Category Archives: Health

An Unenthusiastic Monday

By Dan | Published January 21, 2008

I had very little sleep last night – thanks to my son, who seemed to develop some kind of weird toddler insomnia – and that, in combination with a miserable grey Monday morning didn’t enthuse me about going to the gym at all. But, I still managed it.
The Sennheisers I purchased really are excellent. They [...]

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Headphones – Update

By Dan | Published January 18, 2008

I found some headphones that seem to get universal praise: I give you the horrific looking Sennheiser PMX 70 headphones.
I’ve read that they’re not quite that green in real life. I’ll let you know.

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Morning Gym: Day Two

By Dan | Published January 18, 2008

I managed to drag my lazy buttocks out of bed and down to the gym for the second day this week, despite the depressingly miserable weather we’re having. My plan is to do three days a week, so hopefully next week I can get into gear and commence three day gymification. I even ran for [...]

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RUN!

By Dan | Published January 16, 2008

I’m going to start running. Here’s why:
Last year, I changed jobs and soon after I joined the company, during the annual company conference, a representative from the Anthony Nolan Trust gave a talk about their charity. He was assisted by Lloyd Scott.  At the time I had no idea who Lloyd Scott was, but his [...]

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Ear Wick – Not That Bad?

By Dan | Published October 17, 2007

WickerGirl very kindly left me a comment on my Ear Wick post from a while back.
Not only does she point out that I rank quite highly in a Google search for "Ear Wick" (which pleases me) but she also says here experience hasn’t been that bad.
So, if anyone comes across this site and is a [...]

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Alcohol As Medicinal Remedy – #1

By Dan | Published October 16, 2007

This is #1 in a series of occasional articles.
For this recipe you will need:

One nasty cough, ideally coupled with an unpleasant cold
One bottle of cheap Brandy
One large mug
One bottle of Tesco organic honey
One tea spoon
One kettle
Tap water

Boil the tap water in the kettle, and allow it cool for a few minutes. Add 2 teaspoons of [...]

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