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James gets a bike

neilrsmith — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:21:21 +0000

We have been looking around for the last few months and finally went to Halfords this weekend. James was slightly taken with the bright red fire engine bike. Insisting on testing it out in the store. We also

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Whipsnade Zoo

neilrsmith — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:40:47 +0000

At Whipsnade Zoo this weekend. I haven’t been for a while and it was great to see the new arrival to the elephants. “The pint-sized pachyderm, still to be named, was born just after midnight on Monday 12th

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Buckinghamshire Railway Centre

neilrsmith — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:27:15 +0000

A day out to the Buckinghamshire Railways Centre this Easter Bank Holiday. Thomas the Tank Engine and friends were there. There were train rides on Thomas and Percy. TweetTweet

Planning for the future

neilrsmith — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:27:09 +0000

I have been inspired by a friend, Paul Hudson to think about the setting some new goals for the next 10 years, going forward upto 2020. It’s very easy to just simply drift through life taking chances as they

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This Winter’s snow

neilrsmith — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:53:57 +0000

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Geometric Dixons Building

neilrsmith — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:34:08 +0000

Uploaded – 13\02\2010, originally uploaded by neilrsmith. I don’t think many people realise just how geometric the Dixons building actually is. Everywhere I look, I see the squares, diamonds, grids, alignment, chequerboards

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Facebook casualties

neilrsmith — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:48:48 +0000

Over the last few years, I have amassed a collection of people via Facebook in the vein hope that I would catch up with many of my school friends and old work colleagues. The idea was to chat about

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13th Nov ’09

neilrsmith — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:45:46 +0000

I had a reasonably busy week, working at DSGi. There has been some people off sick and one left. The team gets smaller and the task list grows ever longer. Mostly HTML corrections, so nothing we can’t handle. The

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Birthday

neilrsmith — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:47:17 +0000

Another birthday and yet I find myself reflecting each year less and less. Everyone makes a big deal of birthdays and getting old, but to be honest I feel great. I feel no older than last year and in

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28th Sept 2009

neilrsmith — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:55:29 +0000

7:15 My iPhone wakes me up with the ringing bells and Sarah makes me tea and toast. We switch on BBC One to watch the news. 7:45 James wanders in and gets into bed. He eats his porridge and

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iPhone Distraction

neilrsmith — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:01:00 +0000

Over the last few weeks I have started to realize that many things in life are purely distracting us from reality. I have few hobbies which I care to mention; photography, computers etc. I can spend many hours immersed

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Back to work, literally

neilrsmith — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:50:00 +0000

So after the ending of my employment with AstraZeneca, back in December 2007, I decided to travel before starting the diffcult and stressful task of finding another job. However, I never thought that 10 weeks after leaving AZ I’d

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Going minimal

neilrsmith — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 23:24:00 +0000

This week, I’m having an office re-organisation due to high staffing costs and low output. I have been clearing my room of anything that isn’t required. I will box up, shelve and file anything of relevance and throw out

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Organising my life

neilrsmith — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:03:00 +0000

Things to do in the next few weeks. - Find a job- Buy a car- Tidy my office and put up some shelves- Complete my first college assignment- Finish the patio in the garden- Tidy up the garden for

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Becoming more of the man

neilrsmith — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:57:00 +0000

It has occurred to me that holidays and travelling away from home isn’t good for my health. While travelling, I start to eat sugary and fatty foods and eat less fresh fruit and vegetables. It’s so easy to

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No more work

neilrsmith — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:15:00 +0000

It’s been an odd week. I have had days filled with watching tv, college coursework and organising my life after AZ. I still believe I’m just on holiday. A welcomed break which will end in work again. But there

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Sarah’s Double decker coconut icing sponge cake

neilrsmith — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 16:23:00 +0000

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Sarah’s Double decker coconut icing sponge cake, originally uploaded by neilrsmith. Sarah made this cake today. We struggled

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Haida Tattoo

neilrsmith — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 10:33:00 +0000

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Haida Tattoo, originally uploaded by neilrsmith. My new tattoo from Woody’s Tattoo Studio, Wycombe, Bucks,

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