Andy's Glasses

a blog through the eyes…

2023

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January 31, 2023

History…

I had a busy day yesterday. I had lots to do because I had to rush off early. For an appointment. With Joey. And 15 other 3-year olds. Because I was the designated ‘reader’ for the day. At ‘book time’ or ‘reading time’ or ‘celebrity read-over’ or whatever they call such things in nursery school. – Read More-

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January 29, 2023

Jazzed up…

So what do you do when you’ve opened a brand new, fuck-off boutique hotel at the edge of Covent Garden and suddenly find you have a basement you never knew was there? You turn it into a Jazz Club, obviously. Its what you do with basements. Unless you want a prison, torture chamber or crypt. – Read More-

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January 28, 2023

Odd…

In 2007 Jeff Bezos took an ipad and mated it with a copy of War & Peace. Possibly artificially inseminated, they never told me. Thus was born: The Kindle.  In about 2008 I reluctantly, begrudgingly, moaningly, bought one. An ‘e-reader’. I hated the idea, hated the thought, hated pretty much everything about it, except – Read More-

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January 26, 2023

Anxiety…

The sales of electric cars have rocketed. In 2020 they accounted for 10.7% of all car sales. Last year (not including ours cos WE STILL HAVEN’T GO IT!!!) it was up to 23% of total car sales. During the same period, the number of public charging points has grown by 6. But 2 of those – Read More-

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January 24, 2023

Clarity…

Before we dismiss Nadhim Zahawi as ‘just another money-grabbin’, tax-evadin’, in-it-f’rimself, stinkin’ rich Tory bastard’, I think we need to know more about ‘the man behind the bastard’, where he’s from, what he’s done. Only then can we judge the shit out of him based on scant information and lack of background. So I researched – Read More-

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January 23, 2023

There and back…

Leeds is precisely 200 miles from London. I know. I just counted every single one of them. Twice. Once there, once back. And all because somebody died. A real ‘somebody’, not just ‘the death of Spurs’ dreams’, the end of all hope for football fans in N17, not even the day civilisation died (when Arsenal – Read More-

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January 21, 2023

Cold as ice…

So we’re living the dream. It’s not raining. In fact its absolutely gorgeous out there. Bright, sunny, just a fab looking morning. A… tennis morning!!! Perfect! And yet, its fairly cold. We arrived on the court to find it a sheet of ice. So we went for a coffee, came back half an hour later, – Read More-

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January 20, 2023

WTF???

What do doctors know? Well, they know lots about things they can’t do. Treat a virus. Make you young again. Prevent cancer. Stop heart attacks. See patients. But to give them credit, they can be useful. If you’re lucky enough to ever be able to see one as they remain in full-covid mode, locked in – Read More-

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January 18, 2023

This is different…

I have a routine. Everyone has routines. They’re unchanging. That’s why they’re routines. I emerge from my shower, apply various beauty products, none of which seem to have any noticeable effect, dress and come down for breakfast. A banana. Because I’m healthy. Because I’m calorie conscious. Because I’m an athlete!!! And mostly because they don’t – Read More-

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January 17, 2023

Innovation…

As the wait for the electric car enters its 13th month, my concerns for our fragile planet remain significant. With my level rising from ‘whatever’ to ‘hmmmm’ with the last raise of world temperature. But I can’t save the entire planet, all the whales, the Brazilian rainforest, just with one car. So boffins have come – Read More-

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