Sep 18, 2009 0
A fairly healthy week this week. I’ve brought my own lunch (alternating between chowder and Moroccan chickpea soup—both homemade) to work every day (until today), and—apart from a great curry on Monday night—I’ve been pretty healthy in the evenings. I weighed myself at lunchtime today and I’ve lost a pound this week, which is half a stone overall. Read the rest of this entry »
Sep 15, 2009 4
Last week I decided to move my weigh-in day from Monday to Friday. There was some theory attached but to be honest it doesn’t stand up to much scrutiny. So on Friday I weighed myself and had lost another 2lbs since Monday. Overall I was down 6lbs, and had lost 8lbs in eleven days without resorting to drastic tactics (i.e. exercise). Read the rest of this entry »
Sep 6, 2009 1
Friday night, The Grapes public house, Belper. I’ve just fielded some text messages and calls regarding an angry young man who wants to know why he hasn’t been selected to play cricket this weekend. My pint arrives, the first of the evening. I sip it. It isn’t what I ordered but I don’t care. The phone rings. The girlfriend. Long-suffering, I roll my eyes theatrically and answer. “Hello?”
Girlfriend [in hysterics]: “I think Malcolm’s got myxomatosis.”
Sep 4, 2009 0
Firstly, some stuff about blogging. I keep finding links – mainly through Twitter – giving tips on what makes a successful blog. It seems I’m doing it all wrong. Apparently, the universally accepted key to successful blogging is little and often; aim for 3 to 5 blogs a week – around 250 words a time. I’m so far managing one or two blogs a week, each around about 2,000 words. Oh well. Here’s a slightly shorter effort.
