Author: Buck

Ha! Pain is just failure rubbing salt into the wounds. In other words, I’ve still not cracked the 3 miles in 18 minutes. The training schedule started this week, if I’m to fit it in to the races I’ve booked. ie, the big goal for the end of one week is a 10 mile race…

It’s been a while. It’s not like I’ve been that busy except in the field of prevarication, where I’ve been rushed off my feet. I had a week off last week. Wendy was told she had to use her holidays so took a week off, thought I might as well join her. My sister, Lisa,…

Technology is just a demonstration of how stupid I am. Last week I bought the shiny new computer and thought all was well with world. Then I tried to activate my email accounts and was reduced to *headdesk* and getting others to fix it for me. Then there was the blue-ray debacle. This week I…

Well, apart from my running, which I may have mentioned is a total bitch, other stuff has indeed been happening. My fancy-pants new computer has arrived, and after five days of sorting out niggling issues, is now all peachy. I was having a bit of a nightmare getting in to my email accounts, but with…

I’ve referenced it before but I’ll jog your memory. It’s a war drama film, a German sergeant who has an Iron Cross and his younger, vainglorious officer who desperately wants one. The officer lies to try and get one and tries to get the sergeant killed to cover his lie. In the end, as the…