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term='medicine'/><category term='I hate washing up too'/><category term='I&apos;m told the place is that bad now even the police moved out'/><category term='money'/><category term='feet'/><title type='text'>Mind</title><subtitle type='html'>Sometimes my thoughts get past the guards</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default?start-index=101&amp;max-results=100'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>537</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-4008065813367032360</id><published>2011-06-29T21:45:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2011-06-29T21:50:29.904+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='memories'/><title type='text'>Woodn't it be nice</title><content type='html'>I remember&lt;div&gt;when I was little&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;making a balsa wood&lt;div&gt;aeroplane with my Dad&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and thinking how fantastic it would be&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;if everything in the world&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;was made out of balsa wood&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and actually I know very little&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;about balsa wood&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4008065813367032360?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/4008065813367032360/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=4008065813367032360' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4008065813367032360'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4008065813367032360'/><link 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src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-5322118242092515611?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/5322118242092515611/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=5322118242092515611' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/5322118242092515611'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/5322118242092515611'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2011/01/hard-luck.html' title='Hard luck'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-61069941774652560</id><published>2010-12-16T17:55:00.002Z</published><updated>2010-12-16T17:59:09.854Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>The winter of '63</title><content type='html'>They're trying to compare this year's&lt;br /&gt;big freeze&lt;br /&gt;with the winter of 1963&lt;br /&gt;I live with one memory of that cold snap&lt;br /&gt;it's of a very large snowball&lt;br /&gt;hitting me in the eye&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you know who you are&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-61069941774652560?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-2953381040128886503</id><published>2010-12-14T21:17:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-12-14T21:19:53.339Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Lonely restaurant&lt;br /&gt;Buzzer announces each course&lt;br /&gt;Feel like Pavlov's dog&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-2953381040128886503?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/2953381040128886503/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=2953381040128886503' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2953381040128886503'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2953381040128886503'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/12/lonely-restaurant-buzzer-announces-each.html' title=''/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8723974731675211242</id><published>2010-10-28T13:08:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-28T13:12:10.941+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Overheard</title><content type='html'>"You do realize that disagreeing with my statement is just&lt;br /&gt;reinforcing that statement that we should agree to disagree."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8723974731675211242?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8723974731675211242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8723974731675211242' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8723974731675211242'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8723974731675211242'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/10/overheard.html' title='Overheard'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-5944828691567954693</id><published>2010-10-25T18:51:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-25T18:53:04.830+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Family Reunion - The Result</title><content type='html'>Survived the family reunion&lt;br /&gt;by drinking lots of beer&lt;br /&gt;and eating fine food&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and of course the excellent company&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-5944828691567954693?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/5944828691567954693/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=5944828691567954693' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/5944828691567954693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/5944828691567954693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/10/family-reunion-result.html' title='Family Reunion - The Result'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-4272490769336206461</id><published>2010-10-21T13:40:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-21T13:44:15.183+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>The Reunion</title><content type='html'>Just hours away from family reunion&lt;br /&gt;And I have a sock crisis&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4272490769336206461?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/4272490769336206461/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=4272490769336206461' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4272490769336206461'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4272490769336206461'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/10/reunion.html' title='The Reunion'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-829768541484241184</id><published>2010-10-09T11:38:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2010-10-09T11:46:07.098+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Family secrets</title><content type='html'>Just a couple of weeks until the&lt;br /&gt;family reunion&lt;br /&gt;and I have to say&lt;br /&gt;I've read stories about these&lt;br /&gt;kind of things&lt;br /&gt;so I'm expecting at least&lt;br /&gt;one skeleton to be exposed&lt;br /&gt;otherwise&lt;br /&gt;what's the point?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-829768541484241184?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-6943606649450887795</id><published>2010-09-21T07:26:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-09-21T07:30:51.276+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Memories</title><content type='html'>It's funny how certain times&lt;br /&gt;and certain days&lt;br /&gt;look different to others&lt;br /&gt;Twenty past nine always makes&lt;br /&gt;me think of being off school ill&lt;br /&gt;And birthdays always evoke memories&lt;br /&gt;of mantelpieces lined with cards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But not today.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-6943606649450887795?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-7579456448854401446</id><published>2010-09-20T13:26:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-09-20T13:29:09.827+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Family'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Planning ahead</title><content type='html'>The Family Reuion is just over&lt;br /&gt;a month away&lt;br /&gt;I'm going to sort through some old&lt;br /&gt;pictures of my bothers&lt;br /&gt;for ammunition.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7579456448854401446?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8441827972000667107</id><published>2010-09-18T21:03:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-09-18T21:05:39.212+01:00</updated><title type='text'>School memories</title><content type='html'>The one thing Mrs Hedges taught me&lt;br /&gt;at infant school&lt;br /&gt;that I will never forget&lt;br /&gt;is her name.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8441827972000667107?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8441827972000667107/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8441827972000667107' title='0 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scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Family reunion</title><content type='html'>We're planning a family reunion in October&lt;br /&gt;in Chipping Norton&lt;br /&gt;the original plan was to meet up annually &lt;br /&gt;around Mum's birthday in September&lt;br /&gt;but that's a bit too Gothic if you ask me&lt;br /&gt;and I'd expect people like Bette Davis&lt;br /&gt;to turn up&lt;br /&gt;which would totally freak us out&lt;br /&gt;as she's been dead a lot longer than Mother.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-3380236169789629255?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/3380236169789629255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=3380236169789629255' 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black plastic bags over your head&lt;br /&gt;I did&lt;br /&gt;but only accidentally while doing&lt;br /&gt;that wavinging it in the air madly thing&lt;br /&gt;you have to do&lt;br /&gt;to get the bloody thing open&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7148572042699899618?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7148572042699899618/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7148572042699899618' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7148572042699899618'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7148572042699899618'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/09/warning.html' title='Warning'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-1377840248487932075</id><published>2010-08-22T16:28:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-08-22T16:33:38.797+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Friday lunchtime in Sainsbury's</title><content type='html'>Elderly people&lt;br /&gt;slouched over their trollies&lt;br /&gt;drifting like a gentle summer breeze&lt;br /&gt;while all around them&lt;br /&gt;lunch hour shoppers&lt;br /&gt;grit their teeth and&lt;br /&gt;contemplate bogof&lt;br /&gt;aisle rage&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-1377840248487932075?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/1377840248487932075/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=1377840248487932075' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1377840248487932075'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1377840248487932075'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/08/friday-lunchtime-in-sainsburys.html' title='Friday lunchtime in Sainsbury&apos;s'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-5827087179420189759</id><published>2010-08-07T14:25:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2010-08-07T14:27:05.435+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Quote of the week</title><content type='html'>Overheard on Norwich to London train:&lt;br /&gt;"And how is it MY problem that&lt;br /&gt;YOU forgot MY Birthday?"&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-5827087179420189759?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-7584787011880667603</id><published>2010-08-07T14:23:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-08-07T14:24:37.565+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Ely</title><content type='html'>Went to Ely yesterday&lt;br /&gt;not sure IT knows what IT wants to be&lt;br /&gt;so for now&lt;br /&gt;I suggest it's best&lt;br /&gt;viewed&lt;br /&gt;from the train&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7584787011880667603?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7584787011880667603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7584787011880667603' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7584787011880667603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7584787011880667603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/08/ely.html' title='Ely'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-4135544767852758357</id><published>2010-07-23T12:29:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2010-07-23T12:29:26.728+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quote'/><title type='text'>Quote of the week</title><content type='html'>Peter Wilson, Chief Executive, Norwich Theatre Royal&lt;br /&gt;"I could just put my arms around the city and hug it."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4135544767852758357?