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Catrin and I go on an adventure to Legoland
July 16th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Regular visitors to this blog will know that I try to see my granddaughter Catrin – now three and a half – once each week. However, I was not needed in the past couple of weeks, so I went three weeks without seeing her and then this week I am childminding one evening, looking after […]
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How I met Shrek and obtained green ears
July 10th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I’ve just returned from a visit to my home town of Manchester where I stayed with my younger brother Ralph and his family. The reason for the trip was to see my niece’s end of year school performance of “Shrek – The Musical”. Saskia (almost 11) had the role of Shrek and was a real […]
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Off to Manchester now for two days …
July 9th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
… where I will catch up with eight relatives, notably my talented and beautiful niece of almost 11, Saskia, who has a starring role in this evening’s end of year school production “Shrek – The Musical”.
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Today my web site is 15 years old
July 2nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I suppose that, like most non-technical people, I first became aware of the Internet around 1995 when world-wide the number connected to the network doubled. Besides e-mail, for me the great benefit of the Internet was the web. I’ve never been interested in newsgroups or gaming and make limited use of social networks. The more […]
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Do you keep a daily note of some aspect of your life?
June 25th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
As I have explained here, I’ve kept a daily dairy for more than 50 years. In narrative form, I simply record how I’ve spent that day: meetings attended, people met, work done, films seen, books read. There is very little reflection or emotional analysis, But I know that other people record simply one aspect of their day […]
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Today is Manchester Day and here are 10 reasons for Mancunians to be proud
June 22nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I spent the first 23 years of my life in Manchester, going to school and university there, and still have close relatives in the city. So today we celebrate Manchester Day and here are 10 reasons why Mancunians are so proud of their city.
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My first experience of a webinar: talking about a water company’s prices and performance
June 6th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Ever heard of a webinar? A webinar is an online event that is hosted by a company and broadcasts to individuals through their computers via the Internet. A webinar allows a presenter/speaker from the hosting company to share PowerPoint presentations (or other multimedia content) with audiences that can be located anywhere. A webinar also allows […]
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A record time with my wonderful granddaughter Catrin
June 3rd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Regular readers of this blog will know of my affection for my granddaughter Catrin who is now three and third years old. I’ve been so fortunate that, since the day of her birth, I’ve been able to see her approximately once a week and regularly babysit for her parents. On several occasions, I’ve looked after […]
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How to survive a walk down ‘chugger alley’
May 21st, 2014 by Roger Darlington
The term ‘chugger’ has been coined for a charity mugger, someone who tries to stop you in the street and sign you up to a particular charity. You’ll find a fuller – and less kind – description – here. Now I’m fine about contributing to charities. I support many on an ongoing basis. But I […]
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Best week ever for Roger Darlington’s World – thanks
May 17th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
The number of visits to my web site – which includes this personal blog and my professional blog – varies throughout the week (obviously weekdays are higher than weekends) and throughout the year (again obviously holiday seasons see less traffic). But this past week has been really encouraging with an average for the five working […]
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