I'll bash out a quick end-of-July blog 
It's piddling down here, but it's a real welcome rain after the hot and stickiness of the last week or so. If it carries on, it might put paid to a final run of the month though. 75 miles isn't bad for me though.
Today I've been catching up with a whole bunch of stuff after a week of monkeying around with the boy, and yesterday spent doing a massive Where's Wally jigsaw with Katie and the boys.
The parkrun project is moving along nicely - should be able to automatically list every parkrun event, just as soon as we do the final box-ticking bits and bobs. Also, things are progressing nicely with a project to do some data sharing (that's data coming *in* to Fetch, rather than going out) with a GPS company that you might have heard of More on that as soon as I have it
Steaming through 'Salem's Lot. I'm still of the opinion that the terror would be greater if I hadn't already seen and remembered all of the scary bits from the movie - and I can't see anyone else than the wonderful James Mason* as Straker - but... it's still building to an interesting climax. To be fair to S. King, I think I will have to read one of his other books at some point, to see if he can really put the willies up me
As it's the summer holidays, I have also decamped to our utility room which, long term, we're planning to deck out with bookshelves and a nice little sofa, and *gasp* maybe a little movie projector in the ceiling. It's quite a long room, but only 5ft wide, so we'd all have to sit in rows
Kebab night! Activate!!
*also as the Voice of God (© Eddie Izzard)
It's piddling down here, but it's a real welcome rain after the hot and stickiness of the last week or so. If it carries on, it might put paid to a final run of the month though. 75 miles isn't bad for me though.
Today I've been catching up with a whole bunch of stuff after a week of monkeying around with the boy, and yesterday spent doing a massive Where's Wally jigsaw with Katie and the boys.
The parkrun project is moving along nicely - should be able to automatically list every parkrun event, just as soon as we do the final box-ticking bits and bobs. Also, things are progressing nicely with a project to do some data sharing (that's data coming *in* to Fetch, rather than going out) with a GPS company that you might have heard of
More on that as soon as I have it Steaming through 'Salem's Lot. I'm still of the opinion that the terror would be greater if I hadn't already seen and remembered all of the scary bits from the movie - and I can't see anyone else than the wonderful James Mason* as Straker - but... it's still building to an interesting climax. To be fair to S. King, I think I will have to read one of his other books at some point, to see if he can really put the willies up me
As it's the summer holidays, I have also decamped to our utility room which, long term, we're planning to deck out with bookshelves and a nice little sofa, and *gasp* maybe a little movie projector in the ceiling. It's quite a long room, but only 5ft wide, so we'd all have to sit in rows
Kebab night! Activate!!
*also as the Voice of God (© Eddie Izzard)
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A few missing blogs these last few days, but I've been one-on-one with the boy for a week - a heady mixture of lovely and exhausting, with an acute case of Missing My Lovely Wife.
Since my last blog, we've watched an Awful Lot of YouTube videos, but we've also done some other things in between.
We went to a local golf course, which has a nice crazy golf section - we decided that whoever of us that lost would have to do a forfeit - but I let him win He also has a new golf club - it's a pitching wedge - so we bought some balls at the driving range, and he had fun trying to hit them. I tried to say some useful things, but I don't really know the right way to do golf. That said, I had a go with a club that I borrowed from reception, and I managed to knock it quite a way There are lots of serious men at golf courses I think, with their special gloves and white socks pulled high on knotty calves. I don't think I could handle the dress code, nor the little covers on the club heads, nor the ridiculous size of the woods (are they still called that?) these days. Some of them were like saucepans on sticks.
We also went to the space centre in Leicester, and we both really enjoyed the video in the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium - it's a big domed theatre with the movie projected onto the ceiling - so the views of space are absolutely amazing. We last went when the boy was about 4, and it was Mark Hamill narrating - but this time it was Rupert Grint, and the movie was called 'We Are Aliens'. It was awesome The boy enjoyed things a good deal more at 8 than at 4, but he's still legging it from one button to the next, without stopping to read the whys and the wherefores. I think some of it went in though. Because we did Gift Aid, our tickets were automatically stickered-up to be annual passes - so we can come for free again as often as we like.
We also bought some ready-mix concrete to fill in a trough in the garden, so that I could build a small brick wall on it. But we need more concrete, because the trough was deeper than I thought. The Boy helped me add the water to the mixture, and once we'd used up our supplies of concrete, we had a nice water fight instead It was a perfect antidote to the warm weather we've been having. I've been really struggling with the heat - everything very sticky, and a bit wheezy, and occasionally very snotty, and quite wiped-out-y.
Book-wise, I finished 'The Curious Incident...' pretty quickly, and enjoyed the whole thing. I'd recommend it! There's an Adrian Mole quality to it, in that you can read between the lines of what is said, and can anticipate much about the other characters and situations that surround the protagonist - sometimes amusingly, and other times pretty sad. But there's also a lovely clarity of thought that is somehow lovely to read. The bit about prime numbers sticks out - they are described as "the numbers that are left when all the patterns have been removed". I know that's not strictly true, but I think it's a very romantic definition
I've moved onto 'Salems Lot. My experience so far has been hampered by having seen the film several times. When the book is trying to build tension, I know what's coming. Also finding that Stephen King's writing style is grating a little bit at times - the similes can be a bit overworked and gushy - an unnecessary embelishment. But I'm still enjoying the story, and still felt a *bit* twitchy going upstairs to bed I think I have to try a horror novel where I've not seen the movie beforehand though.
Cheery pip!
Since my last blog, we've watched an Awful Lot of YouTube videos, but we've also done some other things in between.
We went to a local golf course, which has a nice crazy golf section - we decided that whoever of us that lost would have to do a forfeit - but I let him win
He also has a new golf club - it's a pitching wedge - so we bought some balls at the driving range, and he had fun trying to hit them. I tried to say some useful things, but I don't really know the right way to do golf. That said, I had a go with a club that I borrowed from reception, and I managed to knock it quite a way There are lots of serious men at golf courses I think, with their special gloves and white socks pulled high on knotty calves. I don't think I could handle the dress code, nor the little covers on the club heads, nor the ridiculous size of the woods (are they still called that?) these days. Some of them were like saucepans on sticks. We also went to the space centre in Leicester, and we both really enjoyed the video in the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium - it's a big domed theatre with the movie projected onto the ceiling - so the views of space are absolutely amazing. We last went when the boy was about 4, and it was Mark Hamill narrating - but this time it was Rupert Grint, and the movie was called 'We Are Aliens'. It was awesome
The boy enjoyed things a good deal more at 8 than at 4, but he's still legging it from one button to the next, without stopping to read the whys and the wherefores. I think some of it went in though. Because we did Gift Aid, our tickets were automatically stickered-up to be annual passes - so we can come for free again as often as we like. We also bought some ready-mix concrete to fill in a trough in the garden, so that I could build a small brick wall on it. But we need more concrete, because the trough was deeper than I thought. The Boy helped me add the water to the mixture, and once we'd used up our supplies of concrete, we had a nice water fight instead
It was a perfect antidote to the warm weather we've been having. I've been really struggling with the heat - everything very sticky, and a bit wheezy, and occasionally very snotty, and quite wiped-out-y. Book-wise, I finished 'The Curious Incident...' pretty quickly, and enjoyed the whole thing. I'd recommend it! There's an Adrian Mole quality to it, in that you can read between the lines of what is said, and can anticipate much about the other characters and situations that surround the protagonist - sometimes amusingly, and other times pretty sad. But there's also a lovely clarity of thought that is somehow lovely to read. The bit about prime numbers sticks out - they are described as "the numbers that are left when all the patterns have been removed". I know that's not strictly true, but I think it's a very romantic definition
I've moved onto 'Salems Lot. My experience so far has been hampered by having seen the film several times. When the book is trying to build tension, I know what's coming. Also finding that Stephen King's writing style is grating a little bit at times - the similes can be a bit overworked and gushy - an unnecessary embelishment. But I'm still enjoying the story, and still felt a *bit* twitchy going upstairs to bed
I think I have to try a horror novel where I've not seen the movie beforehand though. Cheery pip!
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Didn't know about the space centre so thanks for that .:-)runnerbean
Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (Rowling) is a good read when you get time .5:52am, 29th Jul 2014 -
In We Are Aliens there's a bit where lots of head and shoulder shots of random people emerge and glide over you - I am one of those people:). The software I work on is used for the thermal design of satellites and they took photos of the development team to use as some of the faces for this (a VERY minor claim to fame;) )ThorntonRunner6:44am, 29th Jul 2014
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No wonder you've not had time to blog! Busy bees.Lalli6:57am, 29th Jul 2014
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I used to love the London Planetarium as a kid. I bet the tech has got better in the 37 years that have passed since then though. Sounds like a lovely time, but it is indeed exhausting.Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) G11:52am, 29th Jul 2014
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Have you seen The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley? The film is a very average Hammer House of Horror effort but the book is absolutely terrifyingly unputdownable. Read the book, never watch the film.Angus Clydesdale10:21pm, 29th Jul 2014
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Serious golfers also frown on taking run ups with said suacepan sized wood. (Secretly they're itching to try it.)Nightjar1:07pm, 30th Jul 2014
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Glad it's not only me that has that problem with Stephen King. I'm still to finish the unabridged The Stand despite several starts. He writes good plots but I'd enjoy them far more if he stopped trying to use fancy prose and be more intelligent a writer than he actually is. Harsh? Maybe.flanker9:46am, 31st Jul 2014
Here's the view from the tent:
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/farm.jpg
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/farm.jpg
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Beautiful viewNess1:14pm, 25th Jul 2014
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You had a lovely location, there is a nice walk thereMrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)1:17pm, 25th Jul 2014
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What a cracking view.pedroscalls1:34pm, 25th Jul 2014
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You lucky, lucky man.Helegant2:54pm, 25th Jul 2014
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That's a great photo, what a lovely place to camp.Alice Navidad3:43pm, 25th Jul 2014
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HellsBells3:45pm, 25th Jul 2014
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WowElsie Too4:31pm, 25th Jul 2014
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wow amazing view! Have fun.B.6:04pm, 25th Jul 2014
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Happy campingSeratonin8:23pm, 25th Jul 2014
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northernslowcoach9:28pm, 25th Jul 2014
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The hills are aliiiiive with the sound of muuusicMcGoohan9:30pm, 25th Jul 2014
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I was relieved that it was that view and not the toilet excavation.HowFar?10:17pm, 25th Jul 2014
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Oh wow, that's gorgeous!Carpathius11:43pm, 25th Jul 2014
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Sweet!Argie7:34am, 26th Jul 2014
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Wild camping is, character building, develops self confidence. camping on a site is more comfortable and sustainable.Muds7:59am, 26th Jul 2014
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Very nice.westmoors12:03pm, 26th Jul 2014
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Wow! Looks wonderfulIn the bleak midWinniefree3:16pm, 26th Jul 2014
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What about having a like button on fetch?Debart11:52pm, 26th Jul 2014
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There's a 'highlight' button on each blog entry that contributes to the blog highlights.fetcheveryone9:19am, 27th Jul 2014
A missed blog yesterday. Not because I forgot, but because I was too damn tired to write it
Good tired.
The boy and I have been planning to do some more camping, and after our last experience, we were looking at trying somewhere a bit more 'rural', with fewer partying neighbours. Very luckily, I know a very nice person who let us have the free reign of a field, and an associated wood.
The biggest unknown was what we'd need to 'survive' for a night or two - so I ended up taking nearly a car full of things. After a bit of turning up at the wrong place, we finally crunched up the farm track, through a series of gates, and parked up for a tour from our host, and the gorgeous farm dog (who is an enthusiastic kisser). My boy rated the dog as one of his favourite bits.
The route to our bit of field was breath taking in a very literal sense - a short sharp climb to a little plateau - and the view that it offered did nothing to restore our breath - it was completely beautiful.
After a bit of wandering around, we chose our spot - right in the middle of a patch of nettles, giving us all round shade and privacy for the tent. I flattened us a space and began setting things up. The boy (who had a late night the previous night, to celebrate the end of school) was pretty useless, but as we'd brought the pillows up the hill with us, he flopped out on those for a bit whilst I made a few trips down the hill to the car.
One thing that got him up was the prospect of digging a toilet hole in the wood - another one of his favourite bits - he was keen to do this a long time before the actual need arose. The ground was a little bit stony, and I've not much experience in toilet hole depth, so I hope we got far enough down.
With camp set up, the boy decided that he'd sort out the firewood situation whilst I took out some turf to create a fire area. This is another one of those things that sounds easy in principle, but the grass was thick and fought back, and my much-used cheap shovel already has a kink in it, so it has to be treated with care. Midway through my enterprises, the boy yelled out, having been stung by a nettle. The tiredness from the previous night was taking its toll, and he was pretty upset and sore. I managed to get him out of it by allowing him a ten second swearing amnesty, which he enjoyed with relish We moved swiftly on to nettle-dealing techniques, most of which involved fierce warnings followed by violent retribution. He got stung a few more times but was much happier about it after that. He also seems very happy when sawing wood - note for future gifts!
Lighting the fire was another one of those "easier in the imagination" tasks. It's not until you settle down to do it that you realise just how windy it is. I had about a dozen matches with me, and most of them split, or got blown out, or were useless in other ways. I started off with some dry grass and small bits of wood, but over the next wee while I realised that I needed to downsize my bits of wood. I ended up breaking dozens of dead bits of twig (thinner than a biro) off the trees to act as the transition to the next size bits of wood. Eventually, after using up half our supply of toilet paper in the process, and using our little gas stove as a source of flame, I got it going, and we celebrated with marshmallows. If we do this again, I'll take a bigger saw though (we only had a junior hacksaw), so we can sustain the fire for longer periods without dashing off for sticks.
Onto the cooking. My boy suffers with the same unwillingness to try new foods that plagued me as a kid - so he got a tin of beans and sausage to eat, whilst I experimented with baking potatoes wrapped in tinfoil in the embers of the fire. And unlike every other aspect of imaginary camping thus far, it actually proved to be easier than I'd imagined. It could perhaps have done with a turn at some point to crisp up all the skin, but I've never had a tastier baked spud ever!
For entertainment, we wandered through the wood to find an appropriate branch to make a bow - and found a lovely straight one. I remember my grandpa making one for me when I was a boy, and it brought back memories as I cut the notches for the string, and worked out how best to tension and tie it. When you're a kid, you sort of assume that the grown-up knows exactly what they're doing - or at least I did when I was presented with my bow. We nearly got it right, but the string I'd brought along wasn't the strongest. It was hairy garden string, and only lasted a few twangs before breaking. The boy enjoyed it though, and was wandering around with it slung over his shoulder.
