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August 4, 2010

I write, but I am not a writer

Upon asking the question, “What do you do, then?” surely the most chilling words us bloggers can hear are:

“I’m a writer.”

This is not going to end well. If they genuinely are, we are consumed by a combination of admiration and envy. If it turns out they write blurbs for catalogues or other such hackery, then we are beyond annoyed.

After all, we write. We write regularly, on all manner of subjects. And we care about what we write.

But does that make us writers? Read the rest of this entry »

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July 28, 2010

What is a session beer?

Today has been a worthwhile and constructive day. I have been taking part in a discussion on defining what actually constitutes a ‘session beer’, with ideas floating around Twitter and the likes of Double Word Score.

There seems to be some disagreement over whether the definition should be set by the strength of the beer, or by something more fluid. Get it? Fluid? Hah. My material is gold, I tell you. Read the rest of this entry »

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July 27, 2010

Building those coalitions

I think what I like about WordPress most is the way the platform helps foster communities and encourages networking amongst its users. Or, to put it another way, it is full of lots of good people, who are fun to read, respond to, and generally get to know. In a non-scary, non-stalker-y sense, I hasten to add. Read the rest of this entry »

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July 14, 2010

Building international coalitions through beer, American indie rock, college football and other delights

A little over a month ago England drew with the United States at the World Cup, and I lost a bet with Zac from the fine blog Building International Coalitions Through Beer And Pavement.¹ Luckily, losing the bet just involved writing a blog post, rather than parting with huge wedges of cash or undertaking embarrassing forfeits. However, being the terrible, lazy, busy man that I am, it is only now I have got around to the task at hand… Read the rest of this entry »

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July 12, 2010

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire

The Suburbs by Arcade Fire.

How about this hot new band, eh?

But seriously, I’m rather looking forward to hearing more of this sort of thing soon, when the album comes out.

Now the World Cup is over, maybe I’ll acknowledge there is more to life than twenty two men kicking a ball around and start writing about other subjects. Should be fun. For me, at least. And maybe for you, with any luck, dear reader.

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