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Ode to a guitar

Wednesday, April 20th, 2005

I have owned many a guitar in my time and I decided to get down to one electric and one acoustic guitar. I made an effort to do so by selling the ones I did not want and getting two top notch guitars to keep.
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What is going on?!?

Friday, April 15th, 2005

Somebody pinch me as I think I am dreaming. Actually it is more like a nightmare.
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Dum De Dum

Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
Not much to write about, or even write home about, this week. I have been doing some handy man jobs here as can be seen by the picture below. DSC01114.JPG We are putting ... [Continue reading this entry]

It’s A Family Affair

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005
Here are a few pics of my cousin Karens 30th birthday... The birthday girl on the right with my cousin Helen on the left My American cousin Karen and I Yet another of my cousins, this time it's Clare Another ... [Continue reading this entry]

Spell Check

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005
Just a quick entry to say that there are often many spelling and grammatical errors in my blog entries as I do not run it through a spell checker before posting. This, again, is due to being a lazy ... [Continue reading this entry]

What Is The World Coming To?

Thursday, March 24th, 2005
I intend to make a bit of a Victor Meldrew rant today based around crime in the UK. It seems to me over the years that crime in general has gone up mainly due to the youths wandering and ... [Continue reading this entry]

Post-Trip Observations

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005
A recent comment from a friend of mine on this blog read as follows: "Some people say that when you travel, you must adopt a nomadic approach to the things you take with you. Looking at the stuff strewn over that ... [Continue reading this entry]

Meet The Gang

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005
A picture of the Nelson folks I spent some quality time with at the good old Paradiso hostel. I think Beth is the one taking the photo and Dermot is AWOL but everyone else is here... DSC01100.JPG[Continue reading this entry]

Freefalling

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005
Here are some eagerly awaited pictures of my skydive in New Zealand. Smiling as I hurtle towards the ground from 12,000 feet... DSC01101.JPG Really getting into it... I give the classic thumbs up while my instructor ... [Continue reading this entry]

100th Blog Entry

Saturday, March 19th, 2005
This is my 100th blog entry. It seems kind of fitting as the journey, or original journey I should say, is pretty much over. I will continue to make entries to the blog but they will obviously be ... [Continue reading this entry]