Other memories before bed include some pretend fighting with bo staffs - we both have good skills; seeing and hearing a buzzard mewing overhead; and a funeral for a poo
The night was better than our last experience from a pillow perspective - but my hayfever was pretty annoying - I'd been sneezing all through the day, and I felt full of it. Sleep was a weird mixture of animal calls and wiggling around on the camp bed. I got out of the tent around 8, and sat in the morning sun, which felt gorgeous.
The boy stumbled out 20 minutes later, and declared that he wasn't super keen on another night. In a way it was a bit of a relief, as I was a bit lacking in confidence as to how to keep him entertained. I'm not the sort of dad who knows all sorts of stuff about nature, plus I was also feeling a bit low on sleep. In other ways it was also a bit disappointing of course, but I'm not of a mind to force him to keep doing things. Hopefully all the good bits are going in.
So we had a slow breakfast (there's no other pace) of eggy bread (which somehow tastes twice as nice when eaten off a piece of kitchen roll with a couple of bits of grass on it for good measure) and apple juice. The boy read his book whilst I restored the chunks of turf to our fire hearth (hoping I got that right), and then helped to clear out the tent. We made a trip to the car with a batch of stuff, then ambled back up the hill. I left him to read whilst I took the next load down, and whilst I went to pull up some of the yellow flowers that our host had asked for some help with.
It reminded me a bit of the relationship between Phaedrus and Chris in "Zen &..." as they camp and trek in various places during the story. There are times when P carries a massive load in short stages as they trek in difficult places whilst C is tired - and times when P gives C a piece of his mind, and they struggle to make it through.
We left around 1pm, and I just about had the energy to get all the spoilables out of the car, and to make us both a sandwich and a drink when we got back, then I lay on the sofa for a bit and read my book whilst the boy watched YouTube vids. I think I slept for about an hour
Btw, I finished 'Alone in Berlin' a few days ago. It's well worth a read - an insight into the hierarchy of the Nazi power structure at ground level - how each person in command would act like a shit to their inferiors, and then get the same treatment from their superiors; and how an undercurrent of double-crossing and mistrust must have sprung up in a large portion of the population. No need to say how gruesome any of WWII was, but the story of Otto and his wife was a lovely one, and I can think of nothing more fitting than the word that I've heard from several sources - 'redemptive'.
Since then, I've been reading 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time', and really enjoying it. A quick precis would be 'Sheldon Cooper as a boy detective'. Fascinating reading so far.
And on a day like this, we saw a man running with a thick hoodie on. There are four options: 1) he was training for a desert race; 2) he was from a country that is regularly hotter than it was today; 3) he was a prize boxer, slimming down to fighting weight; 4) he was a mentalist.
Good tired.
The boy and I have been planning to do some more camping, and after our last experience, we were looking at trying somewhere a bit more 'rural', with fewer partying neighbours. Very luckily, I know a very nice person who let us have the free reign of a field, and an associated wood.
The biggest unknown was what we'd need to 'survive' for a night or two - so I ended up taking nearly a car full of things. After a bit of turning up at the wrong place, we finally crunched up the farm track, through a series of gates, and parked up for a tour from our host, and the gorgeous farm dog (who is an enthusiastic kisser). My boy rated the dog as one of his favourite bits.
The route to our bit of field was breath taking in a very literal sense - a short sharp climb to a little plateau - and the view that it offered did nothing to restore our breath - it was completely beautiful.
After a bit of wandering around, we chose our spot - right in the middle of a patch of nettles, giving us all round shade and privacy for the tent. I flattened us a space and began setting things up. The boy (who had a late night the previous night, to celebrate the end of school) was pretty useless, but as we'd brought the pillows up the hill with us, he flopped out on those for a bit whilst I made a few trips down the hill to the car.
One thing that got him up was the prospect of digging a toilet hole in the wood - another one of his favourite bits - he was keen to do this a long time before the actual need arose. The ground was a little bit stony, and I've not much experience in toilet hole depth, so I hope we got far enough down.
With camp set up, the boy decided that he'd sort out the firewood situation whilst I took out some turf to create a fire area. This is another one of those things that sounds easy in principle, but the grass was thick and fought back, and my much-used cheap shovel already has a kink in it, so it has to be treated with care. Midway through my enterprises, the boy yelled out, having been stung by a nettle. The tiredness from the previous night was taking its toll, and he was pretty upset and sore. I managed to get him out of it by allowing him a ten second swearing amnesty, which he enjoyed with relish
We moved swiftly on to nettle-dealing techniques, most of which involved fierce warnings followed by violent retribution. He got stung a few more times but was much happier about it after that. He also seems very happy when sawing wood - note for future gifts! Lighting the fire was another one of those "easier in the imagination" tasks. It's not until you settle down to do it that you realise just how windy it is. I had about a dozen matches with me, and most of them split, or got blown out, or were useless in other ways. I started off with some dry grass and small bits of wood, but over the next wee while I realised that I needed to downsize my bits of wood. I ended up breaking dozens of dead bits of twig (thinner than a biro) off the trees to act as the transition to the next size bits of wood. Eventually, after using up half our supply of toilet paper in the process, and using our little gas stove as a source of flame, I got it going, and we celebrated with marshmallows. If we do this again, I'll take a bigger saw though (we only had a junior hacksaw), so we can sustain the fire for longer periods without dashing off for sticks.
Onto the cooking. My boy suffers with the same unwillingness to try new foods that plagued me as a kid - so he got a tin of beans and sausage to eat, whilst I experimented with baking potatoes wrapped in tinfoil in the embers of the fire. And unlike every other aspect of imaginary camping thus far, it actually proved to be easier than I'd imagined. It could perhaps have done with a turn at some point to crisp up all the skin, but I've never had a tastier baked spud ever!
For entertainment, we wandered through the wood to find an appropriate branch to make a bow - and found a lovely straight one. I remember my grandpa making one for me when I was a boy, and it brought back memories as I cut the notches for the string, and worked out how best to tension and tie it. When you're a kid, you sort of assume that the grown-up knows exactly what they're doing - or at least I did when I was presented with my bow. We nearly got it right, but the string I'd brought along wasn't the strongest. It was hairy garden string, and only lasted a few twangs before breaking. The boy enjoyed it though, and was wandering around with it slung over his shoulder.
Other memories before bed include some pretend fighting with bo staffs - we both have good skills; seeing and hearing a buzzard mewing overhead; and a funeral for a poo
The night was better than our last experience from a pillow perspective - but my hayfever was pretty annoying - I'd been sneezing all through the day, and I felt full of it. Sleep was a weird mixture of animal calls and wiggling around on the camp bed. I got out of the tent around 8, and sat in the morning sun, which felt gorgeous.
The boy stumbled out 20 minutes later, and declared that he wasn't super keen on another night. In a way it was a bit of a relief, as I was a bit lacking in confidence as to how to keep him entertained. I'm not the sort of dad who knows all sorts of stuff about nature, plus I was also feeling a bit low on sleep. In other ways it was also a bit disappointing of course, but I'm not of a mind to force him to keep doing things. Hopefully all the good bits are going in.
So we had a slow breakfast (there's no other pace) of eggy bread (which somehow tastes twice as nice when eaten off a piece of kitchen roll with a couple of bits of grass on it for good measure) and apple juice. The boy read his book whilst I restored the chunks of turf to our fire hearth (hoping I got that right), and then helped to clear out the tent. We made a trip to the car with a batch of stuff, then ambled back up the hill. I left him to read whilst I took the next load down, and whilst I went to pull up some of the yellow flowers that our host had asked for some help with.
It reminded me a bit of the relationship between Phaedrus and Chris in "Zen &..." as they camp and trek in various places during the story. There are times when P carries a massive load in short stages as they trek in difficult places whilst C is tired - and times when P gives C a piece of his mind, and they struggle to make it through.
We left around 1pm, and I just about had the energy to get all the spoilables out of the car, and to make us both a sandwich and a drink when we got back, then I lay on the sofa for a bit and read my book whilst the boy watched YouTube vids. I think I slept for about an hour
Btw, I finished 'Alone in Berlin' a few days ago. It's well worth a read - an insight into the hierarchy of the Nazi power structure at ground level - how each person in command would act like a shit to their inferiors, and then get the same treatment from their superiors; and how an undercurrent of double-crossing and mistrust must have sprung up in a large portion of the population. No need to say how gruesome any of WWII was, but the story of Otto and his wife was a lovely one, and I can think of nothing more fitting than the word that I've heard from several sources - 'redemptive'.
Since then, I've been reading 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time', and really enjoying it. A quick precis would be 'Sheldon Cooper as a boy detective'. Fascinating reading so far.
And on a day like this, we saw a man running with a thick hoodie on. There are four options: 1) he was training for a desert race; 2) he was from a country that is regularly hotter than it was today; 3) he was a prize boxer, slimming down to fighting weight; 4) he was a mentalist.
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What a memorable experience for you and your boy. FabulousGimmeMincepies6:41am, 25th Jul 2014
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That's what I call camping!Alice Navidad6:53am, 25th Jul 2014
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Love eggy bread!!sallykate11:39am, 25th Jul 2014
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If you're going to make a habit of it, I would heartily recommend this book - http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Shit-Woods-Environmentally-Approach/dp/0898156270/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top. Well researched and well written - with plenty of practical advice about hole depths and toilet paper alternatives!EdJ12:47pm, 25th Jul 2014
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Fantastic. How idyllic it sounds -even the uncomfortable bits! How fortunate to have friends in such glorious situationsLittleDonkeyDaisy12:54pm, 25th Jul 2014
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Sounds brill. I read the curious incident before I had the pleasure to know Sheldon, couldn't agree more!Irontubs1:52pm, 25th Jul 2014
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Neither of mine would like that *at all* but I wouldCarpathius 'Funeral for a poo' made me laugh aloud!11:48pm, 25th Jul 2014
Nearly missed today's blogging deadline, but I'd better keep this brief.
Did my last run for a while today, as the boy is with me for a week. It's a minor shame in mileage terms, because July has been great so far, but it's ALWAYS worth it for time with him!
We're planning some off-the-grid camping - and he's looking forward to digging his own toilet
More on that soon!
Did my last run for a while today, as the boy is with me for a week. It's a minor shame in mileage terms, because July has been great so far, but it's ALWAYS worth it for time with him!
We're planning some off-the-grid camping - and he's looking forward to digging his own toilet
More on that soon!
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I reckon you did miss the deadline but then did some database jiggery pokery to resset the date;)ThorntonRunner6:36am, 23rd Jul 2014
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That was close! Enjoy the camping.B.7:39am, 23rd Jul 2014
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Enjoy the camping.Ness7:47am, 23rd Jul 2014
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he might not enjoy it quite so much once he's done it...Feleecy Navidad7:50am, 23rd Jul 2014
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Off-the-grid camping - should I be concerned?Grid9:02am, 23rd Jul 2014
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Awesome - free camp is the way to go. They love it.Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) G11:50am, 23rd Jul 2014
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wait til you tell him he has to put the used bog roll into a bag and pack it out with him (you *are* doing this I assume, not leaving it scattered around?)flanker12:53pm, 23rd Jul 2014
Here's the entry form with more details for any pair of runners interested in a free trip to run the Transalpine Race. The chosen pair just have to do some blogging for Gore/Fetch (oh, and run a marathon in the alps every day for a week):
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/transalpine.php
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/transalpine.php
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Too tired to blog much tonight.
Nice day - breakfast in bed, a dog walk, reading my book in the garden, a wander round the River Festival, jet washing the patio, egg sandwiches, then a few lovely hours at the Jigses house. A massive rainstorm on the way home, but we scurried into a nice-looking pub and I had a nice burger and threw mustard mayonnaise all over myself
More Trans Alpine news tomorrow!
Nice day - breakfast in bed, a dog walk, reading my book in the garden, a wander round the River Festival, jet washing the patio, egg sandwiches, then a few lovely hours at the Jigses house. A massive rainstorm on the way home, but we scurried into a nice-looking pub and I had a nice burger and threw mustard mayonnaise all over myself
More Trans Alpine news tomorrow!
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Trans Alpine sounds beautiful but a very long hilly way;-)SharonD10:28pm, 20th Jul 2014
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But did you go to see Thrill Collins?Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)9:36am, 21st Jul 2014
Wow, lots of orders flying in for anniversary kit, thanks everybody
Back in Bedford today, and it's chaos, thanks to the biennial River Festival. I can hear a man singing, accompanied by some sort of jazz trumpets, and all day long the people have been swarming round like ants. We even have a man at the end of our street who's checking our residents status before we can drive onto our street. It's baking hot, so I bought him a can of coke when I nipped out to the shop
We ran in the drizzle this morning, then had coffee and cake in a vintage tea room. The v word is v on trend these days no? I think if it's done well, it doesn't need to be in the name, but it was nice all the same.
Katie's beagle nose (like eagle eyes, but wetter) smelt a gas leak, which required a call out from
Jim the plumber. He lives close enough that had there been an explosion, he would have been called out quite forcibly. Everyone needs a plumber like Jim. Fact. At £25, it'll pay for itself in the combined increased brain power of myself and the boy
Wondering about buying a small dinghy for paddling up and down the canal. Any advice?
Also, I'm looking for a pair of runners who are match ready to run the Trans Alpine in September. Race entry, flights, accommodation and food all paid for, so long as you're happy and willing to blog your experiences. Please share this with all your running friends.
Back in Bedford today, and it's chaos, thanks to the biennial River Festival. I can hear a man singing, accompanied by some sort of jazz trumpets, and all day long the people have been swarming round like ants. We even have a man at the end of our street who's checking our residents status before we can drive onto our street. It's baking hot, so I bought him a can of coke when I nipped out to the shop
We ran in the drizzle this morning, then had coffee and cake in a vintage tea room. The v word is v on trend these days no? I think if it's done well, it doesn't need to be in the name, but it was nice all the same.
Katie's beagle nose (like eagle eyes, but wetter) smelt a gas leak, which required a call out from
Jim the plumber. He lives close enough that had there been an explosion, he would have been called out quite forcibly. Everyone needs a plumber like Jim. Fact. At £25, it'll pay for itself in the combined increased brain power of myself and the boy
Wondering about buying a small dinghy for paddling up and down the canal. Any advice?
Also, I'm looking for a pair of runners who are match ready to run the Trans Alpine in September. Race entry, flights, accommodation and food all paid for, so long as you're happy and willing to blog your experiences. Please share this with all your running friends.
