Bill Heiney's Shark in Headington

January 13th 2013
Oxford's boat race names (Torpids, Summer Eights / Bumps, Isis Skulls, Christ Church Regatta) still make me twitch, though I twitch nowhere near as much now as when I rowed and when I saw the race names on the calendar in the training room. The names still conjure up memories of English sport for the privileged; cricket, hunting, fly fishing and rugby union. Such sports need expanses ... read more

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Me? Well, I'm currently occupied with the challenging and stimulating years that lie between birth and death. So far so good. Day by day I catch a few more of the world's absurdities and when I'm lucky I have a chortle at the lighter side of the planet's wonkiness. Fortunately, as the years roll by, I seem to be getting to grips with many of Mrs. Earth's intricacies and foibles; though believe you me there's a fair few I am leaving right alone. I am sharing my thoughts about my traveled to places. When I'm up to it I top the thoughts off with an encapsulated experience. Or two. To p... full info

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