Rick on July 24th, 2010

As much as we like to complain about it, Britain’s public transport system is amazing! We can probably get to 90% of the country any day we choose, more often than not at a choice of times throughout the day or night. For many years I have contentedly (or occasionally grudgingly) used this brilliant service [...]

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Rick on January 1st, 2009

2010 is now here: ‘The Year of the Future’, ‘The Year of Change’, ‘The Year of Progress’ (and apparently also ‘The Year of the Girl Guide’.) And for me personally it will also, at least in part, be the year for catching up on my blogs.

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Rick on August 13th, 2007

With the sands of time not showing any signs of relenting their persistent trickling away, I have started to realise exactly how little time I have. The list of things I have yet to accomplish or enjoy whilst I am still in Scotland is an intimidating and embarrassingly large one, and one I am sure [...]

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Rick on July 6th, 2007

Who’d have thought emigrating from the country would require so much planning? I suppose the circumspection isn’t really required – I know I could step off the plane having given no thought to my next move and get along fine – but I feel an obligation to my current lifestyle of structure and order to [...]

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