post - A Massive Sporting Event in London (That I can’t talk about)

Guest Blog Post – A Massive Sporting Event in London (That I can’t talk about)

July 17, 2012by Spencer 5 Comments

I’m not going to say anything about this other than the fact that it’s a great guest post by @jlnewhouse87 – a thoroughly decent chap, a dad to a four […]

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Hard at it on the floor

July 17, 2012by Spencer 39 Comments

Few things are more satisfying than a session hard at it on the kitchen floor. Even on a hot day, as the sweat trickles down into the small of your […]

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