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A success in the family
July 30th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
The author Michael Carr has stated that: “All kids are gifted; some just open their packages earlier than others”. I was reminded of this comment this week when I received some news from my younger brother. We were three kids in Manchester in the 1960s. My sister Silvia and I both did well at a […]
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Travelling around
July 28th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
This morning, I left the house at 5.30 am and I was not back until 9 pm. This 15 and a half hour day was occasioned by a trip from my home in London to the offices of the Scottish Consumer Council in Glasgow for a series of interviews to appoint the Scottish Director of […]
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Lunch with Jesus
July 12th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
This week, I visited Lisbon for professional purposes in order to give a presentation on next generation broadband on behalf of the Ofcom Consumer Panel. I was only in the city for 48 hours but I managed to do a lot: a day at the conference, half a day’s sightseeing, and three meals in restaurants. […]
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Off to Lisbon
July 7th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I’m off now for a couple of days to visit Lisbon and speak at a conference on next generation broadband. You can check out the programme here. My only previous visits to Lisbon were in 1993 and 1996 but I loved it [short note here]. I’m sure I’ll blog about the trip when I return.
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Now I’m 60 …
July 4th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
I was 60 last week and, having now reached this venerable age, certain privileges come into play. For instance, I now have a Freedom Pass to travel on London’s tubes and buses. Then the national health service has written to me to offer a free bowel cancer test. i prefer the former …
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My American friend Larry Cohen
July 2nd, 2008 by Roger Darlington
One of my closest friends is also one of the most distant. Larry Cohen is now President of the Communication Workers of America (CWA) but I have known him for around 20 years. He has just completed his first three-year term as President and been elected unopposed for a second three-year term. You can read […]
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Happy birthday to my web site
July 2nd, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Today is the ninth anniversary of the creation of this web site. I have to thank Vee’s nephew Martin for getting me started by opening a homepage for me on one of those free hosting sites. Later he purchased a domain name with my name for me. Over the intervening years, the site has grown […]
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My 60th birthday celebration
June 29th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Although my 60th birthday was earlier in the week (see posting on Wednesday), it was yesterday that we had a gathering of family and friends to celebrate the event – and it was truly wonderful day. The venue – organised by my wife Vee – was the Grim’s Dyke Hotel, a country house that used […]
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Today I am 60
June 25th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
It is my 60th birthday today. I’ll be spending the day at a conference on postal services, but this evening my wife Vee will be taking me for dinner at our favourite local restaurant “Incanto” and then on Saturday we will have a gathering of around 50 family and friends to celebrate. I feel that […]
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The celebration continues …
June 21st, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Three months ago, Vee and I returned from a wonderful holiday in Cuba [my account here]. On that trip, we befriended two other couples: Jean-Pierre & Annabell Boulé and Bill & Ann Samuel. Last night, the six of us had a Cuba reunion and timed the event to mark my 60th birthday in a few […]
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