Monthly Archives: March 2006

First paddle of the season

Posted on March 31, 2006 by Paul Tomblin

It’s 80 degrees out, and so Rob and I snuck out from work at lunch time and went for a paddle. We didn’t go too far, just up past the weir. But it was lovely. The weir was in full … Continue reading →

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It’s here!

Posted on March 30, 2006 by Paul Tomblin

My Garmin 296 is here. It’s very beautiful. There was a little bit of struggle to get the unlock code for the detail maps. I put it into auto mode and used it to get us to the restaurant for … Continue reading →

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The comment spam scourge

Posted on March 29, 2006 by Paul Tomblin

A while back I was revelling in the fact that the comment spammers appeared to still be targetting my blog through the old Moveable Type comment URLS (which don’t work) instead of the new WordPress comment URLs. Up until a … Continue reading →

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As seen on Lean Left

Posted on March 27, 2006 by Paul Tomblin

According to Lean Left » Drunken Lullabies, anybody who reads this is supposed to post an anti-war song on their own blog. Recruiting Sargeant Two recruiting sergeants came to the CLB, for the sons of the merchants, to join the … Continue reading →

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Annual Club Ride

Posted on March 26, 2006 by Paul Tomblin

Our flying club requires you to do an “annual ride” every year with an instructor. Every other year, I combine that with a BFR, but on the odd years (like this one) nobody is really sure what we should do … Continue reading →

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