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That looks like a really tasty offer for the Transalpine runRaptors claws are coming to town10:47pm, 19th Jul 2014
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I'd love to, if only I wasn't unfit, injured and probably unable to get away. In another life, maybe.Diogenes10:49pm, 19th Jul 2014
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Sounds a great offer sadly not fit enough for that oneNight-owl10:50pm, 19th Jul 2014
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I've commented on fb, but surely KinkyS and Flanker are in with a good shout for the Trans Alpine?missvivvy11:16pm, 19th Jul 2014
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Or Loca and Contro?PaulaMc8:19am, 20th Jul 2014
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KinkyS and Flanker. Both very visible Fetchies and amazing runnersFreshStart8:45am, 20th Jul 2014
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You'll wait a long time for Flanker to write a blogRaptors claws are coming to town Otherwise, strongly thirded. I can't think of any other Fetch "team" that's so race-ready for an off-road event.
eL Bee! and I would have jumped at this a few years ago. I still would, the nature of the event is such that, barring unexpected mishaps, I could complete and mostly enjoy it. But I'd need a team mate.9:32am, 20th Jul 2014 -
Another vote for Team Flinky- They are lovely people who deserve the opportunity and can do it justice.Girlie10:03am, 20th Jul 2014
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Bint and PompeyPaul might be up for this too. Although PP as international man of mystery, might be away flogging oil to the Arabs and snow to the Swedes or whatever it is he does.CStar10:34am, 20th Jul 2014
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Or Bint and Liliacha, since they've done at least one team ultra very successfully togetherRaptors claws are coming to town10:39am, 20th Jul 2014
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I would bite your arm off to do Trans Alpsgrant mac10:42am, 20th Jul 2014
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Me and carthorse1977 are fit and ready to blog and have form for 7 ln 7buttscratcher2:56pm, 20th Jul 2014
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Yes, I would love to do this! Bint?Liliaicha3:54pm, 20th Jul 2014
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If you want an inflatable canoe (rather than dinghy) i think the sports direct ones for under £100 basically float on canalsJubear but if you ever want to paddle anywhere else you'll want to throw a bit more money at it
I paid around £500 for a Sevylor K2 a couple years ago, and though it's been succeeded by better (rigid) boats, it remains surprisingly capable, even for rockhopping along the coast. Plus they're bombproof and very confidence-inspiring4:09pm, 20th Jul 2014 -
*lurks*Bintmcskint5:53pm, 20th Jul 2014
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CStar - you got half of the team right - Bint and Lilacha are the A team for this, they can run up hills and blog much better than me. And anyway, I will be flogging anything to everyoneiRan7:07pm, 20th Jul 2014
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I agree with Jubear, FWIW. Canoe or kayak good, dinghy bad.Angus Clydesdale7:39pm, 20th Jul 2014
Here's the link to the shop:
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/shop.php
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are the men's and ladies vests identical? or do they have slightly different neck lines?merry minardi *hic*1:05pm, 18th Jul 2014
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They'll be different - same cut as the current mens and ladies vests.fetcheveryone1:07pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Does the back of the shirt look the same as the back of the vest? If not, then I've ordered the wrong onePaulaMc1:07pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Yep, the back of the shirt will have the same pattern as the vest - these are just 'artist's impressions' for now.fetcheveryone1:08pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Excellent. Looking forward to wearing it for the Amsterdam marathonPaulaMc1:10pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Shame ladies tees stop at medium whereas the men's go to XXL. :-/Tiggia1:21pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Yey! Shiny new thingsOysterboy1:21pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Is there no 'bundle deal' of a tshirt and vest for £40 saysLickster Remind me what the sizes are equivalent to in inches again, think its 6-7 years since I last ordered one...1:27pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Tiggia - that's a mistake on my part, sorry - let me sort that out.fetcheveryone1:28pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Is there a sizing guide somewhere... cant find oneD25*xy4aXma5name!1:28pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Size guide: specials.ronhill.comfetcheveryone1:32pm, 18th Jul 2014
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No, going to have to wait and see it in real life. Much as I love Fetch, I am on the distinctly non-plussed side of this one.CStar1:36pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Excellent, that's the sizing information, so what about this discount Sir Fetch?sLickster1:38pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Any chance of a cycling top version? Pretty pleeeaaasekwala1:41pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Ordered mine.Nightjar1:46pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Cheers for sizing link Fetch!D25*xy4aXma5name!1:48pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Do you need to be a paid uka member to officially be a FERC runner and run in one?Safehands132:14pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Nah, just go for it if you want onefetcheveryone2:15pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Woohoo! Ordered!Metro_Nome2:42pm, 18th Jul 2014
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orderedoldbiddy2:52pm, 18th Jul 2014
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When does the pre order close Fetch ?Corona3:09pm, 18th Jul 2014
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I've looked all over the shop but I can't seem to find the short-sleeved cycling shirts with the triple pockets in the back.Angus Clydesdale4:27pm, 18th Jul 2014
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I have, of course, ordered a vest whilst I'm waiting.Angus Clydesdale4:27pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Orderednorthernslowcoach8:31pm, 18th Jul 2014
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are these the same sizes as the current ones - are they short in the body?katypie10:01pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Are you shipping to Australia?WobblyBob7:56am, 19th Jul 2014
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Is there any chance of getting them done on black? I think the yellow gets a bit lost on the white. If it was on black the design would *really* stand out!missvivvy3:14pm, 19th Jul 2014
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If you're doing them on black I'd rather have one of them.Angus Clydesdale7:38pm, 20th Jul 2014
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Golly. Definitely eye-catchingDrell2:18pm, 17th Jul 2014
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WowLorraine2:21pm, 17th Jul 2014
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awesomeVicksterH2:23pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Definitely brightsnogard2:23pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Good Grief!!Silvershadow2:24pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Chapeau, twelveone.Grid2:26pm, 17th Jul 2014
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HellsBells2:30pm, 17th Jul 2014
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holy guacamolekatypie2:33pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Like it but shouldn't the FETCH bit be a bit bigger? more in your face?merry minardi *hic*2:39pm, 17th Jul 2014
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you won't be missed in the crowd!Snake Doctor2:40pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Yeah, the whole thing's too subtle....Weean2:41pm, 17th Jul 2014
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does it hypnotise your fellow runners? could be useful for getting a few places up in a raceiaincr2:44pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Designer hat on: LIKE!Shark the Herald Angel
Athlete hat on: LIKE!
Will this suit me hat on: LIKE!2:44pm, 17th Jul 2014 -
MY EYES!HermanBloom
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Designed in Japan. *Scottish Commomwealth games*Ocelot Spleens2:57pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Nice and understated then.Lalli3:14pm, 17th Jul 2014
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That's terrifying. I want oneRaptors claws are coming to town3:17pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Love it! is there a long sleve version with even more hypnosis potential?RuthB23:19pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Is there a version in green?BigChiefRunningBore3:28pm, 17th Jul 2014
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I'm going to take up hula hooping and wear thisNaomi P3:42pm, 17th Jul 2014
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WANT!Oysterboy3:44pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Holy shitHendo3:54pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Woah! I've thought in the past that even though the red and yellow fetch kit is *very* bright it can actually be quite hard to spot in a crowd with lots of people wearing red or yellow tops. I think you have solved this problemFeleecy Navidad4:00pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Isn't that the Time Vortex?Santa Badgey4:10pm, 17th Jul 2014
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If you stare at it long enough you can see JPR Williams.Cavey4:12pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Crikey!BaronessBL4:17pm, 17th Jul 2014
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holy moly !bigleggy4:51pm, 17th Jul 2014
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I need one for pole dancing classGirlie4:56pm, 17th Jul 2014
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BrilliantGimmeMincepies5:04pm, 17th Jul 2014
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I've just spotted what it says on the back! I like that tooFeleecy Navidad Seventy thousand fetchies can't be wrong. Well, apart from the ones who only to join to pelt us with kitchen spam 5:22pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Oh my goodness!neems5:26pm, 17th Jul 2014
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I don't know why but I thought it was going to be black .. So I'm a bit shocked.B.5:32pm, 17th Jul 2014
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It is very shocking .B.Merry Fizzmas :-) but lovely6:19pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Wowsers!Lemon107:47pm, 17th Jul 2014
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It reminds me of 60s films. And the Time Tunnel, when the two protagonists were going back in time....JenL Should it have a warning similar to the one for strobe lighting, perhaps?7:58pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Groovy!Calamity8:04pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Is there one available in 3D?McGoohan8:13pm, 17th Jul 2014
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OMG amazing but it can't surely be 10 years can it??EvilPixie8:33pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Will the short-sleeved bike shirts have triple pockets in the back? Please?Angus Clydesdale8:33pm, 17th Jul 2014
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GrandIn the bleak midWinniefree8:43pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Good grief, count me out. Sorry Lord F, but that's horribleCStar8:59pm, 17th Jul 2014
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well that's one way to get spotted in the VMLM crowds. Showed it to the kids - They said get oneRosehip9:15pm, 17th Jul 2014
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I WANT ONE NOW! PLEASE!PaulaMc9:23pm, 17th Jul 2014
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I love it. Can't be missed in that oneCorrah10:19pm, 17th Jul 2014
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As posted elsewhere, that's a Takeshi's Castle graphic if ever I saw one...Dooogs (2.58)10:20pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Me! Me! ME!!!!GlennR11:19pm, 17th Jul 2014
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Yes please!LittleDonkeyDaisy9:55am, 18th Jul 2014
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CStar - think of it as "so bad it's good"LittleDonkeyDaisy9:57am, 18th Jul 2014
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It may add 5 seconds a mile to your marathon time. Still want it.RichHL9:58am, 18th Jul 2014
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It's been specially designed to bend light to make you look faster* (*that's not true)fetcheveryone9:59am, 18th Jul 2014
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its like the TV series time tunnelJono. bing.com11:34am, 18th Jul 2014
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I mentioned that earlier, Jono. You must be nearly as old as I amJenL
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wowGeologyRocks12:24pm, 18th Jul 2014
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Jen - I AM - well I think soJono.12:41pm, 18th Jul 2014
The books have started arriving. The Beach and The Curious Incident... are the first two to arrive.
Today I've been having a fiddle with the parkrun API - I've been given the chance to test it out. First up, I'm aiming to grab a feed of all the parkruns, so that we can seamlessly put them into our race listings. There's also a 'cancellations' feed too, which was interesting reading if nothing else Eventually I'd like to have some sort of handshake mechanism whereby you'll be able to stitch your parkrun profile to your Fetch profile, and have your results turn up in your race portfolio automagically.
As part of another project, I've set up api.fetcheveryone.com - it does absolutely nothing at the moment, but when it *does* do stuff, the first thing it'll do will be to receive data. Mysterious huh?
I've also been working with the fabulous twelveone to get the final designs sorted out for the Fetch Anniversary Kit - I think we're nearly there - just a few tiny wrinkles to iron out Maybe tomorrow?
I also had a nice run this morning - five miles, chilled out sort of pace. Up to 50 for the month. Raaar.
The boy had a good school report and a lovely haircut
Today I've been having a fiddle with the parkrun API - I've been given the chance to test it out. First up, I'm aiming to grab a feed of all the parkruns, so that we can seamlessly put them into our race listings. There's also a 'cancellations' feed too, which was interesting reading if nothing else
Eventually I'd like to have some sort of handshake mechanism whereby you'll be able to stitch your parkrun profile to your Fetch profile, and have your results turn up in your race portfolio automagically. As part of another project, I've set up api.fetcheveryone.com - it does absolutely nothing at the moment, but when it *does* do stuff, the first thing it'll do will be to receive data. Mysterious huh?
I've also been working with the fabulous twelveone to get the final designs sorted out for the Fetch Anniversary Kit - I think we're nearly there - just a few tiny wrinkles to iron out
Maybe tomorrow? I also had a nice run this morning - five miles, chilled out sort of pace. Up to 50 for the month. Raaar.
The boy had a good school report and a lovely haircut
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That's nice. I used to get a clip round the ear with my school report.McGoohan5:31pm, 16th Jul 2014
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I'm not sure I want kit that needs to be ironedRaptors claws are coming to town5:34pm, 16th Jul 2014
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wrinkles? Iron out? I'm *not* ironing running kitflanker5:41pm, 16th Jul 2014
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Gah! Don't you hate it when that happens.flanker5:42pm, 16th Jul 2014
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i'm looking froward to the kit, but only if no ironing is required!.B.6:44pm, 16th Jul 2014
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Love the idea of knitting parkrun & Fetch togethersallykate well done the boy.6:45pm, 16th Jul 2014
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automagically I love that word great ideaNight-owl6:47pm, 16th Jul 2014
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My family were impressedMcGoohan6:53pm, 16th Jul 2014
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loving the parkrun idea too! Doesn't lycra melt if you iron it?Feleecy Navidad6:58pm, 16th Jul 2014
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Lots of exciting newsLindsD7:06pm, 16th Jul 2014
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Oooh new kit opportunitynorthernslowcoach8:48pm, 16th Jul 2014
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How many others clicked that link? Thanks for making meAutumnleaves at the end of a long day 10:16pm, 16th Jul 2014
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I didn't click on the link until AL mentioned it. I'm so easily influenced!GimmeMincepies5:45am, 17th Jul 2014
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I love automagically but not ironing.angelrose8:22am, 17th Jul 2014
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still does nothing. What the definition of stupidity? Repeating the same action multiple times and expecting a different outcome?flanker8:56am, 17th Jul 2014
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api, that means this databse will be able to talk to other databases and vice-versa, right?Ocelot Spleens9:09am, 17th Jul 2014
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Love the parkrun automation idea - can you do it for all other races too please? (ho ho)RuthB210:25am, 17th Jul 2014
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like parkrun / fetch idea but not ironing running kittulip11:51am, 17th Jul 2014
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I clicked the link too - it is like the big red button that says DO NOT PUSH. It's just got to be doneSpally4:09pm, 21st Jul 2014
Lots of nice book comments, thank you It's been nice getting the various 'dispatched' notifications come in from the various eBay sellers throughout the day. Should I read them in the order they arrive?
Today I made some exciting steps towards a few site projects I've been working on, more on that as soon as I can (NB it's not an app). I've also been inspired to plan another website But nothing that would take away from Fetch. Not even exercise related.
I often think I have no attention span
Tired now boss.
It's been nice getting the various 'dispatched' notifications come in from the various eBay sellers throughout the day. Should I read them in the order they arrive? Today I made some exciting steps towards a few site projects I've been working on, more on that as soon as I can (NB it's not an app). I've also been inspired to plan another website
But nothing that would take away from Fetch. Not even exercise related. I often think I have no attention span
Tired now boss.
