Tag Archives: 2020

Monday Miscellany: September

Posted on September 1, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday, Tuesday! Last week was a write off because I was ill, there was much throwing up and it was not at all pleasant. I worked and slept and that is all I managed until Friday when I had … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: A Hot Week

Posted on August 17, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! If you’re in London, it’s still humid but that’s easier to cope with than 6 days of 33C temperatures. Last week, I tried to work in the heat, I have a feeling that I’ll be spending a good … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: You can only have good ‘A’ Levels if your parents can pay for private school.

Posted on August 14, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So this year’s ‘A’ level results came out today and it is to put it mildly a shit show. If you are a bright kid from a disadvantaged area, you probably been downgraded. It sucks and part of … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Birthday Week Adventures

Posted on August 10, 2020 by nicdempsey

Here we are, another Monday and my first post of the month. The beginning of August is my time, I relax and celebrate surviving another year, but birthday week is done and today, I’m back to work (from the kitchen … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: They never expect the Spainish quarantine..

Posted on July 31, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! So I have no links about the Prime Minister’s anti obesity campaign or the quarantine for people on holiday in Spain. I just can’t. Here are this week’s links… The Tories are struggling to find a way to … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Last week of July

Posted on July 27, 2020 by nicdempsey

This year has gone so quickly and been 100 years long. However, here we are at the end of July. About this time of year as my birthday approaches, I become aware that while summer isn’t over, it’s coming to … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: If you don’t look it’s not there

Posted on July 24, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Friday! I’ve been really busy this week, so not much reading has been happening, but this is what I’ve read Are the British conformist or libertarian? Our face mask response is telling Why has there been no public information … Continue reading →

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Monday Miscellany: Haircut day

Posted on July 20, 2020 by nicdempsey

Happy Monday! Today is going to be a good day because I get a haircut and I get to catch up with Jane! We also get a trip to Ikea which means that I get to sort out the cupboard … Continue reading →

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Friday Links: Wear a Goddamn Mask

Posted on July 17, 2020 by nicdempsey

It’s not Friday. I forgot to schedule this on Thursday night and on Friday morning, got up at ridiculous o’clock (5:30am) because I couldn’t sleep and had to go into the office. Basically, I needed to clear out my locker … Continue reading →

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Tomatoes that don’t taste like disapointment

Posted on July 16, 2020 by nicdempsey

I didn’t eat raw tomatoes until I was an adult. In my late thirties, I would occasionally eat a bruschetta but not very often. Then I got an allotment. In my first year, I grew some gifted cherry plants and … Continue reading →

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