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/4135544767852758357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=4135544767852758357' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4135544767852758357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4135544767852758357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/07/quote-of-week.html' title='Quote of the week'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-4806238782969819622</id><published>2010-07-17T17:42:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-07-17T17:49:10.889+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quote'/><title type='text'>This week's quotes</title><content type='html'>"I find myself limited by my own imagination."&lt;br /&gt;Norfolk artist Andy Cairns&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We don't need the One Show's permission."&lt;br /&gt;Ian Johnson following the City of Culture decision.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It's the spaces between trees that I'm interested in."&lt;br /&gt;Norfolk artist Gill Levin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"There's nothing to replace the brush stroke and all its flaws."&lt;br /&gt;Gill Levin&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I feel all art is political."&lt;br /&gt;Norfolk artist Peter Baldwin&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4806238782969819622?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/4806238782969819622/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=4806238782969819622' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4806238782969819622'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4806238782969819622'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/07/this-weeks-quotes.html' title='This week&apos;s quotes'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-3978526472720188795</id><published>2010-07-11T20:43:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-07-11T20:49:41.284+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>If I wanted your opinion...</title><content type='html'>The helpful guy from the clothes shop&lt;br /&gt;suggested that I was looking at the wrong end of the rail&lt;br /&gt;"You need to be at the far end sir,&lt;br /&gt;but even then they only go up to 44."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How I wished I'd ripped the&lt;br /&gt;40 I tried to try on.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-3978526472720188795?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/3978526472720188795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=3978526472720188795' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/3978526472720188795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/3978526472720188795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' 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src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4093510761174976910?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/4093510761174976910/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=4093510761174976910' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4093510761174976910'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4093510761174976910'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/07/broad-daylight.html' title='Broad daylight'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-1276370078589361212</id><published>2010-07-10T15:54:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-07-10T15:58:18.119+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Head needs testing next</title><content type='html'>Look to the left&lt;br /&gt;look to the right&lt;br /&gt;now straight into the light&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A puff of air to the left&lt;br /&gt;and then to the right&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;eyes tested&lt;br /&gt;everything is fine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so why is it going to cost me&lt;br /&gt;£315 for glasses?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-1276370078589361212?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/1276370078589361212/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=1276370078589361212' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1276370078589361212'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1276370078589361212'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/07/head-needs-testing-next.html' title='Head needs testing next'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-4511769721494068515</id><published>2010-07-09T15:23:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2010-07-09T15:25:59.585+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='work'/><title type='text'>All that work</title><content type='html'>Other things gave way to&lt;br /&gt;film making&lt;br /&gt;you can see the results at Fusion&lt;br /&gt;in The Forum, Norwich&lt;br /&gt;From Monday&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;big thanks to all the artists &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Normal service will now resume&lt;br /&gt;whatever that is&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4511769721494068515?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-3487397329218892856</id><published>2010-06-07T20:44:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-06-07T20:48:20.648+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Artists at work</title><content type='html'>Been spending some time&lt;br /&gt;with different artists in their&lt;br /&gt;studios&lt;br /&gt;talking and filming them at work&lt;br /&gt;what a friendly, accommodating&lt;br /&gt;bunch they are&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can see the resulting film&lt;br /&gt;at the Forum in Norwich&lt;br /&gt;next month&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-3487397329218892856?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-30005785585994731</id><published>2010-06-01T20:41:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2010-06-01T20:47:00.937+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Off my trollies</title><content type='html'>I ironed a pair of creased trousers&lt;br /&gt;straight from the airing cupboard&lt;br /&gt;but when I put them on I&lt;br /&gt;discovered&lt;br /&gt;two perfect paper tissues in the pockets&lt;br /&gt;evidence that the said trousers hadn't&lt;br /&gt;been washed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This has perplexed me all day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is, no doubt, a German word for it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-30005785585994731?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-2053757963384351682</id><published>2010-05-29T16:09:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2010-05-29T16:11:55.088+01:00</updated><title type='text'>iPad</title><content type='html'>It doesn't make tea&lt;br /&gt;wife safe&lt;br /&gt;but I fear I&lt;br /&gt;may be brewing my own&lt;br /&gt;for a while&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-2053757963384351682?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/2053757963384351682/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=2053757963384351682' title='0 Comments'/><link 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rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-7488420500973033919</id><published>2010-03-02T22:45:00.003Z</published><updated>2010-03-02T22:50:44.441Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Things I've heard this week...</title><content type='html'>"So we don't have a toilet seat then..."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Do they do the blue in black?"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"I'll have chips" - chips are served and wrapped. "And a fish with the chips please." Unwrapping, fish added, re wrapped. "And another chips, but without the fish...."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7488420500973033919?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7488420500973033919/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7488420500973033919' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7488420500973033919'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7488420500973033919'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/03/things-ive-heard-this-week.html' title='Things I&apos;ve heard this week...'/><author><name>Richard 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-552775551153009357</id><published>2010-01-06T07:25:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-01-06T07:27:09.211Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>All I ask for in life</title><content type='html'>is that bakers make&lt;div&gt;toastie loaves&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the same size as the&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;toaster's slots&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-552775551153009357?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/552775551153009357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=552775551153009357' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/552775551153009357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/552775551153009357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2010/01/all-i-ask-for-in-life.html' title='All I ask for in life'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8141252542940993272</id><published>2010-01-05T17:44:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-01-05T17:45:50.738Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>if I had a parrot</title><content type='html'>and if I took it shopping&lt;div&gt;to Tesco&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;by now it would be able&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;to say&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;'unexpected item in baggage area'&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8141252542940993272?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8141252542940993272/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-3598473063479629866</id><published>2010-01-01T08:19:00.002Z</published><updated>2010-01-01T08:26:47.344Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>2010 starts here</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Resolutions, revolutions&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;revelations&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Expectations, exhortations&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;exasperations&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thoughts, theories&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;thesaurus&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-3598473063479629866?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-3972832203427878786</id><published>2009-12-28T10:20:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-12-28T10:31:33.892Z</updated><title type='text'>Holiday Monday</title><content type='html'>It’s that spare holiday&lt;br /&gt;we get when Christmas&lt;br /&gt;falls around a weekend&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;what to do&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-3972832203427878786?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/3972832203427878786/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=3972832203427878786' title='0 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memory</title><content type='html'>The freshly fallen snow&lt;div&gt;puts me in mind of a childhood day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;when various layers of clothing&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;gloves and a wooly balaclava&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;couldn't protect me from an elder&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;brother's carefully aimed frozen missile &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8671308661937621403?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8671308661937621403/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8671308661937621403' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8671308661937621403'/><link rel='self' 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brings&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the usual&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;reports of travel chaos&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;someone must make money&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;from all this poor preparation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;otherwise we'd be &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;talking about something else&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-833538337610286768?