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Off to bed young manMrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)10:30pm, 15th Jul 2014
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Done my own blog on it now. My question is does it count as having read a book if you've listened to the talking book. Read by the author too.McGoohan6:40am, 16th Jul 2014
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I don't know how you find time to read!D25*xy4aXma5name!12:16pm, 16th Jul 2014
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Is it "Search"?! (Tell me you haven't deleted that from your to do list? I'll send you feedback 8 x a day, 7 days a week if you do!Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) )12:28pm, 16th Jul 2014
Books in the post, on their way to me:
Under the Net - Iris Murdoch (this was on the 100 books list, never read any Iris Murdoch, liked the sound of it)
Midnight Cowboy - I saw the film a long time ago, probably too young to understand much of it, but remember the ending
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - have never seen the film. Thompson is one of those authors I've heard admired talk of - time to make my own mind up.
To Kill a Mockingbird - purely and simply because Michael Gove mentioned it
The Beach - read it a long time ago. Partly bought this for Katie to read too
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out Of A Window And Disappeared - heard this mentioned quite a lot on that Frostrup book programme, and it's hard not to be intrigued by the title.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - ditto.
Sputnik Sweetheart - recommendation from a Fetchie a while back - naked bum on the cover
The Woman in Black - we saw the film recently, and both wanted a bit more detail about the ending. Plus I read a Susan Hill book when I was about 9, about a boy who is victimised by his step-brother, and ends up drowning himself. I'm not sure to this day whether it should have been on a bookshelf in a junior school, but it was interesting to see her name crop up.
'Salems Lot - again, watched this as a kid, scared sh*tless by Mr Barlow. Never read a horror novel in my life, wondering if it can be even scarier than movies (suspecting 'yes').
I'm still enjoying the build-up of Alone in Berlin - although I've just got to a chapter that's so full of hope that I'm dreading that bubble being burst.
Under the Net - Iris Murdoch (this was on the 100 books list, never read any Iris Murdoch, liked the sound of it)
Midnight Cowboy - I saw the film a long time ago, probably too young to understand much of it, but remember the ending
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - have never seen the film. Thompson is one of those authors I've heard admired talk of - time to make my own mind up.
To Kill a Mockingbird - purely and simply because Michael Gove mentioned it
The Beach - read it a long time ago. Partly bought this for Katie to read too
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out Of A Window And Disappeared - heard this mentioned quite a lot on that Frostrup book programme, and it's hard not to be intrigued by the title.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - ditto.
Sputnik Sweetheart - recommendation from a Fetchie a while back - naked bum on the cover
The Woman in Black - we saw the film recently, and both wanted a bit more detail about the ending. Plus I read a Susan Hill book when I was about 9, about a boy who is victimised by his step-brother, and ends up drowning himself. I'm not sure to this day whether it should have been on a bookshelf in a junior school, but it was interesting to see her name crop up.
'Salems Lot - again, watched this as a kid, scared sh*tless by Mr Barlow. Never read a horror novel in my life, wondering if it can be even scarier than movies (suspecting 'yes').
I'm still enjoying the build-up of Alone in Berlin - although I've just got to a chapter that's so full of hope that I'm dreading that bubble being burst.
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Great book list.Ness8:57pm, 14th Jul 2014
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I heartily recommend "Different Seasons" the 4 book Stephen King novella... Loved it as a kid and just found it down the back of my bookcaseRon Burgundy9:01pm, 14th Jul 2014
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AIB is redemptive, don't worry. Not happy. Gove - argh.Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) G9:12pm, 14th Jul 2014
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Keep adding more to my list!northernslowcoach
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I liked hundred year old man too, nice and light and funny. Same with Curious Incident. Not sure I'd bother with The Beach again. The 12 book series below made me think about book series and I remembered that one of the few I've read all the way through and enjoyed was the Fortunes of War ones, you might remember the miniseries en.wikipedia.orgFeleecy Navidad9:44pm, 14th Jul 2014
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There's a book of Midnight Cowboy?McGoohan10:13pm, 14th Jul 2014
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I started hundred year old man last year, but havent picked it up again. need to dig it outStar10:35pm, 14th Jul 2014
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Fear and Loathing is ace, as is his journalism, if you like it, The Great Shark Hunt should be your next stopChrisull10:47pm, 14th Jul 2014
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I'll echo Ron Burgundy's recommendation. Different Seasons stayed with me for a while.Carpathius11:13pm, 14th Jul 2014
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Yep, the Salem's lot book is scarier than the film. Aren't all books as it gives you imagination a greater latitude to imagine bad things?flanker11:53pm, 14th Jul 2014
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The film of The Shining was dreadful but the book was marvellously scary. I wonder what you'll make of Iris Murdoch - she used to be my favourite writer but her later books are fairly impenetrable. Under the Net is good though.jennywren9:05am, 15th Jul 2014
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The 100 year old man is quite funny, but the joke gets thing after 300 pages, but work a go, as is the Curious Dog, To Kill a Mocking Bird is great. You don't notice what he's trying to tell you, so re-read it. I have Iros Murdoch Boks at home, Under The Net and The sea The Sea and can not bring myself to read them for some reason....Ocelot Spleens9:53am, 15th Jul 2014
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I am currently reading ' A Cuckoo's calling' by Rober Galbraith (aka JK Rowling). Not too bad, bit of a murder mystery style.*Anj*12:24pm, 15th Jul 2014
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Thing with horror books is they have to be more graphic/detailed while a film can cut away and leave it to you imagination (which may not be that bad).Nightjar12:24pm, 15th Jul 2014
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The Sea The Sea is very depressing. Well written but very bleak.jennywren12:43pm, 15th Jul 2014
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The 100 year old man is good loved that. Did you know that has been released as a film. I was sad no where near meNight-owl12:51pm, 15th Jul 2014
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No Nicholas Montserrat? LOVED Salem's LotJono.1:38pm, 15th Jul 2014
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I think the book of The Woman in Black is quite different to the film so it may not explain the ending. The Shining is one of the scariest books I've ever read - actually gave me nightmaresLittle Nemo The film is different but just as scary...
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Curious incident is a good read - I had two copies at one time so I sent the spare one to a Fetchie who I've never met but she was keen to read itBaronessBL I started 100 year old man (downloaded first few pages for free) on the recommendation of a friend about a year ago but never actually bought it to finish it!3:18pm, 15th Jul 2014
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If you enjoy Curious Incident (and you should, it's great!) then you should definitely try and see the show in London, it's brilliant...Yazoo4:22pm, 15th Jul 2014
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I liked 'Alone in Berlin' very much. Now I've actually been there, I might have to read it again sometime. Staying with things Germanic, have you read 'The Reader' by Bernhard Schlink? It was made into quite a good film with Kate Winslet, but the book is always - in my opinion - better than the film. 'Stasiland' by Anna Funder is also very good - fascinating and moving stories of life behind the Berlin Wall. 'The Woman in Black' is one of the most frightening books I have ever read - the film was very disappointing, I thought. 'The Turn of the Screw' by Henry James is equally - or even more - chillingly horrible. 'Midnight Cowboy' is one of my all time favourite films - didn't know it was a book.Schnecke5:35pm, 15th Jul 2014
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I too can still remember my feelings at the end of Midnight Cowboy. If any Fetchie has never seen the film, do track it down. Iris Murdoch was a bit of a slog for me; loved Curious Incident and like WS, found the 100 year old man lost my attention after a while. Heartily endorse Schnecke's recommendation of The Turn of the Screw - and that's from someone who doesn't like scary stuff!LittleDonkeyDaisy6:50pm, 15th Jul 2014
Bought 11 books All second hand. I found the ones I wanted on Amazon, and with postage it came to £37, but I've found them all on eBay for £30 List tomorrow, too late tonight.
The boy was up before 7 this morning, but he got in beside me and we listened to our neighbour clearing his lungs over his first fag of the day.
Downstairs, and I had 45 mins of being comatose on the sofa whilst the boy did some YouTube vids, then we shared a plate of crumpets with marmite (the definitive crumpet topping, fact). Took some bread to the canal to hurl at the ducks.
When we got back, I let him play online with his friends whilst I did some work on the garden. There's a small walled section that's about 1.5m by 4m, covered in wandering plants. I took it all back to ground zero, and also dug a little trench to put another line of bricks in. It's only walled on two sides currently, but if I can close it all in, I could perhaps deck it, and make it a nice island in the thistle sea.
After a fish finger sandwich each, we headed to the swimming pool, where his confidence following a term of swimming lessons was evident. I particularly enjoyed the game where we had to give creative names to our splashing moves, and I was very proud to execute a perfect Reverse Moses.
This evening we've had a nice meal with my father-in-law, and even enjoyed watching a bit of the football. Not all of it mind, we got a bit bored when extra time started
All second hand. I found the ones I wanted on Amazon, and with postage it came to £37, but I've found them all on eBay for £30 List tomorrow, too late tonight. The boy was up before 7 this morning, but he got in beside me and we listened to our neighbour clearing his lungs over his first fag of the day.
Downstairs, and I had 45 mins of being comatose on the sofa whilst the boy did some YouTube vids, then we shared a plate of crumpets with marmite (the definitive crumpet topping, fact). Took some bread to the canal to hurl at the ducks.
When we got back, I let him play online with his friends whilst I did some work on the garden. There's a small walled section that's about 1.5m by 4m, covered in wandering plants. I took it all back to ground zero, and also dug a little trench to put another line of bricks in. It's only walled on two sides currently, but if I can close it all in, I could perhaps deck it, and make it a nice island in the thistle sea.
After a fish finger sandwich each, we headed to the swimming pool, where his confidence following a term of swimming lessons was evident. I particularly enjoyed the game where we had to give creative names to our splashing moves, and I was very proud to execute a perfect Reverse Moses.
This evening we've had a nice meal with my father-in-law, and even enjoyed watching a bit of the football. Not all of it mind, we got a bit bored when extra time started
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I'm guessing they are some of the 100 books we should read look forward to hearing your listNight-owl10:49pm, 13th Jul 2014
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crumpets, marmite and a bit of cheese - even better!.B.10:53pm, 13th Jul 2014
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nom nomswittle11:39pm, 13th Jul 2014
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I've still not tried a fish finger sandwich. Assume it's white bread?katypie10:31am, 14th Jul 2014
I actually feel like I've been cooked. It was 28 degrees here before we'd reached midday, and it didn't relent. There's a lovely shower of rain shower going on at the moment - I've just been for a stand in it.
Tag rugby for The Boy this morning - the last one ever before they start getting physical when he hits Y4 in September. He showed and go-ed like a good'un, and scored a length-of-the-pitch try, which was lovely to see His favourite coach gave him the 'player of the day' trophy this week, and said some nice things about him, and gave him a nickname - 'The Engine' - because he never stops. I *know* he was being kind, because he's a capital fellow, and I *know* they share the praise about, because they want to encourage everyone. But it was still lovely. I told my boy I was proud of him, but made sure he knew that I was most proud of his intensity and determination - no matter how he chose to apply them, and irrespective of whether they led to success or not. I think it went in.
He was bushwhackered after that (hot sun, and he likes playing in thick tracksuit bottoms), so I let him have an afternoon of Plants vs Zombies on Xbox. I donned my Fedora and strode out to attack the garden. It's a very small garden, and it only takes a few missed mows and a wee dram of ennui before the thistles are at nipple height, and the dog disappears for hours at a time, returning with fur studded of seeds. (I've been teaching him 'lie down' this weekend - he's sort of getting it, but still needs a bit of a hand signal, and a bit of your hand). So I wandered round with a shears, hacking away until my coders arms turned to jelly. I also went to town on a big bush. You might guess that I'm a bad gardener - but in actual fact, I'm completely awful. I pruned like a maniac though, and I may have gone too far. There are still some leaves on it, but they're glaring at me.
We made some muffins, which I looked proudly at through the oven door as they crept up over the tops of their cases, then forgot about, so they have a bit of a solid crust on them. Still edible though.
Finally, we watched Blank Check (kid gets a million dollars, but realises all he needs was right there all along, right next to the sick bucket), which was pretty poor, but with just enough slapstick to be fun; then a wee bit of Danny the CotW, and then a quick cool shower for the boy, as he was feeling cooked too.
And there we are. Another Saturday back in the hutch.
I also dug up this link - 100 books everyone should read:
telegraph.co.uk
I've read 9/100, but there were a few on there that I like the look of.
Tag rugby for The Boy this morning - the last one ever before they start getting physical when he hits Y4 in September. He showed and go-ed like a good'un, and scored a length-of-the-pitch try, which was lovely to see
His favourite coach gave him the 'player of the day' trophy this week, and said some nice things about him, and gave him a nickname - 'The Engine' - because he never stops. I *know* he was being kind, because he's a capital fellow, and I *know* they share the praise about, because they want to encourage everyone. But it was still lovely. I told my boy I was proud of him, but made sure he knew that I was most proud of his intensity and determination - no matter how he chose to apply them, and irrespective of whether they led to success or not. I think it went in. He was bushwhackered after that (hot sun, and he likes playing in thick tracksuit bottoms), so I let him have an afternoon of Plants vs Zombies on Xbox. I donned my Fedora and strode out to attack the garden. It's a very small garden, and it only takes a few missed mows and a wee dram of ennui before the thistles are at nipple height, and the dog disappears for hours at a time, returning with fur studded of seeds. (I've been teaching him 'lie down' this weekend - he's sort of getting it, but still needs a bit of a hand signal, and a bit of your hand). So I wandered round with a shears, hacking away until my coders arms turned to jelly. I also went to town on a big bush. You might guess that I'm a bad gardener - but in actual fact, I'm completely awful. I pruned like a maniac though, and I may have gone too far. There are still some leaves on it, but they're glaring at me.
We made some muffins, which I looked proudly at through the oven door as they crept up over the tops of their cases, then forgot about, so they have a bit of a solid crust on them. Still edible though.
Finally, we watched Blank Check (kid gets a million dollars, but realises all he needs was right there all along, right next to the sick bucket), which was pretty poor, but with just enough slapstick to be fun; then a wee bit of Danny the CotW, and then a quick cool shower for the boy, as he was feeling cooked too.
And there we are. Another Saturday back in the hutch.
I also dug up this link - 100 books everyone should read:
telegraph.co.uk
I've read 9/100, but there were a few on there that I like the look of.
