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Peter Says Goodbye

John Heald's Blog — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:53:59 GMT

Bugger… this Facespace thingy has gotten out of control. Stephanie called me yesterday and told me that I have 1,000 friends and hundreds of requests from people who wanted to be my friend and needed a hug. My friend list is increasingly weird ...(read more)

Startea

John Heald's Blog — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:57:42 GMT

Did you see the news today that Starbucks has issued a 97% downturn on their profits from this time last year? …………..wow……………..I wonder why. Has the credit crunch meant that we are now taking a packet...(read more)

Blue Monday

John Heald's Blog — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:03:46 GMT

So the flight was delayed once again. Apparently it was still a surprise to American Airlines that there were other planes taking off and landing and so we sat on the runway for 40 minutes waiting to take off. It would have been nice to pass that time...(read more)

A Quick Birthday Blog

John Heald's Blog — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:45:16 GMT

Birthdays are crap. Mine no longer tend to herald exciting parties and the greedy shredding of wrapping paper. They are now just mileposts that point the way toward the inexorable arrival of old age and incontinence. Because I’m an increasingly...(read more)

The Games People Play

John Heald's Blog — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:15:07 GMT

Monopoly has no end. The rules explain how you can unmortgage a property and when you should build hotels on Madison Avenue but they don’t say, and they should, that the winner is the last player left alive. And what about Risk? You make a calculation...(read more)

The Basketball Diaries

John Heald's Blog — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:22:38 GMT

I remember the first time I went to see a basketball game. I was 25 years old and went with the cruise director of the Carnival Fantasy, Gary Hunter, and entertainer Tim Harkleroad. We drove from Miami where the ship was spending 10 days before her inaugural...(read more)