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/833538337610286768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=833538337610286768' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/833538337610286768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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tell&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;a farmer I guess&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but what if it turns into an idea&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;on the scale of cats eyes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;or post it notes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;or velcro&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;actually the more I think about&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the more I can see some flaws&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Best not mention it&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I may look daft&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-3789389372326959837?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/3789389372326959837/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=3789389372326959837' title='0 Comments'/><link 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type='text'>Fixed</title><content type='html'>The man came&lt;div&gt;the oven fixed&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;all I need do now&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;is throw away his&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;rubbish&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and cook&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7426214418708582627?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7426214418708582627/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7426214418708582627' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7426214418708582627'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7426214418708582627'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/12/fixed.html' title='Fixed'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-2790349680273430617</id><published>2009-12-11T07:29:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-12-11T07:30:54.013Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Great</title><content type='html'>The mood of the morning&lt;div&gt;can change in a split second&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;upon the discovery&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;of a missed tissue&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in the washing machine&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-2790349680273430617?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/2790349680273430617/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=2790349680273430617' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2790349680273430617'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2790349680273430617'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/12/great.html' title='Great'/><author><name>Richard 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had&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;neglected to make the bed for me&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and only now do I think that perhaps&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the daily task really wasn't beyond my&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;own capabilities.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-625380014786608477?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/625380014786608477/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=625380014786608477' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/625380014786608477'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/625380014786608477'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/12/thoughts-of-bed.html' title='Thoughts of bed'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-2311286086751506138</id><published>2009-12-09T08:20:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-12-09T08:24:46.794Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>So here's how it works...</title><content type='html'>1 Past&lt;div&gt;the banks screw up the economy&lt;div&gt;the tax payer bails them out&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;2 Present&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the tax payer pays more tax&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the banks reward themselves&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3 Future&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the tax payer sacks the Labour government&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;go to 1&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-2311286086751506138?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/2311286086751506138/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=2311286086751506138' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2311286086751506138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2311286086751506138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/12/so-heres-how-it-works.html' title='So here&apos;s how it works...'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-1387021790306290249</id><published>2009-12-08T21:46:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-12-08T21:48:30.933Z</updated><title type='text'>War Of The Colds</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "&gt;slowly and surely&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "&gt;some virus is &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "&gt;drawing its plans&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "&gt;against me&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-1387021790306290249?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/1387021790306290249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=1387021790306290249' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1387021790306290249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1387021790306290249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/12/war-of-colds.html' title='War Of The Colds'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-7982197466599608166</id><published>2009-12-07T22:23:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-12-07T22:26:30.121Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing'/><title type='text'>Plan C</title><content type='html'>So it turned out that the evening&lt;div&gt;provided plenty to write about&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but nothing actually written&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;apart from this bit&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;of irony&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7982197466599608166?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7982197466599608166/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7982197466599608166' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7982197466599608166'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7982197466599608166'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/12/plan-c.html' title='Plan C'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-7311639656694608867</id><published>2009-12-07T17:44:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-12-07T17:46:07.787Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='writing'/><title type='text'>Monday night plans</title><content type='html'>Plan A&lt;div&gt;Start writing that short story about a market stall holder&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Plan B&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Don't&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Hoping for Plan A but already Plan B is demanding more attention.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7311639656694608867?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7311639656694608867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7311639656694608867' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7311639656694608867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7311639656694608867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/12/monday-night-plans.html' title='Monday night plans'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-5735251002019891577</id><published>2009-11-19T13:09:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-11-19T13:12:19.998Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='memories'/><title type='text'>Lunchtime</title><content type='html'>I'm really getting into&lt;div&gt;coming home at lunch time&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;it takes me back to my&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;school days&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but without the glare of&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Mrs Lawrence when I&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;don't eat my crusts&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-5735251002019891577?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/5735251002019891577/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=5735251002019891577' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/5735251002019891577'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/5735251002019891577'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/11/lunchtime.html' title='Lunchtime'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-3055118381414941956</id><published>2009-11-12T07:01:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-11-12T07:03:07.334Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Lunch</title><content type='html'>I really fancied a&lt;div&gt;pipping down egg&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;for lunch&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;yesterday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but ended up with&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;scrambled instead because&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I didn't have any&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;egg cups&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-3055118381414941956?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/3055118381414941956/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=3055118381414941956' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/3055118381414941956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/3055118381414941956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/11/lunch.html' title='Lunch'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-1180237561368834391</id><published>2009-11-01T08:38:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-11-01T08:42:53.027Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Moving on</title><content type='html'>Officially (on paper)&lt;div&gt;this is my first day for twenty&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;years that I am not employed by the&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I woke with an urge to say something&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;about the BBC that I wouldn't have&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;been able to say yesterday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but sat here I can't think of a single thing&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-1180237561368834391?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/1180237561368834391/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=1180237561368834391' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1180237561368834391'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1180237561368834391'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/11/moving-on.html' title='Moving on'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-443817736203189608</id><published>2009-10-28T21:42:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-10-28T21:47:42.573Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Alan Bennett</title><content type='html'>A while back&lt;div&gt;I entered an Alan Bennett competition&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I just had to write two questions I would&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;to ask him&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I won&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The questions were:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Given the chance, are there any parts of your life you would re-write?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Is laughter the best medicine?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;His answers were:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My boyhood is quite painful to contemplate&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;It never did me any harm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In addition to the answers - in his own handwriting&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have a copy of his latest book&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A Life Like Other People's&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-443817736203189608?