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		<title>Not today</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a She</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a she. What am I supposed to do with that? I have no idea how to feel. A son, yes, I feel I can do it, I can even imagine talking to Bruce in twenty years time without him hating me. I have so much to tell him. But a daughter? What could I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thistrainisforgourock.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3679605&amp;post=587&amp;subd=thistrainisforgourock&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>12 horses</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I usually don’t mind riding in the rain, but this morning was a bummer. My FZ1 was due her 12,000 mile service, which meant riding twice my usual commute. I was wearing my guaranteed 100% waterproof trousers, my usual double-shelled 100% waterproof jacket, thick winter waterproof gloves, and the usual waterproof stompers. On paper I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thistrainisforgourock.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3679605&amp;post=579&amp;subd=thistrainisforgourock&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The sneeze</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am having a problem with my wife. Well, maybe it’s not a problem. More like a mystified incredulity that sometimes leaves me in a tight spot. It’s the toilet paper. Whenever she changes it she puts on backwards, so that the next sheet is hidden, hanging behind somewhere. There ceases to be any dispensing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thistrainisforgourock.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3679605&amp;post=577&amp;subd=thistrainisforgourock&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The month of the novel</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Emergency bike wash</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I washed my Yamaha FZ1 today for the first time in weeks. Months, probably. Cue shock and awe among the general biker population. What kind of a man? Not washing means not loving, means not caring, means, in the end, neglect. Poor Yammy. My rear tire challenges this conclusion. 4,000 miles and it’s down to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thistrainisforgourock.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3679605&amp;post=567&amp;subd=thistrainisforgourock&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Children’s books</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our little Bruce is growing fast. He’s got loads of energy &#8211; running, climbing, yelling, shouting&#8230; especially the shouting. He likes asserting his ebullience and notifying his maker that he’s still here doing His good work. Sometimes he’s like a Scottish squall &#8211; you&#8217;re sitting there in a peaceful, thoughtful mood and all of sudden [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thistrainisforgourock.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3679605&amp;post=564&amp;subd=thistrainisforgourock&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Public Toilets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate public toilets. No matter how recently it has been cleaned there’s always a wee piddly puddle on the floor in front of the toilet or urinal. Fuck, I say, spreading my feet so I’m not standing in it. Sometimes, after I’m done, I notice more piddles than when I started. Fuck, I say [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thistrainisforgourock.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3679605&amp;post=561&amp;subd=thistrainisforgourock&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rocking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:20:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve recently joined a rock and roll band. Every rocker&#8217;s dream, right? Actually it is pretty cool &#8211; I&#8217;m really enjoying it. I&#8217;m wondering why I waited this long. It&#8217;s a bunch a guys from work, getting together for a bit of fun. The plan is to put on a fund-raising charity show sometime around [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thistrainisforgourock.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3679605&amp;post=556&amp;subd=thistrainisforgourock&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lost in MaryHill</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got lost in MaryHill the other night. Well, maybe lost is the wrong word. I knew where I was, I just couldn&#8217;t find where I was going. Not that that&#8217;s anything new &#8211; I get lost all the time in Glasgow. And Edinburgh. And Sterling &#8211; any UK city really. Part of the problem [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thistrainisforgourock.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3679605&amp;post=555&amp;subd=thistrainisforgourock&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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