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It's not the thing you fling, it's the fling itself.en-us2007-01-04T22:54:55+00:00Snow in the Alps
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2007/01/04/Travel/snow_in_the_alps.html
Since my last post I have moved country - specifically to France, in a small town adjacent to the Les Arcs ski domain. I'm aiming to get my snowboarding up to a decent standard, get my french language skills up...EU: France: Bourg-Saint-MauricePaul2007-01-04T22:54:55+00:00Dreaming of Lager
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/11/11/Entertainment/dreaming_of_lager.html
On Monday morning I resolved not to drink alcohol for a while; a detox of sorts if you will. Well, I presume my body and mind were staging a protest when last night they conspired to make me dream of...MiscellaneousPaul2006-11-11T03:24:33+00:00Flag Burning Legislation
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/10/30/Politics/flag_burning_legislation.html
Apparently there are people talking about making flag burning illegal in the UK. When I saw this on the BBC Homepage a day or two ago I assumed it was one of those, all too frequent, non-stories which are created...JusticePaul2006-10-30T04:27:43+00:00Tenuous Marketing Email from Amazon
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/09/18/Law/tenuous_marketing_email_from_amazon.html
From my Inbox:Dear Amazon.co.uk Customer, We've noticed that customers who have expressed interest in Secrets of Successful Web Sites by David Siegel have also ordered Telecommunications Law of Russia: Statutes and Statutory Instruments by Markova Olga. For this reason, you...MiscellaneousPaul2006-09-18T03:05:31+00:00In a nutshell
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/08/28/Tech/in_a_nutshell.html
My brother Andrew on Social Networking (Bebo, MySpace etc.) "It's ridiculous. They're not even real friends. You can phone up K T Tunstall on the buttons and ask her to be your friend." So, if anone fancies doing a bit...Social NetworkingPaul2006-08-28T02:23:07+00:00Randolph's Leap
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/07/21/Entertainment/randolphs_leap.html
Today was a very nice day for swimming in the River Findhorn...MiscellaneousPaul2006-07-21T02:29:04+00:00Net Neutrality
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/07/09/Tech/net_neutrality.html
I'm sure I'm late to the party with this one but I haven't noticed it blogged anywhere until spotting it at craigblog. Ted Stevens, Senior Senator for the state of Alaska (he's 83) and President Pro Tempore of the United...Internet InfrastructurePaul2006-07-09T23:38:31+00:00Academicus Miraculous
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/06/27/Edinburgh/academicus_miraculous.html
I've been an exceptionally bad student this year and I've been lucky with exam results and I feel guilty. Well ok, I don't feel guilty but I do feel a bit stupid. To know that instead of tooling around doing...UniversityPaul2006-06-27T01:20:52+00:00Blogboy
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/05/20/Tech/blogboy.html
Blogboy: Episode 1 made me laugh....BloggingPaul2006-05-20T17:15:05+00:00Gordon Brown does not deserve No. 10
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/05/10/Politics/gordon_brown_does_not_deserve_no_10.html
There was an interesting article in the Guardian yesterday by Robert Harris - "Tony Blair should sack Gordon Brown and serve the full term he promised". He reminds us that,A poll of Labour party members on the weekend before the...UK Labour PartyPaul2006-05-10T04:42:14+00:00Viva Zapatero
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/04/12/Politics/viva_zapatero.html
The result in Italy's general election is welcome, but the slim margin of victory is worriesome. In the 10 years prior to Berlusconi's 6 years in office there were 6 changes in Prime Minister, it would be disasterous if that...European UnionGregor2006-04-12T18:23:07+00:00In absentia
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/03/30/Travel/in_absentia.html
It's a funny experience reading your feeds and coming across a post on your own blog that you weren't expecting. So yeah, I forgot to say that Gregor might be posting a little in my absence. Like he just did....EU: France: Val D'IserePaul2006-03-30T14:57:10+00:00Paying for Past Cybercrimes
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/03/30/Tech/paying_for_past_cybercrimes.html
I recently began looking for a new job. I haven't done this now for six years, and in the meantime I've been in the position of hiring manager many times. One of the first things I do after I decide...SearchGregor2006-03-30T01:09:28+00:00Favourite Shoes
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/03/23/Entertainment/favourite_shoes.html
Anyone who hung out for any time with me in 2003 / 2004 will recognise the shoe below. I bought them and wore them literally into the ground - there is ("is" because I kept them for sentimental reasons) little...MiscellaneousPaul2006-03-23T23:42:21+00:00Forthcoming holidays and speed essay writing
http://www.anoasis.co.uk/content/2006/03/18/Edinburgh/forthcoming_holidays_and_speed_essay_writing.html
Almost unbelievably it is almost the end of term and my tardiness has once again caught me up. Three essays over 30 pages totalling some 15000 words in, urm, 6 days... So I'm semi-working on the first one now. Semi....MiscellaneousPaul2006-03-18T17:46:54+00:00