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/443817736203189608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=443817736203189608' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/443817736203189608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/443817736203189608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/10/alan-bennett.html' title='Alan Bennett'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-1072454896378335453</id><published>2009-09-03T09:34:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-09-03T09:39:28.704+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Change</title><content type='html'>Summer raced out last night&lt;br /&gt;the rain&lt;br /&gt;washing away the vibrant&lt;br /&gt;green from the leaves&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Autumn is here&lt;br /&gt;the wind&lt;br /&gt;has changed&lt;br /&gt;and nothing will ever be the&lt;br /&gt;same&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-1072454896378335453?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/1072454896378335453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=1072454896378335453' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1072454896378335453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1072454896378335453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/09/change.html' title='Change'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-95943293849221102</id><published>2009-09-02T19:04:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-09-02T19:07:17.255+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Ho hum</title><content type='html'>They say that the grass is greener&lt;div&gt;on the other side of the fence&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;well I'm on the other side of the fence now&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and guess what&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I left my camera on the other side of the fence&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;so I'm going to have to go back to that side&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and get it&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;as for the grass&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;meh&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-95943293849221102?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/95943293849221102/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=95943293849221102' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/95943293849221102'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/95943293849221102'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/09/ho-hum.html' title='Ho hum'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-89161443785378254</id><published>2009-08-19T06:51:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2009-08-19T06:53:45.704+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Leaning on a laptop</title><content type='html'>The morning after the ukulele concert the night before&lt;div&gt;and to think that this time yesterday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I couldn't even spell ukulele&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-89161443785378254?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/89161443785378254/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=89161443785378254' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/89161443785378254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/89161443785378254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/08/leaning-on-laptop.html' title='Leaning on a laptop'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-7546297038043351189</id><published>2009-08-11T17:05:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2009-08-11T17:07:01.636+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>All was not lost</title><content type='html'>Not having the Guardian Quick Crossword&lt;div&gt;at the breakfast table&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;this morning&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;did allow me to put&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;my mind to other things&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I finally solved a problem&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;like Maria&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7546297038043351189?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7546297038043351189/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7546297038043351189' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7546297038043351189'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7546297038043351189'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/08/all-was-not-lost.html' title='All was not lost'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8477412920083574216</id><published>2009-08-10T19:56:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-08-10T20:06:28.722+01:00</updated><title type='text'>If God had wanted us to enjoy Mondays he wouldn't have given us weekends</title><content type='html'>I think I insulted the guy on the phone from the bank&lt;div&gt;when I suggested that my card may&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;have been blocked was because I'd been to Scotland&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"I hardly think that would be a reason," he said&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in a very broad Scott's accent&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What I meant was that you may have noticed some unusual&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;spending patterns...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;too late, he'd already taken the huff and passed me on to&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;some English woman who insisted on call me Mr Friar&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;oh and lost my other credit card - which is where all the trouble began&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and the car's not working properly&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and I've no cider&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8477412920083574216?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8477412920083574216/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8477412920083574216' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' 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term='Life'/><title type='text'>Holiday countdown</title><content type='html'>The logistics of the week before a holiday&lt;div&gt;are a nightmare&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What to wear?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and if I wear it will there be&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;time to wash and dry it ready to take?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What not to wear?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Can I go a whole week at work without my favourite shirt?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now is not the time to experiment&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;with colour combinations in order to&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;free up clothing for Saturday&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Will I need my shorts in Dunoon?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Where are my shorts?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I need to wash them just in case.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Or do I?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Socks? I need more socks.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm going to work. It's less stressful.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7850413963777785221?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7850413963777785221/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7850413963777785221' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7850413963777785221'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7850413963777785221'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/07/holiday-countdown.html' title='Holiday countdown'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8063473541225446380</id><published>2009-07-26T20:36:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T20:45:34.008+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Trowse Woods</title><content type='html'>An invisible thread had caught a falling leaf&lt;div&gt;and had left it hanging&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;magically in the evening breeze&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I marvelled at the strength of the gossamer&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and at the size of the arachnid that had produced&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;it&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;it was at this point&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;that I hastily left the wonders of nature&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and headed for the pub&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8063473541225446380?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8063473541225446380/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8063473541225446380' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8063473541225446380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8063473541225446380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/07/trowse-woods.html' title='Trowse Woods'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-2166286723403057268</id><published>2009-07-26T14:35:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T14:36:53.434+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Soup</title><content type='html'>At the next table the woman's soup&lt;div&gt;was bound to be tasteless&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;she'd been waiting for over quarter&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;of an hour for it&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-2166286723403057268?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/2166286723403057268/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=2166286723403057268' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2166286723403057268'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2166286723403057268'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/07/soup.html' title='Soup'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-2541104633396483839</id><published>2009-07-17T07:10:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:29:33.981+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Storytelling</title><content type='html'>Some people have fascinating life&lt;div&gt;stories&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;if only they'd let me write it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-2541104633396483839?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/2541104633396483839/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=2541104633396483839' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2541104633396483839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2541104633396483839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/07/storytelling.html' title='Storytelling'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-563923999710455831</id><published>2009-07-14T08:29:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:29:33.985+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Hello</title><content type='html'>I realise that some may have come&lt;div&gt;because they saw my pictures in Fusion&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;hoping to see more&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and all they get are words&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My pictures are &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mistereff/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;ignore the giant poo&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;it's art&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-563923999710455831?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/563923999710455831/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=563923999710455831' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/563923999710455831'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/563923999710455831'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/07/hello.html' title='Hello'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-1208313270504173052</id><published>2009-06-29T12:47:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:29:33.987+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Speechless</title><content type='html'>For just a moment&lt;div&gt;when I saw a mime heading into the gent's toilet&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I wondered how he was going to do it&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and then a moment later I realised&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;that he'd just be very quiet but&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;really over exaggerating everything he did&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;so I let him get on with it&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;alone&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-1208313270504173052?