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Month: September 2016

Foot is on the mend – less hobbling

Foot is on the mend – less hobbling

Okay, it’s definitely not broken. It’s feeling a lot better today. I hurt it when attempting to ride my longboard. I’m still hobbling around now, but less like the Hunchback of Notre Dame and more like the Dave Myers! By the way, this is just a joke, I think Dave is an awesome guy – really funny and very knowledgeable. I actually stood next to the Hairy Bakers a few years ago, in the Waterstones bookshop in Milton Keynes!

You never forget how to ride a bike (not the same with skateboards!)

You never forget how to ride a bike (not the same with skateboards!)

After watching too many videos of people with skateboards on YourTube, I decided to get a longboard. I got a brand new one from Germany for £17 off of eBay – very cheap, but I don’t care if I trash it. It seems pretty good though – sturdy enough and very long. I hadn’t been on a skateboard since I was around 14. I got pretty good at snowboarding about 5 years ago (rails, jumps, regular, goofy, etc.) riding a…

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I took my second, first ever Uber taxi ride last Tuesday – and I liked it

I took my second, first ever Uber taxi ride last Tuesday – and I liked it

This is the story of my second, first Uber taxi ride. My first, first Uber taxi ride didn’t happen – that should have been two weeks ago when I wanted a lift from my house, to the Jaipur restaurant in Milton Keynes. At this time, I could see one Uber taxi in Milton Keynes, six minutes from my house. I tried calling it several times from the Uber app, but it just kept timing out, so in the end, I took my…

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I’m rubbish at blogging (spreading myself to thinly)

I’m rubbish at blogging (spreading myself to thinly)

I like to be creative – I find writing, photography, website design, website development and many other things all fun to do. The I have is one that I’ve always had, which is too many hobbies, too many ideas and not enough time. For a long time, my dream has been to ditch the corporate world and to build up a small, focused business with my brother, which should equal or better the (high) salaries that we both get now. This would enable…

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