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Well done on the player of the day, no heat here but lots of rain instead.pedroscalls11:28pm, 12th Jul 2014
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39. well, 39 started and some of them not finished. Most of the rest make me squirm at the thought of reading themFeleecy Navidad5:26am, 13th Jul 2014
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25 read to completion, about 15 more started and not finished. Clarissa is one of them. It's about 2000 pages long.McGoohan6:21am, 13th Jul 2014
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I've read 8. I reckon they are mostly not the same as yours. We should compare later...:-)KatieB8:16am, 13th Jul 2014
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I.got 39 too, most finished. I.wonder if my. 39/40 are the same as Fleecy and McG, and whether we failed to finish the same ones?Diogenes8:59am, 13th Jul 2014
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17 read with 3 on the Kindle which I*should* read but never quite get round to.GimmeMincepies10:19am, 13th Jul 2014
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20 and a couple started but not finishednorthernslowcoach10:43am, 13th Jul 2014
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26 - but about half of those only half-read or skimmed in childhood / teendom - useful list with summer hols coming up in August.Dooogs2:57pm, 13th Jul 2014
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Looking at the list I've read 7 and 2/3rds, 1/3rd of Lord of the rings and 1/3rd of Don Quixote, also got a couple on my kindle waiting to be read.pedroscalls4:03pm, 13th Jul 2014
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39 for me tooLittle Nemo Some of those I haven't even heard of and there aren't that many more that I'm planning to try!4:57pm, 13th Jul 2014
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30jennywren6:46pm, 13th Jul 2014
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55, but that's with four years studying English lit at uni, so lots of time as a dossing arts student!RuthB2
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I read a lot but have only read 13 of those. Not enough pictures in some of thoseSeratonin9:31pm, 13th Jul 2014
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Oh dear, only four hereMerry Fizzmas :-)9:33pm, 13th Jul 2014
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55? Ruth's winning, or lyingDiogenes mine does include the Rabbit trilogy and the 12 book Dance To The Music of Time Series10:11pm, 13th Jul 2014
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And who usually wins between zombies and plants?RuthB210:20pm, 13th Jul 2014
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I think I am on 20 (plus a couple unfinished). Maybe time to reread "Life: A User's Manual".Dvorak11:46am, 14th Jul 2014
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i think it's 11 read, and a few more skimmed/aborted when younger thinking they were books that should be read to be a pretentious well-informed person. I know think that about half of them should be on the list of 100 books that life is far to short to waste time reading.flanker5:51pm, 14th Jul 2014
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* I now think* (which is probably an untruth anyway)flanker5:52pm, 14th Jul 2014
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I think it's cheating anyway to put huuuuuuge long series of books on thereFeleecy Navidad9:40pm, 14th Jul 2014
Thankfully the hayfever seems to have been seen off for a bit - I had the occasional sneeze, but they felt like nothing more than aftershocks.
After quite a bit of not going for a run, I eventually got going just after 2pm, and managed 7.5 miles before the school pickup.
Other things that I've remembered:
The boy came home from school on Thursday with both pockets bulging with rocks that he'd dug up during playtime. He still hasn't got me the rock hammer though.
The car came back, with a new battery, and a bill for £57. Not bad considering they came out and towed it back to the garage, and lent me a car for 24hrs.
We have the potential for some exciting camping this summer. The plan is to go off the grid somewhat - to the extent that we'll need a shovel to dig poop holes, and to fend off the wildlife on midnight forest walks.
Missing my lovely wife.
After quite a bit of not going for a run, I eventually got going just after 2pm, and managed 7.5 miles before the school pickup.
Other things that I've remembered:
The boy came home from school on Thursday with both pockets bulging with rocks that he'd dug up during playtime. He still hasn't got me the rock hammer though.
The car came back, with a new battery, and a bill for £57. Not bad considering they came out and towed it back to the garage, and lent me a car for 24hrs.
We have the potential for some exciting camping this summer. The plan is to go off the grid somewhat - to the extent that we'll need a shovel to dig poop holes, and to fend off the wildlife on midnight forest walks.
Missing my lovely wife.
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Lovely wives are very missableDiogenes10:43pm, 11th Jul 2014
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Rock hammer eh reminds me off The Shawshank RedemptionNight-owl11:01pm, 11th Jul 2014
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Fetch emulating Ray Mears - nice! You should probably treat yourself to a night-vision thingy!D25*xy4aXma5name!11:03pm, 11th Jul 2014
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Plastic trowel from b&q. Cheap and light to carry.flanker1:53am, 12th Jul 2014
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Surely more Bear Grylls than Ray Mears, D2?Feleecy Navidad6:41am, 12th Jul 2014
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Sounds like fun...lol at boy bring home rocks!:)Garfield12:14pm, 12th Jul 2014
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'bringing home rocks' that should have read.Garfield12:14pm, 12th Jul 2014
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Don't bother with shovel. Sharpen stick and dig away.Watford Wobble1:10pm, 12th Jul 2014
It's like dayfever, which is like hayfever, but it strikes in the middle of the night.
The dog did his barking trick at 2.50am this morning - and by the time he'd come back in from outside, my nose and a little bit of wheeze had taken over. I stumbled back to bed, but lay there for an hour, trying not to disturb the Katie-nator 3000. In the end I gave up, and went downstairs again, where I could be a bit noisier - and eventually fell asleep on the sofa.
Got back into bed at 6.45, and despite assuring Katie that I probably didn't need any more sleep, I probably didn't even finish the sentence, and woke up just before 9
My nose feels 'tired' after yesterday, but apart from a handful of sneezes today (there's a lovely image), everything is pretty much completely ordinary again. I did a little three mile tester pot of a run, and everything seems ok, so I might see if I can squeeze another one in tomorrow.
Oh and I've been given a set of keys to do some joyriding with the parkrun API - more on that soon.
And I've seen the first sketches of the Fetch Anniversary Kit. Get your eyeballs insured
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You need a little webcam in the garden see what is of interest out there. hope this fever don't last too longNight-owl12:03am, 11th Jul 2014
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Ooh I'm looking forwrd to the new kit.B.12:06am, 11th Jul 2014
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*dons sunglasses ready for new kit*Feleecy Navidad
Different drugs for the hay fever? I had night fever about 2 weeks ago and it was waking me up, seems to be better now though, hang in there!7:33am, 11th Jul 2014 -
Like the sound of that kit - it's going to go beautifully with my club colours of purple and fluorescent yellow, I can tellLittleDonkeyDaisy7:38am, 11th Jul 2014
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our fetch colours are perfect for my colouring; bring it onD25*xy4aXma5name!8:18am, 11th Jul 2014
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Did we go with Fetch Kit Anniversary pants in the end?Watford Wobble2:10pm, 11th Jul 2014
It's like hayfever, but it lasts all sodding day
Early bed, and it had better not be hanging around when I wake up, or there'll be trouble.
Early bed, and it had better not be hanging around when I wake up, or there'll be trouble.
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Rain forecast should help hopefullyD25*xy4aXma5name!9:26pm, 9th Jul 2014
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sallykate hope it's gone tomorrow10:05pm, 9th Jul 2014
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I hate hayfever and yet I have it all year round. Open any cupboard in our house and if you are not hit by falling Asics then the Kleenex will get you.Lemon1010:17pm, 9th Jul 2014
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Hope you feel better soon.Ness6:25am, 10th Jul 2014
Finally got my updated graphs live - you can see them on the 'Train' page - and if you click the graphs or their titles, a big version appears. I'm planning to make a YouTube video tomorrow to run through all the key graphs, and how to interpret them. I hope most of them are fairly self-explanatory, but I've had enough people ask me to make me think it might be useful.
Speaking of YouTube, and my 14 subscribers(!), my boy is trying to persuade me to do a gaming channel with him - so I've been looking at video capture boxes this evening. Might take a fair chunk of both our pocket money though But if we can get a million subscribers, it'll all be worth it.
I forgot to mention that I finished Catcher in the Rye - it was a much smoother read than Walden, so I got through it in a few days. I'm not sure what I made of it. It's the sort of book where on the surface, nothing very momentous happens, and it seems like it's all about metaphors for the bigger picture, and inferences based on the naive representation of the story from the perspective of the narrator. I do like a good metaphor, but sadly it didn't get hold of me.
I've started Alone in Berlin now - I think it's going to be pretty sad. It's also nearly time to buy another batch of books I have 'Salems Lot on my list
Thanks for the nice comments about my sis - I showed them to her and she was chuffed. She's had an email today saying that the college scheme that she's been involved with is being 'restructured'. More on that tomorrow, but she's already written to the Dean and the Welsh Assembly. Never a backwards step I tell ya!
Speaking of YouTube, and my 14 subscribers(!), my boy is trying to persuade me to do a gaming channel with him - so I've been looking at video capture boxes this evening. Might take a fair chunk of both our pocket money though
But if we can get a million subscribers, it'll all be worth it. I forgot to mention that I finished Catcher in the Rye - it was a much smoother read than Walden, so I got through it in a few days. I'm not sure what I made of it. It's the sort of book where on the surface, nothing very momentous happens, and it seems like it's all about metaphors for the bigger picture, and inferences based on the naive representation of the story from the perspective of the narrator. I do like a good metaphor, but sadly it didn't get hold of me.
I've started Alone in Berlin now - I think it's going to be pretty sad. It's also nearly time to buy another batch of books
I have 'Salems Lot on my list Thanks for the nice comments about my sis - I showed them to her and she was chuffed. She's had an email today saying that the college scheme that she's been involved with is being 'restructured'. More on that tomorrow, but she's already written to the Dean and the Welsh Assembly. Never a backwards step I tell ya!
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Ali A on YouTube needs to get laid. Don't do it.Argie9:56pm, 8th Jul 2014
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Where do you get your book choices from?!Feleecy Navidad
My ds2 is going to be a YouTuber when he grows up...
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I've just finished 'Alone in Berlin'. Enjoyed it, original piece of writingRon Burgundy10:41pm, 8th Jul 2014
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I like the new graph layout and the ability to view a larger version. Looking forward to the next video instalment (and will become a subscriber...promise). Any tips on how to interpret the data and what to look out for to indicate training is going well, or not so well, would be of interest - beyond simply faster or slower times. Often confused on what I should be looking for in the numbers.The Ant Hill Mob11:05pm, 8th Jul 2014
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AIB is great. I got bought it by my mum at Christmas. It is beautifully written (translated?) though the story is a little strange. The graphs wouldn't show up on my lappy last night, tried refreshing a few times and a couple different browsers. Not sure why. Will have another look. Sure it's just me and my duff computers!Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) G9:29am, 9th Jul 2014
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Catcher in the Rye isn't really for anyone over the age of 20.GlennR11:29am, 9th Jul 2014
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My book choices? They come from everywhere. AiB comes from a recommendation by a Fetchie when I asked back last year. CitR was one of those titles that I'd heard of all my life. 'Salem's Lot - the aforementioned sister watched a lot of horror movies when she was a teen, and consequently I was scared shitless by this one. As I've never read a horror novel before, I thought it might be an interesting one to start on. I'm also planning to get the book of short stories that include Stand By Me.fetcheveryone9:23am, 10th Jul 2014
We ran five miles first thing today, and my legs were complaining from the offset - the ten miles on Sunday has mashed them up quite a bit I think.
Today has been all about updating the graphs on the training home page. It's taking a long time because there are a lot of them, and I'm trying to take all the common elements and centralise them to help control them. Nearly there.
But mainly today, I'm really proud of my sister. Over the last few months she's been taking a psychology course, during which she's had to write some essays (using the Pistorius case as a framework). Despite it being more than 20 years since she last wrote an essay of any kind, she's clearly a natural. And the best thing is, she's totally mad for it. She's looking at adding more modules, so she can get into the second year of a university course, and is talking about training to become a cognitive behavioural therapist. She left school fairly early, and has done pretty much every job you can think of - holiday camp entertainer, croupier, publican, photoshopping, marketing, gardening, chef-ing, sugar craft (including our wedding cake) - and those are just the ones I can remember. She's shown over the years that she can take on any challenge, so to see her take hold of this is a clear sign that she's going to nail it, because she never takes a backward step! Go sis!
Today has been all about updating the graphs on the training home page. It's taking a long time because there are a lot of them, and I'm trying to take all the common elements and centralise them to help control them. Nearly there.
But mainly today, I'm really proud of my sister. Over the last few months she's been taking a psychology course, during which she's had to write some essays (using the Pistorius case as a framework). Despite it being more than 20 years since she last wrote an essay of any kind, she's clearly a natural. And the best thing is, she's totally mad for it. She's looking at adding more modules, so she can get into the second year of a university course, and is talking about training to become a cognitive behavioural therapist. She left school fairly early, and has done pretty much every job you can think of - holiday camp entertainer, croupier, publican, photoshopping, marketing, gardening, chef-ing, sugar craft (including our wedding cake) - and those are just the ones I can remember. She's shown over the years that she can take on any challenge, so to see her take hold of this is a clear sign that she's going to nail it, because she never takes a backward step! Go sis!
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Good for her. You're never too old to learnGimmeMincepies10:52pm, 7th Jul 2014
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Well done to your sis.B.11:28pm, 7th Jul 2014
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The OU psychology degree is a good un...And all that life experience will make her a better psychologistFeleecy Navidad6:59am, 8th Jul 2014
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Yay for your sis. What a brainy wee familykatypie8:46am, 8th Jul 2014
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Garfield All sounds good. My husband has done something similar...he's doing a course in CBT at the moment and he did a degree in psychology back in the 80s before qualifying as a lawyer. He's really enjoying it too...and hopes to move that way once the course is finished. Best of luck to your sister.:)12:53pm, 8th Jul 2014
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Wow, impressive. Motivated kinda gal. Go for it!Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) G5:53pm, 8th Jul 2014
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Go sis! The thing is about that sort of topic, it is just so fascinating. And what a brilliant example to use as the framework.SherryB3:27pm, 9th Jul 2014
Yesterday's missing blog was (not) brought to you by the power of mojitos
Today so far has been mostly about watching This Morning With Richard Not Judy.
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One of my favouritest ever things on the telly box.Grid9:10am, 6th Jul 2014
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Sunday Heroes can still make me cry wth laughterDooogs9:16am, 6th Jul 2014
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Mojitos eh? Have you tried Caipirinha, myself and daughter (well known of this parish) once had too many of those in a bar in CopacabanaD25*xy4aXma5name!9:23am, 6th Jul 2014
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I actually thought she was dead...I gather she's notrunnerbean12:21pm, 6th Jul 2014
Lots of people have asked for a feature-ette on blogs that notifies them when someone else has commented after them.
Just to the right of the 'Submit your Comment' button, you'll see a little checkbox titled 'Keep me in the loop' - and it does just that.
Smell you later.
Just to the right of the 'Submit your Comment' button, you'll see a little checkbox titled 'Keep me in the loop' - and it does just that.
Smell you later.