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/1208313270504173052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=1208313270504173052' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1208313270504173052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1208313270504173052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/06/speechless.html' title='Speechless'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8087672541920646239</id><published>2009-06-25T11:38:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:29:33.990+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Snow blind</title><content type='html'>Had an impromptu meeting&lt;div&gt;with a guy with very white&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;teeth&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;all I could think was&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;he's had those whitened&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and then he said&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;'so can I leave that with you?'&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I have no idea what's expected of me&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but those teeth...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8087672541920646239?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8087672541920646239/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8087672541920646239' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8087672541920646239'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8087672541920646239'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/06/snow-blind.html' title='Snow blind'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-256487311870743485</id><published>2009-05-28T21:53:00.006+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:28:43.794+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Three men walk into a bar...</title><content type='html'>Each are carrying a folded plastic bag&lt;br /&gt;one is from John Lewis&lt;br /&gt;one is so tightly folded I can't see where it's from&lt;br /&gt;the third is a loosely folded orange bag from Sainsbury's&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the men says:&lt;br /&gt;"Are we on tonight then gents?"&lt;br /&gt;"Yes, it's us tonight."&lt;br /&gt;They order a round of drinks.&lt;br /&gt;"Are we ready then gentlemen?"&lt;br /&gt;And they all head off into a back room somewhere.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A couple of minutes later, another group of men&lt;br /&gt;arrive wearing various items of white - shirts, trousers, caps, jumpers, jackets&lt;br /&gt;but nothing matches&lt;br /&gt;they order pints and stay in the bar discussing&lt;br /&gt;last night's match and their more recent&lt;br /&gt;game of bowls&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;they are totally unaware that in another room&lt;br /&gt;three men are 'on'.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-256487311870743485?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/256487311870743485/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=256487311870743485' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/256487311870743485'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/256487311870743485'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/05/three-men-walk-into-bar.html' title='Three men walk into a bar...'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-2993879579915384148</id><published>2009-05-27T17:12:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:29:51.343+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Home cooking</title><content type='html'>I'd quite forgotten how delicious&lt;br /&gt;the taste of raw egg, sugar, flour and butter&lt;br /&gt;is when you run your finger&lt;br /&gt;around the mixing bowl&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and now the house is full of the aroma&lt;br /&gt;of freshly cooked&lt;br /&gt;cup cakes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and I have to wait&lt;br /&gt;for them to cool&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-2993879579915384148?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/2993879579915384148/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=2993879579915384148' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2993879579915384148'/><link 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/&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Swineshead Bridge level crossing&lt;br /&gt;put an end to that&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-1306582963445700351?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/1306582963445700351/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=1306582963445700351' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1306582963445700351'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1306582963445700351'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/05/train-train-train.html' title='Train train train'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-828538403914907582</id><published>2009-05-20T23:24:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.901+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>cold cloudy cider&lt;br /&gt;foggy thoughts come to mind&lt;br /&gt;what happened that night&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-828538403914907582?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/828538403914907582/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=828538403914907582' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/828538403914907582'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/828538403914907582'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/05/cold-cloudy-cider-foggy-thoughts-come.html' title=''/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8686372885073828084</id><published>2009-05-20T14:06:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.904+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>A vist to the Film Archive</title><content type='html'>1431/69 is a bad can&lt;br /&gt;apparently&lt;br /&gt;but no sign of Vinegar Syndrome&lt;br /&gt;which&lt;br /&gt;apparently&lt;br /&gt;is a good thing&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8686372885073828084?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8686372885073828084/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8686372885073828084' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8686372885073828084'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8686372885073828084'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/05/vist-to-film-archive.html' title='A vist to the Film Archive'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8498219092693259233</id><published>2009-05-20T08:37:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.906+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Sunny days</title><content type='html'>The man on the radio said that rain would&lt;br /&gt;dominate again today with only East&lt;br /&gt;Anglia getting away with some fine&lt;br /&gt;weather&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it's funny what a difference twelve months&lt;br /&gt;can make to the way you feel about&lt;br /&gt;the weather&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8498219092693259233?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8498219092693259233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8498219092693259233' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8498219092693259233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8498219092693259233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/05/sunny-days.html' title='Sunny days'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-4717175611753805281</id><published>2009-05-19T22:32:00.004+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.909+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Mary Whitehouse lives....</title><content type='html'>I met man who wants every swear word&lt;br /&gt;banned from TV&lt;br /&gt;when I &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;challenged&lt;/span&gt; him&lt;br /&gt;he used the word&lt;br /&gt;'gratuitous'&lt;br /&gt;so do you want them banned or not&lt;br /&gt;'context'&lt;br /&gt;so that's a no then&lt;br /&gt;'I'm not back peddling'&lt;br /&gt;and walked away&lt;br /&gt;no doubt thinking that he'd made his point&lt;br /&gt;well&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4717175611753805281?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/4717175611753805281/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=4717175611753805281' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4717175611753805281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4717175611753805281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/05/mary-whitehouse-lives.html' title='Mary Whitehouse lives....'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-1346179943163449865</id><published>2009-05-19T22:23:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.912+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Soap opera</title><content type='html'>For a few days I've had trouble&lt;br /&gt;with the soap in the shower&lt;br /&gt;it's too small to handle properly&lt;br /&gt;but too big to throw away&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The solution was easy&lt;br /&gt;swap it with the much larger soap bar&lt;br /&gt;in the sink&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;this morning the soap in question&lt;br /&gt;went on a ceremonial fly past&lt;br /&gt;out of my hand&lt;br /&gt;past my ear&lt;br /&gt;into the toilet&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-1346179943163449865?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/1346179943163449865/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=1346179943163449865' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1346179943163449865'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1346179943163449865'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/05/soap-opera.html' title='Soap opera'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-7023648357371868129</id><published>2009-05-17T22:10:00.003+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.914+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>A year and a day</title><content type='html'>I'll never stop missing her&lt;br /&gt;but now the only way is onward&lt;br /&gt;until such time&lt;br /&gt;as others miss me&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7023648357371868129?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7023648357371868129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7023648357371868129' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7023648357371868129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7023648357371868129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/05/year-and-day.html' title='A year and a day'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-6577005969750594232</id><published>2009-05-17T07:38:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.917+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Ute Lemper</title><content type='html'>Up to eight minutes past eight&lt;br /&gt;last night I hadn't heard a note&lt;br /&gt;from Ms Lemper so I wasn't really&lt;br /&gt;sure what to expect&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'd be forgiven for thinking I'd somehow stumbled&lt;br /&gt;across the Eurovision Song Contest as a packed&lt;br /&gt;Theatre Royal vibrated to a selection of continental&lt;br /&gt;favourites all sung in their native tongue&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She can belt out a good tune&lt;br /&gt;She can spin a good yarn&lt;br /&gt;She knows how to get into the hearts of her audience&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wasn't sure at first&lt;br /&gt;but slowly my heart melted&lt;br /&gt;Ute Lemper is pure showbiz&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now living in New York she bragged about her love&lt;br /&gt;of Berlin where she was brought up&lt;br /&gt;and perhaps my only criticism would be that we&lt;br /&gt;didn't get enough Berlin as we raced through Paris and America&lt;br /&gt;and tangoed in Argentina&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The previous night Philip Glass had produced&lt;br /&gt;magical sounds from the piano&lt;br /&gt;that same piano Ute was draped over&lt;br /&gt;in her black sparkly dress&lt;br /&gt;while all around me men drooled&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then Mack The Knife, Cabaret and All That Jazz&lt;br /&gt;and she was gone&lt;br /&gt;So douze points for Ute Lemper&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and that's just for rolling her Rs&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-6577005969750594232?