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Another thought…
And it’s a similar theme to the last blog, I suppose, but I just thought that the subject sort of deserves its own thread. After catching a bit of a property show on TV, I feel that the field of property could be particularly fruitful – although again it is something where you’ll need [...]

If you’re one of the many people struggling with money during the recession, it strikes me that, if you’re smart about the way you do it, investing might be a good answer to it all. Think about it: everywhere around the world people are strapped for cash. People might do odd little bits and bobs [...]

I was going to blog about the bad start to my day. But then I saw this rather horrible story, and I can’t help but feel that my own pales in comparison. When you finding a used tampon in your food, things are not going well at all. It is quite easily the most disgusting [...]

Although tonight has seen me dabbling once again in a bit of graphic design, it wasn’t for the magazine project that I’ve mentioned from time to time. No, here I’ve been asked by a friend to help him out with some graphics for his website, and I thought I’d take him up on the offer. [...]

I think this day – and in fact this week – has been missing any sort of real, genuinely happy news pieces. All I read about is recession this, global warming that. This story is a brilliant example. And if you’ve been looking for a good reason to stop smoking, you have one there: if [...]

My dog decided that today would be the perfect day to wake me up early. She came up and knocked on my door, saying that I had had a long enough lie in and now it was time for a walk. But I was also greeted by the smell of fresh coffee and sizzling bacon, [...]

This morning – and in fact, as soon as I returned from my walk with the dogs, and before I had even had breakfast, the morning paper came through the door. Just the local one; not very big, and not filled with many stories. But the front page was home to a very gloomy, very [...]

My brother graduated today, and it has made for a thoroughly enjoyable day. He was quite nervous, as is to be expected, but the ceremony was well run, and it all went very smoothly. The chancellor gave an entertaining speech, there were violins playing in the background, and the food afterwards (which were mostly nibbles) [...]

Can you imagine living in terrible conditions, and having to beg to make a living? Can you imagine seeing someone approach, and holding out your hand for a bit of spare change – only to be given a cheque for 3 million naira? One lucky person has had this happen to them, and been given [...]

Alongside my writing, I sometimes like to do a bit of graphic work on the computer. I’ve enjoyed it for a long while now, although when I first started, calling it “graphic design” would not be very accurate. The first images seemed to consist of dragging a few pictures together, slapping a bit of text [...]