Category Archives: Fluffrick

God of Thunder

Right on schedule, as I hurtle towards my 40th birthday in the Autumn, comes the opening salvo in what promises to be a truly HILARIOUS mid-life crisis. Whilst I have so far resisted the urge to buy an absurd sports … Continue reading

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Meet Hagrid

We said goodbye to our beloved Minnie last Saturday morning and still miss her terribly – anybody who’s ever had a pet become a real part of their family in the same way can appreciate how the sense of loss … Continue reading

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My Dog’s Life.

Minnie, our lovely terrier, had to be put to sleep yesterday. She had been gamely battling multiple health conditions since the Summer of last year and had finally run up against the limits of treatments which our vet could administer … Continue reading

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Same moral panic, different day.

As we haven’t had one of these stories for at least two or three months now, let’s all be united in our shock and surprise as somebody else calls for action on the negative impact of video games on the … Continue reading

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Une image d’une porte

See, Brussels is interesting. I’m always fond of a spot of Art Nouveau.  When Mrs Rolling Eyeballs and I were holidaying in Paris nearly ten years ago, the Musee D’Orsay had an exhibit devoted to the style and it was one … Continue reading

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Seven X Seven – a blogging best of…

Thanks to the ever awesome Geek Soul Brother for nominating me for the 7 X 7 award – I will do my utmost to live up to this honour and pay it forward to some deserving bloggers. My first duty, … Continue reading

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Together again, Sly and Arnold in “The Tomb”

It’s like it’s the 1980′s never went away. Sylvester Stallone’s next action thriller, prison escape yarn “The Tomb”, is going to benefit from the support of another  pair of experienced biceps with the news that Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined the cast. … Continue reading

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500!

So, to cut a longish story reasonably short, this is my 500th post. 500 posts, so many carrot cake spam messages that I could wallpaper my house with them if I were to print them off and a lot of … Continue reading

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Arran – the Foggening!

Yep, that’s a lovely way to begin your holiday, isn’t it?  Heading into what can only be described as the milky white unknown whilst walking your delightful, only slightly antsy terrier first thing on a Monday morning… Still, at least … Continue reading

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Normal service resumed…

So, despite road conditions like these: Mrs Rolling Eyeballs, Minnie the terrier and yours truly made it one piece to the ferry terminal at Ardrossan on the West Coast of Scotland. If truth be told, the snow was a little … Continue reading

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