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What I love about my New iPad
June 30th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
As I explained in this posting, it was my birthday on Monday and I treated myself by ordering online the latest (third generation) version of the iPad. It duly arrived by post on Wednesday. Already there are many things that I love about it: It has my name and mobile number engraved on the back. […]
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Treating myself for my birthday
June 25th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
I was a very early adopter of the iPhone [first posting here] and, after four and a half years with the same phone, I have been wondering when I should upgrade. Similarly I was a very early adopter of the iPad [first posting here] and, after two years, again I have been wondering when I […]
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“When I’m Sixty-Four”
June 25th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
In 1967, the Beatles issued the album “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and one of the songs on it was “When I’m Sixty-Four” [ lyrics here]. At the time, I was aged 19 and a big Beatles fan. At the time, I thought that 64 was pretty old. But today I am 64 and […]
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My water appointment gathers flow
June 22nd, 2012 by Roger Darlington
It is now almost three months since I started my new appointment as Chair of the Customer Challenge Group at South East Water. It’s been a fascinating time in which I’ve learned so much and met many dedicated people. The company arranged a comprehensive induction for me with four days of discussions with the most […]
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Gaby’s Deli saved for at least a year
June 20th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Last September, I did a posting about the campaign to save my favourite London cafe: Gaby’s Deli in Charing Cross Road near Leicester Square. The campaign has gone from strength to strength and I am delighted that Gaby’s is still open and that we now know that it will have a lease at least until May […]
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The Anglo-American War of 1812
June 18th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Two hundred years ago today, a war commenced between the United States and Britain. Today the conflict hardly features in the history classes of either nation. You can read a short note on the war here and a longer account here. The war is mostly remembered in the USA as the origins of the national […]
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The rise and rise of baby Catrin
June 15th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Regular readers of NightHawk will know how delighted (OK, besotted) I am to be a grandfather. Baby Catrin is now almost one and a half and remains an absolute delight. I like to see her once a week, but recently we have been to Washington & New York and Catrin & parents have been to […]
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An account of our two week holiday in the USA
June 10th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Since I started maintaining a web site 13 years ago, whenever I’ve travelled abroad on holiday, I’ve produced an account of the trip for my web site – see full list here. Usually, this takes me a week to two but, for our holiday in the USA visiting Washington and New York, I took an […]
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Have you missed me?
June 9th, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Sorry that I haven’t been posting to NightHawk for the last two week, but normal service will now be resumed with the usual daily postings. My wife and I have been away for a two-week holiday in the United States – my first visit since 2000 and her first visit since 1998. We spent the […]
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Don’t you just love the British weather?
May 23rd, 2012 by Roger Darlington
Some countries don’t have four seasons in a year; here in Britain we can have four seasons in a day. The weather is so variable that it is an ending source of – usually meaningless – conversation. After a really cold March and a real wet April, suddenly we are having a very hot May. […]
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