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Day Fifty Two - lacking nuance
Loki's reaction to skiing was unencumbered by the burden of nuance - as evidenced by him shouting at the top of his voice 'I don't like...

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Feb 18, 2024
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Day Fifty One - the man in black
Colours have the potential to make a big difference in how fat you look. This is something I discovered on this recent ski experience in...

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Feb 17, 2024
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Day Fifty - hello from Wengen
Ever had a dream that you've been left stranded having got off a bus in the middle of nowhere without a penny in your pocket, you're...

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Feb 16, 2024
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Day Forty Nine - miracle drugs
My periodically one-eyed mother, whom I refer to as the Cyclops, mentioned to me the other day a miracle new pill that if you get...

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Feb 14, 2024
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Day Forty Eight - mind games
'Everyone lies', one of my clients told me as I was trying to build his confidence in me. 'Everyone' he said, looking at me straight in...

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Feb 14, 2024
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Day Forty Seven - responsibility
My eldest son Finn is studying Philosophy at university and so maybe he is closer to answering the question 'are we the same person...

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Feb 13, 2024
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Day Forty Six - the clothes dilemma
Guy Garvey on Radio 6 once said that he doesn't wear tee-shirts because as a big guy when he's in a tee-shirt he looks like no one takes...

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Feb 12, 2024
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Day Forty Five - what's it all for?
Sometimes when you're lying on the couch in the early hours, idly channel hopping before mustering up the energy to get into bed, you...

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Feb 11, 2024
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Day Forty Four - dinner conversation
The dining table is an important part of family life. It's where everyone gathers at least once in the day to catch up on things, discuss...

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Feb 10, 2024
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Day Forty Three - last working day
Today marks the end of the working week for the next seven days. We're off to Switzerland on Sunday to go skiing. It will be interesting...

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Feb 9, 2024
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Day Forty Two - a bug strikes
This is the sort of post that if your other half reads it, then all your privileges get cut off, sewn up in a tight velvet bag and thrown...

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Feb 8, 2024
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Subscription revenue
Everyone is looking for a frictionless way to offer their services that keeps customers sticky, guarantees cashflow, and creates a...

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Feb 7, 2024
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Day Forty One - a tight squeeze
When you're a chubby, everything in one form or another is a bit of a tight fit. Putting things on, taking them off, getting into places...

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Feb 7, 2024
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Day Forty - brief encounter
My daughter Matilda came round on the weekend to say happy birthday and she told me tales of what a jungle it is to be at secondary...

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Feb 6, 2024
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Day Thirty Nine - reset
The day of truth arrived. And slapped both Iu and I on our flabby arses. We've gone backwards weight-wise. There's no hiding from your...

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Feb 5, 2024
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Day Thirty Eight - birthday boy
I cannot see straight. This post is literally just an effort of will. I've no idea what I'm writing and even with my glasses on the words...

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Feb 4, 2024
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Day Thirty Seven - a pause
Been a bit of a blip these last couple of days in the run up to my birthday. To say I've been dieting would be a stretch. A stretch like...

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Feb 3, 2024
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Risk management
In the big four consultancies there is a collection of people who sit under the title of 'Risk Management' and their job is to review...

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Feb 2, 2024
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Day Thirty Six - dieting is dull
The title says it all. Dieting is dull. F~cking dull. But you know what? There are plenty of other things even more dull than dieting....

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Feb 2, 2024
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Day Thirty Five - gratuitous violence
For all three of my kids I've been very relaxed about showing them sex and violence on TV. It had a bit of an odd effect on the two older...

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Feb 1, 2024
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