By admin under Martial Arts
108 GTI TaeKwonDo students, including myself, fought 100 minute long rounds of sparring at the Crypt School in Gloucester, against different partners, to raise money for charity. 54 of the highest grades formed an outer circle, with 54 junior grades partnering us from a concentric inner circle. After each round a whistle blew and the [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Bikes & Cars
Everyone has gone to Reading Festival this weekend. Not me. I’m at a bike rally (again)! Camping at a bike rally that’s only 5 minutes away from your house has its advantages. Last night’s band, Rich Dickinson’s Driving Force, were fantastic. Unfortunately, watching such a talented guitarist close up is almost enough to make a [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Bikes & Cars
I cracked, and bought another car: a 1998 2.5 V6 automatic 1998 Vauxhall Omega Reflection, in pearlescent black. My ropey 12 year old Cavalier is gonna cost a small fortune to keep on the road for another year by the time I’ve got it through its MOT in a couple of months, replacing the windscreen [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Writing
blogimages/goat-n-geek.jpgBen Elliston, creator of Autoconf 2.13, and one of my co-authors for the goat book tipped me off that he had spotted our book in the movie ‘Blood Work’, I bought a copy on dvd yesterday, and after a careful watch on my iBook got a couple of screen captures, both from a few seconds [...]