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Living the Dream Apr 28, 2015 2 min read Free

X is for that thing. You know, the X Factor.

[https://i1.wp.com/stuartlennon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cover326x326.jpg?ssl=1] X. Lots of bloggers have been frantically googling “Words beginning with X”. I have absolutely no doubt that there will be some fantastically clever posts around words which are completely new to me. In itself,

Living the Dream Apr 27, 2015 1 min read Free

W is for Whisky

[https://i2.wp.com/stuartlennon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Scotch-Whisky.jpg?ssl=1] Stone me. Would it happen to be the 27th of April? W in the A to Z Blogging Challenge? Quite apart from these momentous events, I will be celebrating the beginning of my forty

Living the Dream Apr 25, 2015 1 min read Free

V is for Vanity

From the Oxford Dictionary [http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/vanity] Excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements: e.g. ‘it flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him’ [https://i0.wp.com/stuartlennon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/1529.jpg?

Living the Dream Apr 23, 2015 1 min read Free

U is for Unicum

[https://i2.wp.com/stuartlennon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/unicum-csalad.jpg?ssl=1] U is for Unicum Over the last couple of days, I have been catching up on my blog posts. I had fallen far behind the schedule. Yesterday, I pulled my finger out and got

Living the Dream Apr 23, 2015 1 min read Free

T is for Ties

[https://i0.wp.com/stuartlennon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/new-neon-ties.jpg?ssl=1] Ties. Curious things. Even the ones that are not neon. My wife has far better taste than me in almost everything. One of the curious exceptions to this rule is the tie. I

Living the Dream Apr 23, 2015 1 min read Free

Q is for Quittrain.com

[https://i0.wp.com/stuartlennon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/logo.png?ssl=1] Quittrain.com [http://www.quittrain.com] If you smoke – go visit this site. Join the forum and interact with people. I smoked anything from 30 to 60 cigarettes a day for 30 years. I feel

Living the Dream Apr 22, 2015 1 min read Free

O is for Oenophile

[https://i2.wp.com/stuartlennon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/IMG_0195.jpg?ssl=1] Oenophile. Not a dastardly criminal. The mighty Wikipedia informs; “Oenophilia (/ˌiːnɵˈfɪliə/ ee-no-fil-ee-ə; Greek for the love (philia) of wine (oinos)) is a love of wine. In the strictest sense, oenophilia

Living the Dream Apr 15, 2015 1 min read Free

Magyar Medcalfs

“This very interesting surname recorded in the spellings of Medcalf, Metcalf and Metcalfe, is English. It is chiefly recorded in the county of Yorkshire, and there have been claims that it represents the very first hereditary surname. This is arguable, but there is no doubt that it was one of

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