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/6577005969750594232/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=6577005969750594232' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/6577005969750594232'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/6577005969750594232'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/05/ute-lemper.html' title='Ute Lemper'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-2146228471355743094</id><published>2009-05-15T21:56:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.920+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Philip Glass</title><content type='html'>Just back from seeing Philip Glass&lt;br /&gt;in Norwich&lt;br /&gt;his hands wouldn't look out of place&lt;br /&gt;in an episode of Wallace and Gromit&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm fascinated with the way pianists&lt;br /&gt;use their hands&lt;br /&gt;some hammer&lt;br /&gt;some caress&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mr Glass tends to leave his left hand&lt;br /&gt;rolling around the middle of the keyboard&lt;br /&gt;while his right goes off chasing notes&lt;br /&gt;or gently teasing them out of the keys&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-2146228471355743094?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/2146228471355743094/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=2146228471355743094' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2146228471355743094'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2146228471355743094'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/05/philip-glass.html' title='Philip Glass'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-4249854368200810459</id><published>2009-05-15T21:55:00.001+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.923+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I appear to have let&lt;br /&gt;my mind wander&lt;br /&gt;I'll see if I can get&lt;br /&gt;it back&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4249854368200810459?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8976769204671907372</id><published>2009-04-04T17:46:00.002+01:00</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.925+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Two guys on the bus...</title><content type='html'>Man 1: You knew Charlie didn't you.&lt;br /&gt;Man 2: Yes. Everyone knew Charlie.&lt;br /&gt;Man 1: Such a shame. He was a lovely man. Didn't you work with him?&lt;br /&gt;Man 2: Oh you're going back now. Must have been thirty years ago.&lt;br /&gt;Man 1: He had that Alzheimer’s thing that messes up your memory.&lt;br /&gt;Man 2: Who? Charlie? I though he died of cancer.&lt;br /&gt;Man 1: &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;Nooo&lt;/span&gt;. That was the other Charlie.&lt;br /&gt;Man 2: Well which Charlie are you talking about?&lt;br /&gt;Man 1: Charlie ******.&lt;br /&gt;Man 2: Don't know him.&lt;br /&gt;Man 1: You worked with him.&lt;br /&gt;Man 2: Did I?&lt;br /&gt;Man 1: You just said you did.&lt;br /&gt;Man 2: Did I?&lt;br /&gt;Man 1: About thirty years ago.&lt;br /&gt;Man 2: Do you mean Milton?&lt;br /&gt;Man 1: That's him. Dunno where I got Charlie from.&lt;br /&gt;Man 2: I think he was from &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;Dareham&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Man 1: Who Charlie?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My stop couldn't have been more untimely.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8976769204671907372?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8976769204671907372/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8976769204671907372' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8976769204671907372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8976769204671907372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/04/two-guys-on-bus.html' title='Two guys on the bus...'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-6961768509149985517</id><published>2009-02-21T16:21:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.928+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>What a cut</title><content type='html'>I popped my head into the barber shop&lt;br /&gt;on Bridewell Alley and pointed to my&lt;br /&gt;unkempt locks&lt;br /&gt;"Can you do anything with this?"&lt;br /&gt;The barber looked a little surprised&lt;br /&gt;"Not today, sorry."&lt;br /&gt;Which didn't fill me with much hope&lt;br /&gt;as he was trained to deal with such&lt;br /&gt;matters&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A short time later in &lt;a href="http://www.norwichlanes.co.uk/Gatsbys.html"&gt;Gatsby's&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'Creative Hair Artists For Men'&lt;br /&gt;I discovered that the barber was moving house&lt;br /&gt;"By the time I get home I will have moved"&lt;br /&gt;I sat and smiled and nodded as the hair fell&lt;br /&gt;softly around me like snow&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And I spotted my father in the mirror&lt;br /&gt;again&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-6961768509149985517?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/6961768509149985517/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=6961768509149985517' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/6961768509149985517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/6961768509149985517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-cut.html' title='What a cut'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-9136031108428523318</id><published>2009-02-20T14:43:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.931+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Border line</title><content type='html'>Had an interesting letter from Borders&lt;div&gt;explaining in some detail&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;how to successfully remove the&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sticky orange price label&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;from their magazines&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-9136031108428523318?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/9136031108428523318/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=9136031108428523318' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/9136031108428523318'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/9136031108428523318'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/02/border-line.html' title='Border line'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-6137186006511250667</id><published>2009-02-10T21:51:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.933+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Straight back at ya</title><content type='html'>It was suggested to me&lt;div&gt;the other day&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;that the sudden appearance&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;of a long grey eyebrow hair&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;was nothing more than a sign of age&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;another sign is when the guy in the&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;bathroom mirror looks old&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;enough to be your father&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but then you remember what a&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;lovely old man he was&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and you exchange a nod of&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;appreciation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-6137186006511250667?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/6137186006511250667/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=6137186006511250667' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/6137186006511250667'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/6137186006511250667'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/02/straight-back-at-ya.html' title='Straight back at ya'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8828474015451604252</id><published>2009-02-07T23:35:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.936+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Today's lesson - German sayings</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;Apparently the Germans don't say&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;'there are plenty more fish in the sea'&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;when someone breaks with a partner&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;they say&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;'lots of women have beautiful daughters'&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;(or beautiful sons - but I don't think&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;that works quite as well)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8828474015451604252?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8828474015451604252/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8828474015451604252' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8828474015451604252'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8828474015451604252'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/02/todays-lesson-german-sayings.html' title='Today&apos;s lesson - German sayings'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-7940192499300508632</id><published>2009-02-06T21:48:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.939+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Help</title><content type='html'>Are pistachio nuts like&lt;br /&gt;Muscles&lt;br /&gt;in so much as you shouldn't eat&lt;br /&gt;the ones that haven't&lt;br /&gt;opened?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7940192499300508632?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7940192499300508632/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7940192499300508632' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7940192499300508632'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7940192499300508632'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/02/help.html' title='Help'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-4922642117376423853</id><published>2009-02-04T18:39:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:49:16.942+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Write then</title><content type='html'>I've decided to set myself a challenge&lt;div&gt;I'm going to write the prequel to&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Bible&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4922642117376423853?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/4922642117376423853/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=4922642117376423853' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4922642117376423853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4922642117376423853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/02/write-then.html' title='Write then'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-1565157637082516588</id><published>2009-02-02T08:04:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:51:59.195+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Life'/><title type='text'>Moan moan moan</title><content type='html'>The Today programme on Radio 4&lt;div&gt;is often &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;criticised&lt;/span&gt; for being London centric&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"The weather, well looking out of the window&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;it's still snowing here. As for the rest of the&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;country, if you haven't had it yet, you will."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Then the poor weather guy copped it&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Please &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;don't&lt;/span&gt; use the phrase 'Snow Event'&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;again - people are complaining and want to&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;know where they can buy tickets."&lt;br /&gt;"OK John, but there is a serious weather situation&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;happening at the moment..."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Why are we letting people use the English language&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;to &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;destroy&lt;/span&gt; the &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;English&lt;/span&gt; language?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-1565157637082516588?