Books
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A walk in Longdendale
J and I recently took off for a day and went walking in Longdendale, a valley descending from Dark Peak in a westerly direction down into Greater Manchester. As one might expect in …
- Originally published: 21 Feb 2007 in UK
The belated Botanical Gardens video
Source: Wikimedia Commons Here’s some (weird) footage from the Power Plant event at the University of Oxford Botanical Gardens back on 3rd September 2005. The soundtrack is original. …
- Originally published: 31 Oct 2005 in UK
Syriana
Director: Stephen Gaghan United States, 2005 Syriana is a literate and highly engaging story of cause and effect in the global oil industry. It has a self-propelling pace similar to the one that …
- Originally published: 5 Dec 2006 in Film
Heijn Accord signed
Following the example of other chains, Albert Heijn decided long ago that shoppers should make use of sturdier bags that could be used over and over again. It’s a green approach but it …
- Originally published: 18 Dec 2006 in Personalia
Key West and the Conch Republic
The more observant of my readers will no doubt have noticed that the number of parts in this series has now grown to five articles. We’ve been busy since we returned …
- Originally published: 15 Jan 2008 in North America
Who is that guy?
Hello you. I'm Mike Padgett and I work in the technology sector as an Information Designer.
I also enjoy travel, concerts, films and walking.
I'm based in Brussels, Belgium. My current favourite Belgian beer is St Feuillien Brune.