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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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Let the celebration begin
June 19th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
It’s hard for me to believe, but next week I’ll be 60. I know – I look so young and act even younger 😉 The actual day is Wednesday 25 June and the main celebration will be on Saturday 28 June, but this event is so special that there are going to be celebrations over […]
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Happy Father’s Day
June 15th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
In the UK, this Sunday is Father’s Day (I know that Father’s Day and Mother’s Day are celebrated on different days around the world), so I want to wish a good day to all fathers like me. I had a card and a call from my son Richard and, in remembrance of all the super-hero […]
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Fly past over London
June 14th, 2008 by Roger Darlington
Whenever the Royal Air Force does a fly past over central London, I try to catch it at home since we live almost due west of the city centre and usually catch such fly pasts before the aircraft disperse. Today it was the Queen’s official birthday and so, after the ceremony of the Trooping of […]
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