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So you opt in and only to that person's blog and only updates to that blog entry?McGoohan11:22am, 4th Jul 2014
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It's for a specific blog post - so you could opt in to the one about the hedgehog, but not the one about Pinterest, say.fetcheveryone11:23am, 4th Jul 2014
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Nice one!Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs)11:25am, 4th Jul 2014
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You are cleverAlice Navidad11:26am, 4th Jul 2014
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Oooo perfect! Thank you!Oysterboy11:30am, 4th Jul 2014
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That really is most excellent.Joopsy11:35am, 4th Jul 2014
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Excellent - that's absolutely perfect thank youBaronessBL11:38am, 4th Jul 2014
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How many other places can I find to say ...perfect? HURRAHShark the Herald Angel12:23pm, 4th Jul 2014
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Excellent, thanks.B.12:31pm, 4th Jul 2014
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Could we please have the same thing for comments on other peoples' training activities, please?arbster12:59pm, 4th Jul 2014
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Great. Thanks.Lalli1:09pm, 4th Jul 2014
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That's great. I was I was wondering if we could have an option to only be notified of additional comments when they are posted by the originator, but I realise this gets a bit too granular.Diogenes1:18pm, 4th Jul 2014
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FetchBook. FaceEverone?Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr)1:48pm, 4th Jul 2014
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Never heard of themfetcheveryone1:51pm, 4th Jul 2014
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RaceEveryone, surely?Angus Clydesdale2:52pm, 4th Jul 2014
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And thanks for giving me the choice.Angus Clydesdale 2:52pm, 4th Jul 2014
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ooh just logged on and wondered why I had so many notices. Nice onesnogard3:13pm, 4th Jul 2014
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Is it possible to indicate you no longer want to be kept in the loop…?arbster3:27pm, 4th Jul 2014
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Lol at smell ya later. I guess you a Simpsons fan. I say smell ya later to my boys and get funny looks fromrunningmumof3boys
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Thank youleaguefreak4:36pm, 4th Jul 2014
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You are very cleverFeleecy Navidad9:34pm, 4th Jul 2014
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SooperMcGoohan12:14am, 5th Jul 2014
The dog woke us up at 3.38 this morning, barking his head off. I stumbled downstairs in my dressing gown, trying not to open my eyes any more than strictly necessary. Usually night time barking means he needs the loo, but when I opened the door to the utility room, he was on his bed, but looking towards our side door. I thought maybe he'd changed his mind, so I shut the door on him again, and stumped off - but he carried on growling.
I went back again, and this time the 3am demons kicked in, so I grabbed the bread knife off the worktop, ready to inflict some sleep deprivation on whoever was breaking into our house. I opened up the side door, which seemed to be the focus of his attention. We've got a little shed built onto the front of that. In the very corner, just inside the shed door, was a dark little bundle - the sweetest little hedgehog looking up at me.
Other news: my car is f**ked again. I jumped in it, ready to go, and when I turned the key in the ignition, it flipped out, locks going on and off, dashboard lights flickering, and generally behaving like an arsing clown car. The men from the garage have towed it away for another go at it. In a way, I hope they screwed up when they replaced parts of the automatic clutch last time, because that might mean they'll repair it for nothing. Optimistic, that's me.
Pfft.
I went back again, and this time the 3am demons kicked in, so I grabbed the bread knife off the worktop, ready to inflict some sleep deprivation on whoever was breaking into our house. I opened up the side door, which seemed to be the focus of his attention. We've got a little shed built onto the front of that. In the very corner, just inside the shed door, was a dark little bundle - the sweetest little hedgehog looking up at me.
Other news: my car is f**ked again. I jumped in it, ready to go, and when I turned the key in the ignition, it flipped out, locks going on and off, dashboard lights flickering, and generally behaving like an arsing clown car. The men from the garage have towed it away for another go at it. In a way, I hope they screwed up when they replaced parts of the automatic clutch last time, because that might mean they'll repair it for nothing. Optimistic, that's me.
Pfft.
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I hope you've explained to the dog that you don't need to be warned about trespassing hedgehogsSarahWoo
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Its good to have hedgehogs in the garden but not so good being waken in the middle of the night. Cars are sods when they break, hope its not too expensive.pedroscalls9:10pm, 3rd Jul 2014
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Yes to the hedgehog. no to the car. Hope it can e fixed without costing you too muchNight-owl9:45pm, 3rd Jul 2014
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Sounds like a relay to me, it's a Ford isn't it? Had something similar in our Galaxy. I diagnosed it via Google, fixed it following online instructions. Cost me £10 in parts and a couple of hours in time.Diogenes10:08pm, 3rd Jul 2014
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A curious incidentMcGoohan10:59pm, 3rd Jul 2014
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A curious incident of the hedgehog in the nighttime, McG?Feleecy Navidad11:05pm, 3rd Jul 2014
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exactlyMcGoohan11:10pm, 3rd Jul 2014
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Now that would make a good bookNight-owl11:12pm, 3rd Jul 2014
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I think it would have to be curiously elegant.fetcheveryone11:16pm, 3rd Jul 2014
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Dog training lady said dogs can smell up to 3 miles away. A snuffling, scratching + hedgehoggy smell, well Stephen can't be blamed! I hate garages. I'm seriously thinking about selling the car and biking everywhere. Hmmm.Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) G9:22am, 4th Jul 2014
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I think dogs are oddly sensitive to hedgehogs - we've had an identical incident, a few years ago. Dulcie barks annually, if that - but she was not happy that this thing was sniffing around on the other side of a door from her, and really let rip.paul the builder9:50am, 4th Jul 2014
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Fucking hedgehogs are shit burglers. I hope you killed the little cnut for trying?Argie10:40am, 4th Jul 2014
Here's the link for voting for your favourite route pics from June:
http://www.fetcheveryone.com/routes-showcase.php
Also, if you want to win a Wahoo TICKR Run, there's the chance to do so on our Facebook page:
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http://www.fetcheveryone.com/routes-showcase.php
Also, if you want to win a Wahoo TICKR Run, there's the chance to do so on our Facebook page:
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I voted for the photos yesterday - it let me vote for several and acknowledged my votes. Today, the pics are showing the "vote for this picture" message again...have you reset it? Do I need to vote again?Alice Navidad10:49am, 3rd Jul 2014
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No. Just being a bit lazy with my coding. It's recording your votes, and if you try to vote for the same one several times it'll silently discard the extra votes.fetcheveryone10:50am, 3rd Jul 2014
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OK thanks!Alice Navidad3:27pm, 3rd Jul 2014
I had some fun making another short site tutorial, this time about Race Standards. I don't think many people are watching them, but I'm still enjoying playing about, so I shall carry on. Ideas for vids very welcome.
Eight miles this morning, out past Great Denham to Kempston Mill. I keep wanting to call it Kingsmill for some reason. It was a nice run, but I did nearly die on the way back. A bee flew straight into my head. I don't have the most hair in the world, but it got tangled up, or else incapacitated by the sweat and sun cream cocktail it landed in. Luckily, Katie was on hand to ping it off.
I also had a bit of fun with Pinterest, pinching the idea of a book covers board from Grid. Here's mine so far:
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Also please try to pick your favourites from our June route pics:
Http://www.fetcheveryone.com/routes-checkpoints.php
Nighty night.
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McGoohan10:11pm, 2nd Jul 2014
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anything that explains the stats and data available for comparisons would be good, I remember smout showing me something that compared training for X marathon to Y and I was muchos confused. So an idiots guide to data would be good. You don't sound like I thought you would, LOL. What's the jersey secret code I wonder *TdF*? No? Hmmmmmm.katypie10:58pm, 2nd Jul 2014
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*yorkshire*katypie
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nopekatypie10:59pm, 2nd Jul 2014
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Second link is to checkpoints / dragon-sexy-dragon game...paul the builder8:25am, 3rd Jul 2014
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a 'there are some sexy girls on fetch' video?flanker
OK, maybe not.9:41am, 3rd Jul 2014 -
on a more serious point, can we have a link connections on the Games menu, as I can't find my way there!flanker9:51am, 3rd Jul 2014
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lovingmerry minardi *hic*1:15pm, 3rd Jul 2014
Bit of a sore tum tonight :-/
I've started reading 'Catcher in the Rye'. I didn't know anything about it before I started, other than that it's a classic book. I've always imagined it to be some sort of grim reaper character in the middle of some very tall crops, but it's not panning out that way. But also as a result I have this song on repeat in my head:
Five mile run today, nice but have had a bit of treatment on a stiff ankle from Katie afterwards. We're planning to run to Kempston Mill tomorrow. I looked at my mileage for 2014 and I'm about 80 miles up on this time last year
I've spent the day working on recreating the graphs on the 'Train' page to use the new graph package I bought a few months back. It will make them enlargeable and a bit more interactive, and with fewer image calls to the server.
That's all I've got tonight.
Should I do a Facebook / Twitter Q&A thing?
I've started reading 'Catcher in the Rye'. I didn't know anything about it before I started, other than that it's a classic book. I've always imagined it to be some sort of grim reaper character in the middle of some very tall crops, but it's not panning out that way. But also as a result I have this song on repeat in my head:
Five mile run today, nice but have had a bit of treatment on a stiff ankle from Katie afterwards. We're planning to run to Kempston Mill tomorrow. I looked at my mileage for 2014 and I'm about 80 miles up on this time last year
I've spent the day working on recreating the graphs on the 'Train' page to use the new graph package I bought a few months back. It will make them enlargeable and a bit more interactive, and with fewer image calls to the server.
That's all I've got tonight.
Should I do a Facebook / Twitter Q&A thing?
Click here to suggest fetcheveryone's blog for today's highlights.
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Did you see what happened to Robin Thicke? LOL. Not that you're like him. No Sir. So to answer your question yes why notkatypie10:36pm, 1st Jul 2014
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Catcher in the Rye is one of my favourite books - but it might be important that I first read it when I was sixteen. Very funny but sad too - I hope you find it so.Shark the Herald Angel10:45pm, 1st Jul 2014
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I read the first sentence as sore bum THREE times before I read it right. Thought it was tmi....leaguefreak10:48pm, 1st Jul 2014
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CITR is important, but not necessarily enjoyable. I found the language and the ennui annoying, both at 16 and at 46! It's of its era and I guess was shocking and ground breaking at the time. It is touching and sad though, so quite moving and satisfying in that way. Go Graphs! (when you doing a Search?!)Merry Christmas and Happy NewG(rrr) G12:37pm, 2nd Jul 2014
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September (14)
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Age Bests - filtering out the mistakes :-)
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Spares: Event Clips, Swim Hats and a few rainbow tops
July (10)
A bunch of site goodies :-)
Hello kitty
Holy Simmering Mercury Batman!
Settings
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365 graph
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Meatronomes
World's Sexiest Bridges
June (11)
Benchmarks - a *tiny* little improvement
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May (8)
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Fetch Ron Hill Cycling Jerseys
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Jimi Hendrix vs Run DMC
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Something in the woodshed...
Default to walk
A tour of the Fetch Office
April (11)
Instabanned :-)
I has Instagram
Fetch Event Clips
FERC
Castle Challenge Coaster!
My chess rating
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This just in...
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Let FE pay for your coaching qualifications :-)
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March (18)
The Fetcheveryone Castle Challenge
Running vs Cycling Cadence
Fetch vests and shirts (and swim caps)
Elevation vs Follow Roads
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Music by year: 1993
10k Analysis: Part 7 - Length of Training Runs
Music by year: 1992 (plus some 1991 additions)
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User profiles
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Time to update your injuries :-)
User profile - sticker button.. EDIT and race standard
More user profile adjustments
User Profile tweaking
Cute story of the week*
10k Analysis: Part 5 - Training Pace
February (17)
Year on Year mileage comparison
Elevation graphs
It's all kicking off in chess club!
Music By year: 1991
10k Analysis: Part 4 - Weekly Training Habits
Tagging virtual races
Chasing rainbows
Rainbow Shirts
Lance!
Blog writing improvements
10k Analysis: Part 3 - Accuracy of human predictions
Music by year: 1990
Smacking bots
29 slices - my seven days of dinner
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Pass it on
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Salmon Ramen (for TBR)
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The best GPS watches in the world... volume 1
Pick it...
People who liked...
Obscure bugs
Zen & The Art of Heart Rate Training
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Keep the change, ya filthy animal
The honeymoon is over
Dirty data
Mobile Usability
Oops
Readership!
Stay sticky
It's Hip To Buy Squares
Related Threads - Exposé :-)
The Batshit Association
Jobs
Tag Team
Feed the monster!
An ad for Fetch Chess Club :-)
Estimating VO2Max
Three little birds
A not uncommon swelling
Church Mouse January
Honey, where's my super suit?
Not here.
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Blog A Day 2021?
9 years ago today
Chewie, We're Home! Happy Fetch Independence Day :-)
Be Prepared
Becoming an effluencer
A few Fetch Mugs left
November (10)
The Festive Fetch Calendar is back!
FIT file import
Mugs!
Thank you, mysterious Fetchie!
Chess
UTMOST in the age of COVID-19
This'll cheer you up for sure...
Lost in translation?
Annual Infographic... updating now.
In theory...
October (11)
Training Plan Analysis
Mini plans with the training plan
5k with The Boy :-)
Welcome to tomorrow
Thank you
Become tradeable!
Pre-Race Training Volume
Doctor K Cup Week
Last orders
Advice for a friend
Trader Makeover
September (6)
The shop is open!
Hoodie Colour!
New Fetch Hoodies
A big up/holler!
VO2max
A benchmark derailed by GPS data *nerd*
August (8)
10k analysis
Officially a Sheepy Shuffler!
Pi Watering
Pre-order Avoid Everyone Face Masks
I got sent these...
Other sites? :-O
Benchmarks - an infinitely configurable set of ladders.
Try the monthly infographic :-)
July (10)
Update on Monthly Training Infographic
New Infographic
Monthly Summary (with a little tweak)
A quick Garmin update
Open Water / Wild Swimming Database
Avoid Everyone - spares
OWS Locations
Thread-level search
New Sharing Graphic & New Pastures
My first lamp post
June (16)
Replacing the Who's Training page
Combining some pages
In pursuit of the Gridmaster Ultra
15th Anniversary Kit - Spares
Shoelaces
A new How To video
Training Plan Updated
Black Lives Matter
Avoid Everyone Spares + Second Batch
Wikipedia page
Another YouTube video for sharesies :-)
Getting data to Fetch from **other places**
Feature Voting - some further updates
Feature Voting - speeded up
Another How To video - this time, Conquercise
Fantastisches Tweeten
May (13)
A video for sharing
Bees!
Fetch Introductory Zoom Presentations
A promise to all Fetchies
Fetch Virtual Weekend: Replacement Bus Service
How has Fetch use changed?
Fetch Weekly Virtual Races
Zoom Meeting - Thursday 9 til 10am
WAVA Standards Update
WAVA Standards + Poll
Fun with Age Grading :-)
New Badges Day
The test shirt fabric has arrived :-)
April (14)
Zoom Podcast - watch the video
What is WBC?
If you did the free Amazon trial...
Some small amends (and shirt version)
Pre-orders open
I was only joking, but...
If Fetcheveryone did lockdown merch
Site outage - Thursday 16th April 11pm
On exercising responsibly
My Sports Quiz - how would you have scored?
