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The Gardening Trolls of Pennadomo, Italy

Posted by Techboy on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

It is a little known fact that there are trolls all around the Abruzzo province/region of Italy, but with a little knowledge and a lot of patience you might be able to track them down and catch a glimpse of them.
As in most societies, there are nice trolls and naughty trolls. Plus there is a [...]

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What I got for Christmas (besides fat)

Posted by Techboy on Saturday, December 26th, 2009

This year I got a Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash which is Canon’s most powerful flash unit for SLR’s
It will work great with my Canon 40D which is a digital SLR. I have always had an interest in photography and did a photography course in Italy last October. Plus I would like to [...]

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Roade Pool Sprint Triathlon (27/09/2009)

Posted by Techboy on Sunday, September 27th, 2009

I did the Roade Pool Sprint Triathlon today. It was my 2nd Sprint distance triathlon and I really enjoyed it. I can see me doing a lot more Triathlons on 2010
I got up at 0615, left my house at 0635 and got to the school at Roade at 0650. I thought I would [...]

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Well Whad’ya Know? I’m a Triathlete!

Posted by Techboy on Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Well I’ve done 1 anyway.
As stated in my previous posts, by way of winning a prize in a competition, I got free entry into the For Goodness Shakes! Sponsored Sprint Triathlon (750m swimming, 20km cycling, 5km running) at Dorney Lake, Eton with less than 2 weeks notice!
I read the letter carefully which stated that registration [...]

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I’ve Bought a Road Bike! (Trek Madone 4.7)

Posted by Techboy on Friday, June 5th, 2009

I bought a new mountain bike in January and just 5 months on I’ve bought a road bike!
Over the past 18 months I have competed in several Adventure Races which are great fun, but there is always an element of luck in them because competitors can choose multiple routes. So I would like to try a [...]

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Archive for the ‘Paul's Life Update’ Category

Milton Keynes Car Parking Partnership Office Sucks

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

I really don’t like the way that car parking management is handled in Milton Keynes.
I have worked in Milton Keynes for 4 years now and have paid (I think) £235 per year to park my car in a public car park outside of my office. This year it has gone up to £270 (more if [...]

What I got for Christmas (besides fat)

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

This year I got a Canon Speedlight 580EX II flash which is Canon’s most powerful flash unit for SLR’s
It will work great with my Canon 40D which is a digital SLR. I have always had an interest in photography and did a photography course in Italy last October. Plus I would like to [...]

Holiday ideas (for me!)?

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

I have the next 2 weeks off as holiday from work but no plans. I was hoping to stay in my apartment in Nice, France for a few days, but it got rented out again as soon as the previous tenant had moved out.
A friend has invited me to go walking with him in the [...]

Present ideas (for me!)?

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

It’s my birthday on Tuesday (31) and I can’t think of anything I want for a present. Any ideas?
Backup plan is a Herman Miller Mirra chair.

Feeling Unlucky but not Down

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

Okay I didn’t win the Eurolottery, but that’s not really bad luck, it’s just not being exceptionally lucky.
Recently I have had a run of bad luck.
Today:

Next door started revving the engine of their VW camper van at 7.40am – I was trying to sleep having gone to bed at 2am
On Wednesday I found that I’d [...]

The Whole Christmas and New Year Thing…

Monday, December 29th, 2008

I don’t like Christmas.
First of all, I prefer to write ‘xmas’ because the word ‘Christmas’ is too long is too religious for my liking.
I’m not a Scrooge by any means, but I don’t like the xmas period because:

It’s a religious holiday and I’m an atheist. I haven’t met a single person who I would consider [...]