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/1565157637082516588/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=1565157637082516588' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1565157637082516588'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1565157637082516588'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/02/moan-moan-moan.html' title='Moan moan moan'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-6037865751228602056</id><published>2009-02-01T18:34:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-07-26T21:43:20.412+01:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reunion'/><title type='text'>Remember...</title><content type='html'>You're only as old&lt;div&gt;as all those decrepit&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;friends at a school&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;reunion look&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-6037865751228602056?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/6037865751228602056/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=6037865751228602056' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/6037865751228602056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/6037865751228602056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/02/remember.html' title='Remember...'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-6135354359766129755</id><published>2009-01-29T17:38:00.004Z</published><updated>2009-01-29T17:48:40.214Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='festival'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Moleskine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='meeting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Marzano&apos;s'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='arts'/><title type='text'>Size matters</title><content type='html'>We met round a table&lt;div&gt;at Marzano's in Norwich&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;they&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;organisers of an arts festival&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;me&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;a link to a possible venue&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We put our red Moleskine&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;diaries on the table&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;theirs&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;3.5 inches by 5.5 inches&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;mine&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;5 inches by 8 inches &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-6135354359766129755?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/6135354359766129755/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=6135354359766129755' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/6135354359766129755'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/6135354359766129755'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/01/size-matters.html' title='Size matters'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-2713965889209077757</id><published>2009-01-26T19:26:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-01-26T19:28:55.185Z</updated><title type='text'>A sign of the times</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;A guy sat on the pavement in&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Norwich asked me for some&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;change for a cup of tea&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and when I said I didn't have any&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;he produced a Chip and Pin machine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-2713965889209077757?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/2713965889209077757/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=2713965889209077757' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2713965889209077757'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2713965889209077757'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/01/sign-of-times.html' title='A sign of the times'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-2372908149603799779</id><published>2009-01-25T22:06:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-01-25T22:08:20.885Z</updated><title type='text'>The Puppet Masters</title><content type='html'>Puppets don’t know&lt;br /&gt;right or wrong&lt;br /&gt;Puppets only sing&lt;br /&gt;their master’s song&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-2372908149603799779?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/2372908149603799779/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=2372908149603799779' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2372908149603799779'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2372908149603799779'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/01/puppet-masters.html' title='The Puppet Masters'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-4276702351187374973</id><published>2009-01-21T20:48:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-01-21T20:50:38.658Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mimi'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tiny'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='frozen'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hand'/><title type='text'>It's not warm is it</title><content type='html'>If Mimi were here now&lt;br /&gt;it would be more than her tiny hand&lt;br /&gt;that was frozen&lt;br /&gt;I can tell you&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4276702351187374973?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/4276702351187374973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=4276702351187374973' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4276702351187374973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4276702351187374973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-not-warm-is-it.html' title='It&apos;s not warm is it'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-2670408506536725371</id><published>2009-01-15T16:23:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-01-15T16:29:41.492Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jacket'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='trousers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='camouflage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Norwich'/><title type='text'>Who goes there?</title><content type='html'>A grey afternoon&lt;div&gt;in Norwich&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;is it any wonder I&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;walked into the woman&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;wearing the black and white&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;camouflage&lt;/span&gt; trousers&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and jacket&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-2670408506536725371?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/2670408506536725371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=2670408506536725371' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2670408506536725371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/2670408506536725371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/01/who-goes-there.html' title='Who goes there?'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-4134469616640532443</id><published>2009-01-13T10:11:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-01-13T10:14:13.273Z</updated><title type='text'>Sweet dreams</title><content type='html'>I dreamt of passing&lt;div&gt;a fair home&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and two sisters&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;waved at me though&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;the window&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;and they look&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;happy and relaxed&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;and I slept soundly&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4134469616640532443?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/4134469616640532443/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=4134469616640532443' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4134469616640532443'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/4134469616640532443'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/01/sweet-dreams.html' title='Sweet dreams'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8981978907032054867</id><published>2009-01-10T16:15:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-01-10T16:21:38.985Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='nitrogen'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shoes'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jelly'/><title type='text'>New shoes</title><content type='html'>It's funny how the shoe shops&lt;div&gt;never have the style you like&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;in the size you want&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but they always have&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;plenty of stuff you don't want&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;"Can I interest you in this &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;shoe reinforcement jelly?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Smear this on and you'll&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;be able to plunge your shoes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;into liquid nitrogen and the leather&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;will hardly stain, sir."&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8981978907032054867?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8981978907032054867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8981978907032054867' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8981978907032054867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8981978907032054867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-shoes.html' title='New shoes'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-7187074223831976713</id><published>2009-01-06T21:59:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-01-06T22:01:58.137Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='biscuits'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jammie dodgers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shortbread'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='jam'/><title type='text'>Biscuits</title><content type='html'>Shortbread&lt;div&gt;nice, but a little dry&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Jam&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;sweet but messy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Jammie Dodgers&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;possibly the perfect biscuit&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7187074223831976713?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7187074223831976713/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7187074223831976713' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7187074223831976713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7187074223831976713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/01/biscuits.html' title='Biscuits'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8187183212365755986</id><published>2009-01-05T22:16:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-01-05T22:18:23.680Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shopping'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='colour'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='blotting paper'/><title type='text'>Absorbing shopping</title><content type='html'>I discovered a whole new&lt;div&gt;level of stationary excitement today&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;when I was asked&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;what colour blotting paper&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I required&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8187183212365755986?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8187183212365755986/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8187183212365755986' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8187183212365755986'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8187183212365755986'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/01/absorbing-shopping.html' title='Absorbing shopping'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-3987280365366496218</id><published>2009-01-04T21:50:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-01-04T21:52:24.757Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='mushroom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='chicken'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='soup'/><title type='text'>Soup</title><content type='html'>Mushroom soup&lt;div&gt;delicious&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chicken soup&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;even better&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Chicken and Mushroom soup&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I'm just not sure&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-3987280365366496218?