Your creative thinking required
WBC My Favourite Teacher (a bit later than the deadline)
Updated Training League
Server Downtime, Thursday 9th 00:01BST to 04:00BST (and thank you!)
March (13)
New Fetch Game: Hide and Seek
Free trial of Audible
Do you have a good memory?
New Opt-In for Fetch Miles
New Badges for Fetch Miles
The Fetch Five: Don't Let CV19 Win!
Amending event dates and notifying of cancellations
A green light comes on over your head, and you can get on with life
Most Popular Shoe Brands 2019
A review
Android: Session I
Compare Your Training
Book Now to avoid disappointment :-)
February (10)
Imports from Suunto, Fitbit, Polar and TomTom.
Plot A Route - mobile improvements
Happy tugging!
Something to play with
Adding A New Feature
February Treasure Hunt
Server Downtime
Miles = Smiles
Build Your Mile
Pop Will Eat Himself: Update
January (11)
Clarence the Cadence Kitten
Trim your trails :-)
Seven Day Leaderboard
Let's try that again
Some minor blog amendments
Try the new Forum Search Prototype
Pop Will Eat Himself
A card from HowFar?
Thank you HowFar? (Statement, not a question)
Take the red pill
Climb every mountain
2019 (134)
December (7)
The Christmas Poem
Where your treasure is...
Listen to the dog breathe
Chewie, We're Home
Thursday's Challenge
Which GPS?
Fetch Shop (of sorts)
November (12)
The zeroth challenge
Polar users - auto import
Calling all Polar users
Mobile Optimisation
Calling all Android users
Did your ads disappear?
Pin that sucker down :-)
Easier tagging
Category now editable from VIEW
Kit now editable from VIEW
Working towards tagging
Manual Add Training bug
October (16)
Boring Cricket Blog
Books Part 2
Books :-)
42
Training tags Part 2
Training tags
Let's Jazzercise
My precious
Cricket Week 4: Footage :-)
Forum Training Threads
Benny Neutrino Returns
Cricket Week 3: Wingardium Leviosa!
Benny Neutrino's Filter Tips
Cricket Week 2
Continuing Amazon Affiliate Saga
In case you haven't seen...
September (11)
Updated: Spare Anniversary Kit
Affiliate links
I did a cricket!
Fetch365 - enjoy responsibly
Filth
My dear old things
Buddies vs Follow
Server Invoice Day
Our new MOTM sponsor
Fetch Power!
Race Listings: Please Read
August (5)
Everyone *rainbow*
Almost there...
Quick blog
Country Badges
A new set of badges
July (6)
Pre-orders open
Anniversary Shirts v2
Fetch 15th Anniversary Shirts
Fetch Fest 2020
Shout Outs
Missing imports from Garmin yesterday
June (13)
Who Squares Wins: 64 screenshot
Who Squares Wins: 64 Player Edition
Training summary - older pages
Training sub-menu rejig
Try the infographic
Steady Edina
Annual Summary Infographic
The height of daft things
The training summary - the morning session
The training summary - a wordier blog
Try the annual summary thing
How to listen to the Fetch Podcast
12 month summary mega-graph!
May (15)
£79.99 off the bottom line
Competition
parkrun reviews - now with routes
Fix It Friday; Project Joker Week 2; and some shout outs.
Fetch Kit Cupboard Sale
The bonus ball
Project Joker - Week 1
Fix It Friday
A quick update on the server
Fetch 15th Anniversary Kit
There is a good service operating
Oof.
In case you're wondering...
Trouble auto importing from Garmin?
Fix It Friday: Stuff that came to me in dreams
April (12)
Feature Voting - now with virtual badges :-)
The moment of triumph!
New Feature Voting
Fix It Friday: What would your horse be called?
Marathon Pacing: tyre-kickers required
Fix It Friday: Back to Basics
Podcast Poll
Fix It Friday: The League Of Everyone
Dom, dom, dom, I've got DOMS, I've got DOMS!
Crouch, Touch, Pause.... longer pause... what am I doing again?
Training Log - Update
Site Update: New Font
March (15)
Fix It Friday: An Endless Mission
Naming and faming :-)
2nd in my age category!
Fix It Friday: Brought to you by Surprise Inset Day
New training log
Route Matching - Ready :-)
Fix It Friday
What's your unit of measurement?
Ciderthon competition
Fix It Friday: Stroopwafels of Doom!
Route Matching - Update
This week's cool list
Me in the river
Big Fetch Miles 2019
Fix It Friday: Fingerprints!
February (13)
A Maths Challenge
Fetch Legends: Activate!
Whose coat is this jacket?
Fix It Friday: The Fix Awakens
Joining the awesome list...
Fix It Friday
Naming and faming :-)
Fix It Friday - Monthly Summary
Training Month Summary
Podcast Q&A
If you can't read this, don't panic.
*redsaber* The force is strong with these Fetchies!
Fix It Friday *bluesaber*
January (9)
Some shout outs :-)
Fix It Friday!
Podcast Ep 3, plus some naming and faming :-)
Fix It Friday
Fetch Chaos
Oooh! Second chance Berlin trip! And new subbers, podcast episode, and Trader.
My week of running
Naming and faming - this week :-)
Naming and faming :-)
2018 (138)
December (8)
A Christmas Message (in podcast form)
Rungeon :-)
Hey, Everyone!
France Trip Vote
Happy Fetch Independence Day
Actual free trip to France (incl. flights)
Litter
Sombrero's Lovely Cards
November (14)
Hoodies + other spares
Spare Fetch Kit
Festive Fetch Calendar 2018
Avatars
Book Giveaway - Can We Run With You, Grandfather?
Fix It Friday
Bedford Harriers Half - place offered
Updated Kit Bag
Family Fortunes :-)
Any adidas experts out there?
No Fixes Today - just two challenges
Big Fetch Mile Cardiff
Fix It Friday
Festive Fetch Calendar 2018
October (14)
Hello landlubbers
Embedded polls
Member of the Month
Fix It Friday
Spare Fetch shirts and vests
Abingdon
Fix It Friday
My Fetch Mile
One thing's for sure, we're all gonna be a lot thinner.
Fix It Friday - 'Ave It!
Automatic route matching
Automatic route matching
One last reminder for those cycling jerseys
Fix It Friday - Forensics and User Experience
September (14)
Fix It Friday
Server Downtime 2.30pm 26th September
Never Again
Fix It Friday!
Handling your weirdness
Cards ordered :-)
Just wondering...
Fix It Friday :-)
Try the Fetcheveryone Tutorial
40 days and 40 nights
Fix It Friday
ARION insoles - review part 1
Fetch Shirt - Black Ones, and sizing
Shirts and Vests Pre-Order
August (14)
Fix It Friday
Blog Height squished
Site Outage Last Night
New Mobile Nav
Fix It Friday
New feature - how you doin'? :-)
Sunflower spread
Fix It Friday
A new pre-race mileage graph
Fetch Social: Draycote Water September
Fix It Friday: The Supermarket Analogy
A run with _andy :-)
Suunto 9 Review
Fix it Friday
July (5)
Fix It Friday!
Five Get Wet In Devon
Big Glasgow Weekend - Part 1: Gies A Cwtch
Tom Williams Interview - Final Part
Glasgow Big Fetch Mile Results and Pics
June (17)
Abingdon Week 17 - P&D Booster rockets
Interviewing Tom Williams: Part III
Walking League (and one just for Nellers)
Follow Roads - continued
Week 18 in the bag
Tackling turds
Abingdon Marathon Training: Week 18
Interview with Tom Williams - Part 2
Server
Five Questions (ready for serious answers)
Kick some tyres for me
Interview with Tom Williams - Part 1
Five Questions
Follow Roads saga
Google maps progress, plus Abingdon plans
Training Summary - Infographics
Who Squares Wins - ranking update
May (10)
Training log maps converted
More mapping updates
Who Squares Wins - The Wizard's Hat
De doo doo doo... another one bites the dust...
Invisible changes
Silverstone 10k
Three year throwback
Why your support makes the difference
Some high mileage Fetchies
dryrobe winner
April (14)
Interviewing Tom Williams
Swimming Caps!
#finishformatt
New batch of shirts and vests
You make big mistake my friend
Fetchpoint
Glasgow Big Fetch Mile announced
Two tickets to the Running Awards
Pics from Dudley Big Fetch Mile
Notes for London Marathon Fetchpointers
Results from today's Big Fetch Mile
Who Squares Wins - prototype board
Attention London Marathoners!
New game - coming soon
March (9)
Intervals, Solidarity, Swimming and Fmail
Ready to give the new fmail a try?
More on fmail
New fmail system
Win a dryrobe :-)
For jabberknit...
Updating the Training Home page
Pics from Bedford Big Fetch Mile
Sledgends :-)
February (13)
Buffs On Sale
Big Fetch Mile Bedford
Vlog :-)
Marathon Talk
Important GDPR stuff - PLEASE read
A page of historical importance
Vlog :-)
Road Rash, Marathon Prediction and T-Shirts
This :-)
Capturing the dog
It's BACK!
Enter Wilmslow Half Marathon
An advertisement
January (6)
Local Fetchies - Opt In
Revealed: World's Best Shoes
How I chose the Big Fetch Mile venues
Big Fetch Mile 2018 - Venues & Provisional Dates
Try adding an image to your training entry
Mileage Targets 2018 - Update
2017 (147)
December (12)
Mileage Targets 2018
Thank you
Brownie Recipe :-)
Phew
Fetch Hoodies + Buffs SALE Update
Chewie, We're Home
Fetch Hoodies SALE - what's left
Fetch Hoodies! SALE!!! (and Buffs available too)
Chewie, We're Home
Sharing pics
Fetch Jingle Mile Cambridge photos
Glorious Failure: Bedford Harriers Half Marathon
November (20)
Serpents, hamstrings and inversions
A special anniversary approaches...
Hamstring and prototype updates
Training Log Prototype - Today's Improvements
Red Venom sale
For what it's worth...
Training Log Prototype - Update #2
Training Log Prototype - Update
Big Fetch Mile - venue hunt
RT for a Garmin
Training Log Prototype - To Be Fixed
fetcheveryone.com/amazon
The Weekly vLog (by me)
Thanks :-)
New Training Log Prototype - Available Now
Thanks for following
VLog - footage from the Cardiff Big Fetch Mile
Big Fetch Mile[s] 2018
Win a place in the Surrey Half
I vont to scan your barcode.
October (12)
Big Fetch Weekend :-)
Fetch Mile Results
Festive Fetch Calendar :-O
Calling Parkers everywhere!
In which I decorate a cake.
Regent's Park Fetchie Discount
Elevation in colour
"I didn't come here to walk to Sparta!"
New elevation info
Chicken Ballot-ine, with a side order of beef
New training log headers
Ballot day tomorrow - help needed
September (19)
Weekly vLog - COCONUTS!!!
River Thames Half Marathon
The lollipop update
On failing gracefully
Doctor K Day
Fetch Kit Sale - Updates
Weekly vLog
Fetch Kit Sale
Training Log View Update
Fetcheveryone Weekly? Vlog?
Fetchie Race Discount - Regent's Park 10k
Training Log Tags - Live
Training Log Tags
Weekly vLog - Derby Mile, and a pause to salute the legendary Doctor K
24 hours later
Doctor K donation page
Doctor K
Fetch Weekly vLog
Derby Mile - tomorrow!
August (8)
Race Prices; and an alien earworm
Straight outta Cromford - the Fetch Weekly vLog!
A Fetch vLog! With prizes!
Quick search location for sharing
New WAVA graph
Weird FIT file thing
Back from me 'olidays :-)
Linking race results to training log entries
July (12)
Race Pricing - crowdsourcing
Appdate for Android and iPhone
Inhalers
Fetch Mile - Cardiff?
Bookends
Race listing omelette
Coding and town planning
Please review your races
A2B winners
Motivational Sounds - the final 10
Two more Big Fetch Miles? :-)
Bedford Fetch Mile Results
June (19)
Big Fetch Mile
Motivational Sounds
Fetch fug - updated design
Fetch fug (available at the Fetch mile)
I've done the naughtiest thing ever.
Donating Blood - my Vlog
Fapp In the App Store :-)
Can I kick it?
A***biscuits
This just in...
For Bean
Your app status is Waiting For Review
A2B
Fetch Caps
Garmin Communicator Plugin
Fetch App - strong and stable testing
HTTPS is here
Fetch App progress
https access to the site
May (14)
Fetch App
Apostrophes
[Untitled]
[Untitled]
Site down at 11pm
Round and round the garden
Try the new home page layout
Server down tonight @ 11pm
Browser testers wanted
The Big Fetch Mile!!!
Site *NOT* down tonight. [cough]
Bluffer's Competition - Winner
Bedford parkrun timelapse
Return of the cap
April (8)
Fetchpoint (London and Milton Keynes!)
Base camp, VMLM
Bronze!
Just for D2
Off to the awards
Bloodvlog
Hoodies - it's on!
Updated Training Home Page
March (6)
'Train' page
Project Joker
Hoodies and Londons
Hands up, hands UP! Draycote Water 10
Bluffer's Competition
Project Joker
February (12)
Draggable?
Running Awards shortlisted
Route Plotter now with OpenStreetMap
Plan for Bluffer's comp
Update to Route Plotter
First update to the route mapper
For Angus
Virtuous Circles
Competition coming soon
Race Guide Ads
Club La Santa vLog
Fetch Fixtures
January (5)
Word Clouds
Buckets Ready
New Home Page
Do me a favour...
Limited Companies, filing accounts, that sort of thing
2016 (128)
December (11)
Festive Fetch Calendar - Winners
Festive Fetch Calendar - Winners
Five Years Ago Today
Pantsfest! May the stains be ever in your favour!
#FEXIT
Photoshop SOS
Attention: Fitbit users
Bedford Half 2016
Luton Fetchmob: Breaking Point
Vote Fetch!
Breaking news: Paris Marathon
November (21)
How to end a LiveChat.
Define wrong
TomTom Runner 3 Review - Any Questions?
Deliveryman
Movember: Project Beard: Day 24: Beardraggled
Festive Fetch Calendar 2016
We're gonna be in the Hudson
Hey Chiefy
I've written summat
Going Postal
A special mention
Training Log Beta
Spare Hoodies
Updates to Training Beta
Movember: Project Beard - Day 8 (The Seven Day Itch)
Vote for Fetch
Training Log Detail View - Some Changes
Aberdeen University Study
Consultation V2
[Untitled]
Fetchpoint - October Winners and November Prizes
October (16)
Alien nuggets!
Keeping a tight lid on the biscuit tin
Training Log Beta
100 Running Words
Pssst....
Fetchmob, December 3rd
Where to mob?
