Author Archives: spikekalashnikov

In Which Our Hero Misses the Garbage

Posted on April 27, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

The garbage cycle means a lot to me. Burnable garbage, which has to be in bags that have red runes on them, are picked up on Saturdays and Wednesdays. However the really important thing is that cans, glass bottles,plastic bottles … Continue reading →

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Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal

Posted on April 23, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

I try very hard to get away from work early-ish these days because I want to fish for squid. The tide is high at around 6:30, the sea is calm, it is warm and sultry, so what better after a … Continue reading →

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Big Data Sets

Posted on April 20, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

Beijing is a smoggy place. This is an excepted truth. However I have been to Beijing I think 6 times and each time it has displayed clear blue skies and sparkling prospects. What does this mean? My experimental data on … Continue reading →

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Breakfast in America

Posted on April 20, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

Well, in Beijing in actual fact. I get up early and for recreation I go for a tramp. The street is lined by various breakfast stalls.   Where is the smog? I must be in the wrong part of town. … Continue reading →

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April in Paris

Posted on April 10, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

Well, not really – truth be told this is April in Tokyo. Tokyo is a great city.

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Vade retro satana!

Posted on April 3, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

The title of this blog has nothing to do with its content. I am just curious whether a satanistic title will attract hundreds of readers. The readership of the blog seems to depend on the glamour of the title. My … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Mummy

Posted on April 1, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

Today is my Mother’s 90th birthday. Happy birthday Mummy! She has always been a faultless person.  An example of kindness, judgement and good humour. Would we could be more like her. So those of you who read this, please raise … Continue reading →

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Jiggety Jig

Posted on March 31, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

*”To market, to market, to buy a fat pig, Home again, home again, jiggety-jig.” The recognized method to catch squid around here is called jigging. You cast your jig into the sea and jig  it up and down as you … Continue reading →

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Flags

Posted on March 31, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

As children, well more  accurately as a child,   I remember being taken by the Scottish name for Irises. We call them Flags. It seemed like a very good name for a flower rather than the usual impossible to remember … Continue reading →

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Impotent

Posted on March 31, 2013 by spikekalashnikov

So I wake up this morning to a dramatic storm. I always sleep with my windows open because my Mummy told me to. This has a disadvantage when you live by the sea, as in storms, huge waves come crashing … Continue reading →

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