Apr 30
I’m no poet, and if I’m honest, poetry is something I very rarely enjoy reading. However, I find this short poem by Yeats truly inspirational and, just in case you haven’t heard it before, thought I would share it with you.
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Apr 03
Written by
Richard on 03 April 2009
Topics:
Life
I met up with Darren for our usual squash session yesterday. I was flying up the scoreboard with a 4-2 lead and everything was going well until the seventh game when I had to run to the back wall and return a power shot from Darren. As I turned my left foot slipped underneath me and my entire body weight fell down on to the side of my right foot. A sharp pain instantly ran from my foot up my leg and through my back.
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Mar 17
Written by
Richard on 17 March 2009
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Music
I bought Gemma two tickets to see Snow Patrol live at the o2 Arena in London for Christmas. They far exceeded my expectations last night.



The supporting bands, Animal Kingdom and Fanfarlo, were excellent but it wasn’t until Snow Patrol walked onto the stage that the 20,000 strong crowd really raised the roof.
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Feb 08
Written by
Richard on 08 February 2009
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Leisure
Having planned to go out at seven last night I was running a little late and didn’t meet everyone at the pub until just after 8. A fun filled night ensued and a trip into town was inevitable. We hit ‘Reflex for some cheesy 80′s music and saw the night through until it closed. As we were leaving we decided to continue the night and made our way to the casino.
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Feb 04
Written by
Richard on 04 February 2009
Topics:
Life
I took the plunge and signed up to another social networking phenomenon that is sweeping the Internet today known as Twitter. I’ve been blissfully unaware of how fast this new form of social media has grown until it was mentioned on Radio 1 this morning. I’ve since discovered that Twitter is far more than a glorified status update page. It’s simplicity is it’s success.
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