Little things
That All-Time Mileage League
The sudoku that keeps on giving.
Sub-25 for 1km :-)
Fetchmob - December 3rd
New Training Log Preview
Fixed the overlap...
Why the new training log isn't ready yet...
vLog
September (12)
Doughnut or Donate
Training Log - Sneak Peek
Fetch Shop Sale! Old stuff clearout!
vLog!!!
The consultation system...
Garmin support for timezone info
The GMT/BST/Timezone problem
Training Log Consultation...
Training Log - Consultation
Fetch Social Runs
Subscriber shirts, vests and hoodies, and determination.
Fetch Voluntary Subscriptions
August (3)
Ze Gryndylows! My first #OWS :-)
Testing Fetchpoint exclusion zones
Fetchpoint scoring system
July (7)
Conquercise Prize Draw?
Fetch Games: Checkpoints (and what's wrong with them)
More owls...
Your Favourite Fetch Game?
Even More Utmost Than Before...
Chiswick!
15 days later...
June (10)
Five days on...
[Untitled]
A quick thank you...
What do you think?
If you'd be so kind...
Poised
Which watch?
Run Bedford 10k
Import from a TomTom
Attention TomTom users
May (10)
Race Distance poll
An ungainly fish
A five year plan
What Club La Santa can learn from parkrun
Cream Me Up, Scotty
Greetings from Club La Santa
And a quick poll...
Club Charter
A poll about intervals
More owls!
April (11)
Robin Hood and his Merry Dad :-)
Warning: Dull - some screen res stats
Responsive Design Update
For all you marathoners
A Poll
Fetchpoint
Ditching the forum categories?
Moving to Responsive Design
Sandy 10: Be Kind To Horses
Owls!
For Adam and Jamie
March (11)
Bacon Smoke!
Benchmarks Update
Bath - Race Report
PB!!!!!!!
An annoying eight-year-old.
Let's Cook and Cut and Paste :-)
Let's Cook :-)
RIP Gramma
Book Winners
Dog farming
Site header update
February (5)
Book Giveaway
Pi Club
Pi Project Update
Because I'd like to check the blogging badges are working...
Crapruary
January (11)
Snooker Freak
Badges - Another Update
Unlockable Badges - Update
Unlockable Badges
TomTom Runner 2 Review
Gallery updates
Snowball coding and Fetch Unlockables!
Achievement Medals - what do you reckon?
Run The Sum
2015 Book List (and a bit of a review / plan)
Festive Fetch Calendar - Winners
2015 (175)
December (7)
Red Red Wine
A Poll
Gis a job!
Bedford Half
REMEMBER!!!
Vote for Fetch
Now you've hopefully got the idea...
November (13)
The Festive Fetch Calendar
Don't get excited or anything...
Slightly Dismal Friday
Pre-order your Fetch Buff now :-)
A message from our sponsor
Dr Fetch will see you now
Only the grumbliest, achiest chocolate... :-)
The Stanford Experiment
Buff Design
Snugs - Review
Love, Commitment, Support
The pre-wedding blog!
Good morning Fetchers, good morning Everyone
October (9)
Monthly Totals
Did you write a blog yesterday?
The First Rule of Web Server Maintenance
The gain line
Fectch
The zipper challenge!
Sugar daddy
Now in colour!
Competition Time!!!
September (14)
Teach your kids (or yourself) to code
Sticky Training Choices
Goodies: GetMore water and the Alcatel OneTouch Watch
Shirt size guidelines
This nearly made it...
Subscriber Shirt Design
I've got wood!
Humbled
New Beginnings
Some more questions answered
Swimming
Some responses to your comments
Standing on the shoulders of Fetchies
Funtleks
August (8)
24 hours in the south
24 hours in the north
Fetchies Assemble!
Thank you
Better knowledge than riches
Fitbit Urge
The villainous Mr Fetch!
Uncomfortable rear
July (8)
Why don't you play Conquercise?
Another week of strange training
Book Giveaway - Winners
GPS Reviews
Criteria for reviewing a GPS
Auto-bike-detector :-)
Win some bookses :-)
Half Way!
June (13)
Time Lapse Clouds
TomTom Bandit - very QUICK first impressions
My wings are like a shield of steel!
Running plus Cycling update
Embarrassingly...
Stalkers Paradise!
Recommend me a bike :-)
Holy Steamrollers Batman!
Rest day (no such thing)
Sqveeeeze!
We will now imitate the flight of a goose :-)
You made me ink! Snorkel safari :-)
Good morning from CLS :-)
May (10)
Club La Santa :-)
The AWESOME Power of Fetchies!
Home Insurance Shaftage :-/
Editing Forum Posts
The Future!
Some London Marathon stats
Walking On The Moon
Hardest parkrun?
New found wisdom
Week 1
April (11)
Marathon vLog
I owe some hugs!
And that concludes the voting from the Danish judges
Adventures in geocaching
Your video clips wanted!
Jelly with no spoons
Random Ultra
Suncream in my eyes - a review of 'Running and Stuff'
Books what I've read this year
Measuring the effect of wind
Wind Roses
March (18)
Watching the tide roll away
A great week of running!
Happy Jigs Wisdom!
Mobile Fetch
I don't do this very often...
Breathless Optimism
20 miles yesterday
This Week's vLog
Decision Trees and the sub-4!
Democracy Street
Mayan Maths
Bath Half (at last)
Still a chicken
Costume Drama in Bath
TomTom importing
Updated 'Train' page
Zonked
Nearly
February (29)
Pheasant
An Unexpected Journey
Wind picking up...
An unplanned kit alarm
Race Pace Test
2nd place
Week ends
Bounceback
Barking carrots
Bedroom pizza
Top of the mountain
Blogs get the mobile treatment
Supersonic Katie, and a marathon pace question
Back home
Racing parkrun ;-)
Unblocking the sink
Start in Darkness
Some times I'd like
Mobile Site - Forum Section
All-Time Leaderboards
Batteries
Sword fighting
PB Attempts
Duct tape and WD40
Big Elephants Can Always Understand Small Elephants
Lessons
Shoe horning
Training vLog Week 13
Big February Project
January (35)
Cake, invalidated
Small sips
LiRF, award shortlist, beginners, books, boy.
Dog Available :-)
Cutback
New Recipe Section
Lazy
Another threshold run
New Beginnings
Blah
But far more importantly...
Fetch Beginners Programme
Give it a go :-)
Training vLog - Week 11
Threshold Run (a running blog)
Long day, short blog
(Lack of) Pump Action
A thread to follow
This Boy Can
Local Leaderboards for Checkpoints
Choking.
February 18th
Godzilla!
The Travelling Checkpoint Salesman
Acorn Antiques
Bearing Up
Deleted Bridges and Dodgy Lasers
I'm Batman!
Healthy and Appy
Punch O'Clock!
The plan, then.
Ten mile toes
On Parliament
[Untitled]
Bold Claims, and a Challenge for 2015
2014 (262)
December (9)
A trip to Wales (vLog)
Christmas Messages from Fetchies
Various
FERC London Marathon Places - Draw
It's gone in my sock...
Festive Fetch Five
This Week's Training
To the Post Office!
Training vLog - Week 4
November (12)
I Am Groot!
Slightly Dismal Friday
Week 3 - in which I nearly drown my wife!
I said yes :-)
Free Daps! aka Test GORE-TEX® footwear this winter!
Training vLog - Week 2
More chances for VMLM entries
Marathon Talk
My first training vLog :-)
Second place?
In :-)
Questionnaire about personality traits amongst runners
October (16)
Adidas API
Horseplay minimiser
Running with the big dog
Flat and Windy
Who'd like to test the Garmin API then?
Advantage Borg
Deal?
Jumble
Milk Tray Reps in the Rain
Geneva
Quote
Hatfield 5k, and some other running thoughts
Site layout changes
Vote for Training Plans
Maths help
3-2-1
September (8)
A quick device poll
Garmin Connect API
Cake at the lake :-)
Empowering Women
This Week's Training
Tick :-)
Article help
First outing with the Harriets
August (7)
Book club and Harriers
A treasure trove for bookish types
What I did on my Summer Holidays
Local decoration
The Fisher King
Mojitos and no mosquitos!
Cake-athlon
July (26)
James Mason
Missing Week
Camping View
Wild Camping
Quick
Transalpine Race
In brief
Urgent! Pair of runners wanted!
Fetch Kit Available to Pre-order :-)
Fetch Anniversary Kit - Preview
API and FAK!
That dog has a puffy tail
More books
Reverse Moses
Zombies vs Plants
Shovel required
Nightfever
Dayfever
Catcher in the Rye
My sister the psychologist
Drink your strong limey drink
Keep me in the loop
Bread knives, hedgehogs and the dog in the night time
Whoops
Pinteresting
Q&A?
June (34)
Checkpoints video
Walden
Happy boys and giggly imps
Spring loaded
Elbow grease
Fetch 10th Anniversary Kit
Fetch YouTube Tutorial - Race Guide
Finding the Library folder on a Mac
Stoat!
Sonic screwdriver
Live wires
Wiring help needed
Garmin Express Experiment
Scalded sloth
Garminge
Potching
New Forum Layout
Further updates to the blog layout
New blog layout
First woodpecker
Beastin' parkrun
Pantoball
All was well
USA! USA! USA!
Marking Territory
The People's Poet Is Dead :-(
Holy Water
Throwing shapes
Life moves pretty fast
Recursion is beautiful
Win an OS Explorer / Landranger map of your choice
Intervals with a Suunto Ambit 2S
Tick
Economy done two ways
May (31)
[Untitled]
Vorsprung Durch Lego Technic
How do I liberate my boy from his XBox?
Questions?
Life in the Woods
Lazy
MovesMissed
Intervals with a TomTom
Electioneering
[Untitled]
Tree fluff
More camping
Zen and Camping
Not eaten by bears
Bear food
Camping List
Camping Venn Diagrams
Floppy dog
Routes but not Rathbone
Illustrator wanted
Masking
Highlights
The Cosmic Ballet Goes On
Silverstone 10k :-)
Quick one
[Untitled]
Superhuman snooker
Dogturdflagman
Numbers!
Whittlin'
Chapter 1
April (29)
King Bin
Quiet day on Feedback Mountain
Listing
42
Go directly to parkrun. Do not pass Godzuki.
A day in Wales
[Untitled]
Spanner
The Lost Diadem of Fetchbook
Falling asleep in my dinner
Egg
Sofathon
God gave rock and roll to you.
Sugar Mule
Not bad, consid'rin.
Tinkering
Can U Dig It?
A weekend in Wales
Looking forward to Oliver!
Thank you, and more App talk
RIP Nan
Blah
Appy
Pyjamas at both ends.
Thump. Saturday has started.
Sore tum :-/
Zombies aside... first impressions of the new TomTom
TomTom Runner Cardio Press Event
Am I pregnant?
March (31)
Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes Cornflakes
Sandy 10
#bedfordhappy
Me on YouTube
New graphs live
Follow the dot
Only the best for the Captain's table
Mrs Diahann Wagner is GOING HORNY
Sport Relief Win
Hot dogs, quick blogs
Toton Sidings
A sign!
Owen Farrell visualisation technique
Kebabs!
Booster fails to ignite
Myton Rugby Run (5 Miler)
Rugby before rugby
Sweetcorn antidote
Custard factory
Pooped
I did some intervals :-)
Speed work?
Many things
A bit cabbagey here.
Angry Wasp
Minty
Rainbow's End
Core Dump
Bath Half (in detail)
A quick overview
Down to business in Bath
February (28)
Made it to Bath
Unexpected hugs
Slider
I like to go a-wandering
Spring cleaning
Tongue-lolling
Because We're Worth It
I don't know what!
Thanks Jim
Enough now
Clearing the pipes
Crouch, Touch, Pause...
Medication, that's what you need.
Symptom Tour
Hello FBI
Dazed day
Why I'm an optimist
Mobius birds
Snotty knuckles
In this house...
Retch Everyone
Carrots
Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also
Ultrahalfmarathoner
Angry Birds
Belching
Clarkson averse
Good day :-)
January (31)
*bunting* *cake*
Bigger Boys
Zombies!
Pretending to be Saga Norén
Waiting for the AA
Ship shape
Readthrough
Technology takes you further
Love Garden
Cushions
High Heel Striker
Bit of a rubbish one
Ta
Hot Re-fills
Coding Grinch
An august prediction
Some Running Goals for Q1
Wipe-clean dog
Breaking it down
Snakes and Ladders
Bigger Ponds
Drink Your Weak Lemon Drink
All in All
Panning the pancake
Does JK Rowling own a dog?
Back to the kitchen table
Steve Davis shoes
Pigs on a water slide
Sloshing
Protocol
19 books :-)
2013 (29)
December (3)
Oh...
Engine Management Light
Hannibal Vector
November (3)
Speed skating
Stew-pendous
Cool Hand Grandpa
October (3)
Bookish
Minecraft Cake
Random dump
September (2)
Blog by Email!
Catchup blah
August (3)
Big Green Caterpillar
Questions answered - final CLS blog
Last Days at Club La Santa
July (10)
A nice morning of swimming and tennis
Please Read: Questions for a sports coach
Snorkeltastic
Hitting the straps
First Impressions at Club La Santa
Mile High Blog
Clocking off
For the second week running...
Another Club La Santa catchup
The Floor In The Plan
June (3)
Club La Santa
Bulk Uploading, and win a book
FERC Charities 2011-2012
March (1)
Bath Weekend
January (1)
Meet Steve
2012 (39)
December (2)
Tired Now Boss
Bath - Week 14 + Foodbank
November (3)
White Level Reading
Bath - Week 15
Bath - Week 16
October (2)
Onwards!
C'mon Dave
July (1)
RIP Arnie
June (2)
Rub some bacon on it
18 weeks
May (9)
Techy not tetchy
Time for a techy blog
Time to walk the dog
Stevington 12k
Properly coldy
Still a bit coldy
New blog design live
A bit coldy
Blogs Redesign
April (2)
Easter
SERIOUSLY LORD FETCH, SORT IT OUT
March (8)
A long run up
Running Tick
Weekend
Sport Relief Mile
Back once again
Swimming sweetcorn and other vegetables
Joy Rides, Sticks and Medals
Training Tip
February (9)
And...
Katie, ICT, and some more MySQL
May The Ground Force Be With You
Functions
Well done Batman.
Optimisation Crossword
Snow Days
Gallery, and parkrun
Pleased
January (1)
There Are Some Really Sexy Girls On Fetch
Comments
King's Dark Tower books are possibly my favourite books ever. Seven books might seem like a big commitment but they just fly by.
To be honest, a Where's Wally jigsaw sounds far more terrifying than anything Stephen King could dream up
I think I know what your project is and I like the sound of it