Archive for August, 2003

2003

31

Aug

Hundred Rounds of Sparring

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 [...]

2003

25

Aug

6th Zimmer Frame Rally

By Gaz 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 [...]

2003

19

Aug

Yet another new cage for the coming winter

By Gaz 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 [...]

2003

8

Aug

Goat Book in Clint Eastwood Movie

By Gaz 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 [...]


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