Coombe Barton
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... The Enquiry is reinforcing some predictable themes. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/14/covid-uptick-flu-continues-down-enquiry-wales-day-12-pi-day/
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... Seems like it’s the usual story of Johnson mismanaged chaos. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/13/covid-enquiry-wales-day-11-the-big-guns-johnson-insisted-it-was-a-mild-illness-vaccinations-protect-further/
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... Today has been characterised by me saying to students the equivalent of “No, I’m not going to do your work for you.” ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/covid-enquiry-wales-day-10-and-the-little-ice-age-and-violins/
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... A day of chasing and admin – and panic amongst students who realise that they haven’t done the work. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/11/covid-enquiry-wales-day-9-and-mentioned-on-radio-three/
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Just been outside to retrieve an Amazon parcel - squelch from the lawn has returned.
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... It appears that Lady Hallett is finding things out that Bozo hadn’t realised would be found out, or is that being uncharitable? ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/10/covid-enquiry-extraordinary-surprise-electricity-supply-and-they-say-its-mothers-day-but-its-not/
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... I wonder how different it would all have been had there been a competent person in 10 Downing Street in the run up to the pandemic? ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/09/covid-enquiry-both-scotland-and-wales-had-problems-with-westminster-and-domestics-today-moving-forward/
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... Today has been a slog of correcting the results of something in the system not doing its job and stuffing two years work of students in this year’s module, confusing both students and staff. I suspect human error but can’t prove ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/covid-hospitalisations-and-deaths-declining-long-day-of-admin/
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Friday Recovery and consolidation Only fifteen more timetabled teaching days left
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I was listening to Radio 3 Breakfast today and heard Katia and Marielle Labèque playing a Gershwin concerto. It really surprised me that a date of more than 40 years ago was mentioned when they'd been heard by Ira Gershwin. I've just looked them up and they're as old as me! You're right, where does the time go.
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... Work – it would be better if they turned up, both to teaching sessions and to appointments they’ve requested. I can think of better ways of spending my time. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/07/covid-enquiry-in-wales-day-8-bozo-threat-to-the-uk-and-a-mostly-frustrating-day-workwise/
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Cue someone doing an AI image of a polar bear wearing a fascinator I'll look away now. [EDIT] then I had a thought I asked write a haiku about a polar bear wearing a fascinator ChatGPT Arctic queen adorned, Fascinator's icy gleam, Graceful in the snow. Which may or may not fit on several levels
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Thought they already had from the evidence of the Commons.
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... There is a saying that "When gorse is in bloom kissing's in season." This is not as restrictive as may be thought as most gorse is a mixture of Common Gorse and Western Gorse. Fortunately Common Gorse flowers from January to June and Western Gorse from July to December. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/covid-enquiry-in-wales-day-7-and-another-tiring-day/
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... No more shambolic than the Westminster administration. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/05/covid-enquiry-in-wales-day-6-and-a-tiring-day/
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... I realised when I placed an order on Friday for Amazon that I hadn’t ordered from them for the whole of February. Wonder why they sent me a get well card. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/04/covid-enquiry-in-wales-day-5-admin-and-resits-and-plans/
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I think there's the Tuesday rule: If you're away for a week, Monday someone will pick up your work. By the Tuesday it's "They'll be back next week." If you're away for two weeks, Monday someone will pick up your work. By the Tuesday it's "They'll be back a week on Monday."
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All this talk of cruises and holidays, I’ve just realised that apart from field trips which I’ve organised, and conferences, I’ve never stayed in an hotel for what may be termed a holiday. I have had to stay away on business, but that doesn’t count. We’ve always camped, self-catered when son was very small, or now in the caravan. I cannot imagine going to a resort, whether on land or on a cruise ship, where you get waited on. That is my idea of hell.
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... . I am actually throwing stuff away rather than moving it from place to place, which in itself is progress. ... https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/03/covid-enquiry-in-wales-summary-domestics-under-way/
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Fost and frog, but the bright light in the sky is making itself known. Today it's tackling the piles of 'stuff' and trying to get it into some sot of order. Supper is cooked (it's part two of the lamb and bean casserole from last night) so I just need to gt the bum off the sofa before gettinonwivit. However coffee calls.
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not for me
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The vein's still there - this was a roseate arrangement of crystals about three inches across. I'll have to takes a paintbrush there in the summer to clean the carp off
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... I went out it was with the intention of taking pix, but that was thwarted by rapidly increasing cloud. However from Norton-juxta-Twycross … https://johncolby.wordpress.com/2024/03/02/february-wettest-and-hottest-on-record-in-central-uk/
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Just at that point here they are standing there were (maybe still are) some roseate tourmaline crystals. I do have a pic of them somewhere. Must go back to find them. Tourmaline is not beloved of igneous petrologists when studying thin sections - it's opaque and black. It is, however the important ore of boron. P.S. Glad the planning paid off. P.P.S. Looks even more like General de Gaulle in the bath.
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So are you saying that you aren't a fan of warm tarts???
