Lost a pound, found a penny
Friday, February 20, 2004
I'm not quite sure where this saying comes from, nor what its supposed to suggest, but in some ways it always seems to ring true for me. I'm generally quite good at keeping an eye on my finances, but why is it that when you underestimate how much money you have you find an extra five pounds sitting about; yet when you overestimate, you seem to end up a thousand pounds shorter than you expected to be...?
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So thats why we have breakfast!
Monday, February 16, 2004
With the house being invaded by central heating engineers fitting a new boiler today and tomorrow, I decided I'd go for an early morning ride. Its quite a cost kitchen, so I grabbed a slice of toast and headed out before I was in their way.
I'd had a ride planned for a week or two, that would take me about twenty miles round some local hills - nothing too challenging, but enough to tire me out. About five miles into the ride I stopped for a breather, when my body decided to bring back up what little I'd eaten in protest at the abuse and force me to return home. I'm not a breakfast person, but I usually cycle in the afternoons - I guess I now know why they say breakfast is important.
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Easily pleased...?
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
I'm sure you've all seen larger versions of these bead frames in banks and similar places to keep small children amused whilst their parent's get refused for loans and credit cards yet again. I wasn't quite sure whether or not it was just me that found them great fun to play with as well.
I was on my weekly excursion to a local toyshop to play with the 'Try Me' buttons when I saw lots of these small versions going cheap. I spent a while looking through to find the ones which looked most mentally challenging and then brought them home. Much to my suprise, everyone that has sat at my desk and played with them has been enthralled for quite some time, I guess I'm not the only one that can take enjoyment from something so simple.
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