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/3987280365366496218/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=3987280365366496218' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/3987280365366496218'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/3987280365366496218'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2009/01/soup.html' title='Soup'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-5696026771206557902</id><published>2008-12-30T22:08:00.002Z</published><updated>2008-12-30T22:10:57.304Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bloody daft if you ask me'/><title type='text'>A cut above the rest</title><content type='html'>Up in Granada land (Manchester/N West)&lt;div&gt;they've been running an advert for the Lowry Outlets&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;has anyone else spotted the shot of the guy&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;wheeling a lawn mower out of the&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Black and Decker shop?&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-5696026771206557902?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/5696026771206557902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=5696026771206557902' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/5696026771206557902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/5696026771206557902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2008/12/cut-above-rest.html' title='A cut above the rest'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-1924518652068524931</id><published>2008-12-29T20:11:00.002Z</published><updated>2008-12-29T20:14:45.685Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='yes it does'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='duzzit'/><title type='text'>Easy does it</title><content type='html'>Go into Thorns in Norwich&lt;div&gt;and spend £1.45 on a box of&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Duzzit&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Honestly, your kitchen surfaces&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;will never have been so&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;stain free&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;*similar products available in shops all over the world&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-1924518652068524931?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/1924518652068524931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=1924518652068524931' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1924518652068524931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1924518652068524931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2008/12/easy-does-it.html' title='Easy does it'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-1635544666936610021</id><published>2008-12-26T10:47:00.001Z</published><updated>2008-12-26T10:49:33.954Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='christmas'/><title type='text'>Christmas 2008</title><content type='html'>A wonderful Christmas&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;but two cards missing&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;this year&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-1635544666936610021?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/1635544666936610021/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=1635544666936610021' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1635544666936610021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/1635544666936610021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-2008.html' title='Christmas 2008'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-5131028343175187937</id><published>2008-12-18T17:12:00.002Z</published><updated>2008-12-18T17:14:51.888Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='shopping'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hell'/><title type='text'>Late night shopping</title><content type='html'>comes to an early end&lt;div&gt;when first shop fails to&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;deactivate security tag&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;there are only so many times&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;you can have the patience to have&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;your bag searched&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;when entering a shop&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-5131028343175187937?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/5131028343175187937/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=5131028343175187937' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/5131028343175187937'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/5131028343175187937'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2008/12/late-night-shopping.html' title='Late night shopping'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-4204466976979315037</id><published>2008-12-15T12:44:00.001Z</published><updated>2008-12-15T12:45:40.206Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='doctor'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sneeze'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='brain'/><title type='text'>Sniff</title><content type='html'>It's very difficult to find&lt;br /&gt;a Doctor willing to talk to you&lt;br /&gt;in a town you don't know&lt;br /&gt;especially when you want to ask&lt;br /&gt;about sneezing your brain out&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-4204466976979315037?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-7451312345929642450</id><published>2008-12-11T21:14:00.002Z</published><updated>2008-12-11T21:26:53.740Z</updated><title type='text'>Handy hints to get you through the X-Factor Final</title><content type='html'>When the little guy comes on and says&lt;br /&gt;"You're Saturday night starts here"&lt;br /&gt;turn the TV off&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When JLS start to sing turn on the Dyson&lt;br /&gt;and suck your eardrums out of your head&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When Eeeweon starts to smile&lt;br /&gt;ditto the Dyson with your eyeballs&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drink one pint of Carling Black Label every time&lt;br /&gt;Cheryl says the word 'Luvly'&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Drink one shot of Jack Daniels every time Simon says&lt;br /&gt;"I have to say..."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shoot Louis every time anyone speaks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gather your friends around and play&lt;br /&gt;"Who remembers who the fourth judge is"&lt;br /&gt;the winner has to drink one pint of Fosters&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vote for John Sergent&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-7451312345929642450?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/7451312345929642450/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=7451312345929642450' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7451312345929642450'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/7451312345929642450'/><link rel='alternate' 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Woolworths sale</title><content type='html'>&lt;a name="9940088817890341"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Stand well clear of the doors and old ladies&lt;br /&gt;when they sound the charge&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't expect to save a fortune, in fact don't expect&lt;br /&gt;to save anything as you'll spend all your spare money on&lt;br /&gt;cut-price nearly new pick-and-mix&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't buy me anything. I'll know.&lt;br /&gt;I'll just know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only buy very large things. Small things sell quicker than&lt;br /&gt;big things so the crush in the big stuff isle will not be as bad&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hire a baby buggy, a shopping trolley and a large tortoise&lt;br /&gt;and drift around picking stuff up saying in a loud voice,&lt;br /&gt;"cheaper at Aldi", "cheaper at Aldi"&lt;br /&gt;the Manager will offer you the opportunity to&lt;br /&gt;shop tomorrow before the doors open to the public&lt;br /&gt;with staff discount&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Find out which store Peter Sissions will be doing the&lt;br /&gt;Six O'Clock News from and go to the one in the next town&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Write to Peter Sissons and ask him to do your shopping&lt;br /&gt;for you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Buy anything with the name Woolworths on it&lt;br /&gt;pop it in your attic and sell it on E-bay in 2034&lt;br /&gt;for slightly more than you paid for it&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' 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Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-8279293296028729619</id><published>2008-12-11T16:47:00.001Z</published><updated>2008-12-11T16:48:44.716Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Woolworths'/><title type='text'>Suddenly...</title><content type='html'>everybody knows where&lt;br /&gt;their nearest&lt;br /&gt;Woolworths&lt;br /&gt;is&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-8279293296028729619?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/8279293296028729619/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=8279293296028729619' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8279293296028729619'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/8279293296028729619'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/2008/12/suddenly.html' title='Suddenly...'/><author><name>Richard Fair</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17475478680449658945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlcOGVtIHkQ/TXQDTMAZt7I/AAAAAAAAAeU/oHwnXqzjRx0/s220/richard.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30640298.post-9940088817890341</id><published>2008-12-10T20:01:00.004Z</published><updated>2008-12-10T20:23:29.509Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tips'/><title type='text'>Handy hints to get you through the credit crisis</title><content type='html'>If you walk very slowly around&lt;br /&gt;your house&lt;br /&gt;you have less chance of disturbing the dust&lt;br /&gt;and won't require the services of a cleaner&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you pile old newspapers under&lt;br /&gt;one end of your lounge carpet&lt;br /&gt;over a period of time&lt;br /&gt;all the muck will work it's way to the&lt;br /&gt;lower end where a tethered goat&lt;br /&gt;will happily graze for hours.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Old shoe boxes are ideal storage containers&lt;br /&gt;for old shoes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't throw away broken light bulbs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you're eating alone&lt;br /&gt;cook for two&lt;br /&gt;it uses no more energy and right up to the&lt;br /&gt;moment you sit down to eat&lt;br /&gt;you can trick yourself into thinking&lt;br /&gt;that a friend will be joining you.&lt;br /&gt;Just take a few moments to think about the menu though;&lt;br /&gt;despite what you read on the Internet&lt;br /&gt;goats do not eat any old rubbish&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Try washing your windows on a non-spin cycle&lt;br /&gt;in your washing machine&lt;br /&gt;you'll save a fortune on having to constantly&lt;br /&gt;buy new ones&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Only buy Christmas presents that are one-sided&lt;br /&gt;and thus save money on wrapping paper.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When buying Charity Christmas cards&lt;br /&gt;don't send one to every member of the charity&lt;br /&gt;try doubling up on some of them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you're planning on going away&lt;br /&gt;for the New Year&lt;br /&gt;remember to arrange for someone to come in&lt;br /&gt;and feed the goat&lt;br /&gt;or simply let him off his tether and allow him&lt;br /&gt;fend for himself (hide away any sharp objects&lt;br /&gt;inside toilet roll middles packed with&lt;br /&gt;torn off strips from your satin sheets)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30640298-9940088817890341?l=richardfair.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://richardfair.blogspot.com/feeds/9940088817890341/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30640298&amp;postID=9940088817890341' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30640298/posts/default/9940088817890341'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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