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Thursday, 28th January, 2010, 16:33

When I was a boy

When I was a boy my entire bedroom was covered in pages from the MCN (Motor Cycle News) and posters of the latest motor bikes.  I went to my aunts every year, in the August School Holidays, to watch the Isle of Man GP races.  The GP is the lesser known series for amateur boys, those looking to become qualified for the world famous TT races, reserved for the professionals and seriously insane, that takes place every June.  I had to bunk school to get to those races, but don’t tell my Mum she thought I was at school camp!
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Tuesday, 12th January, 2010, 12:26

Welcome to 2010

So we have finally arrived, we are in the promised land led here by Moses Jordaan, yes it’s 2010 and the next stop is bucketfuls of milk and honey, viva Las FIFA!

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Wednesday, 26th August, 2009, 16:19

Pocket Money

I now believe the worst thing you can have is a child who is good at Maths.  Personally I was never great with the old numbers as a child, hence my slide down that old academic pole into law school.

 

Maths came to me later in life and consequently I was conned out of numerous pocket money amounts as I never really kept track of what was going on, my Mum and Dad were always the winners!

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Wednesday, 6th February, 2008, 08:50

Back to Square One

A starter for 10 points, no conferring please! What was the origin of the saying, “back to square one”? I will give you a clue: it dates back to 1932 and involves England and South Africa.

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Friday, 18th January, 2008, 09:03

A Guide for Life

As we pass through life we all have, often without knowing it, personal mantras, lessons and or guiding principles that we are able to return to at times of doubt, indecision, fear or stress.

These, let us call them "guides", have come about as the result of life lessons and hard experiences, or they are a gift from another, someone that loves and cares for us and is therefore concerned about how we are coping, or need to cope, with life issues at any particular time.

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