Author: martinjamesphd
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Wine bargain
Since last Christmas I have been monitoring the price of this blanc de noirs Champagne. Aldi stubbornly refused to discount it and then suddenly – 2 weeks ago – they bumped £6 off per bottle. Of course, it sold out and all that was left was a price tag, much to my chagrin. The average…
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The Ritz and London, August 2023
St Paul’s, the Thames & Old City (Sunday 27th) The Ritz, West End, Royal Parks & Covent Garden (Monday 28th) Battersea Power Station, Harrods & Hyde Park (Tuesday 29th)
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A workout and more recording experiments
OK, I’m sure Spielberg, Nolan and Cameron have had a few setbacks in their film making careers, so you cannot begrudge me the odd one either. I (self-evidently) shot this on far too low a resolution, and I pointed the camera downwards so it didn’t capture enough light. Oh well, it will take weeks or…
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Home town tourist
A beautiful day in tragically unloved Birmingham. We have a cat café, world class architecture, a beautiful Botanical Gardens, big fish, a parrot, and a network of canals that make all bar Venice envious. We have the best restaurant scene in the UK outside London and we’ve even got a big mechanical bull called Ozzy.…
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A Doctor day treat
Not only is it an anniversary but there was no rain expected for once. The Gods had clearly decided that I should pull out something special from my 222 pair footwear collection. I picked out these Limited Edition Nike Air Max 1s. Heads were turning in the village as you might expect!
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Summer Saturday Session (19th August 2023)
Today is my doctoral anniversary!! What better way to celebrate than a workout? 🙂 To keep things efficient I recorded these videos on my phone rather than on my new action cam. I need to buy some video editing software to go with my action cam. This means something of a procurement exercise will have…
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Action Cam Road Test, 17th Aug 2023
I’ve given it a whirl in the gym and park, now it was time to put my action cam through its paces on the road. An added bonus is that I get a workout in in the process, worth 800kcal+ not to mention “after burn”. Fingers crossed I’ve taken another step forwards towards my potential…
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Action cam test #2: Lido park, 15th Aug. 2023
Here’s another trial run with a bunch of cool new things, most notably a new off-road bike (A Specialized Status 140) and action cam (Akaso Brave 7 LE). At some point I want to edit vids with music but one step at a time…! This test was run in a nearly park. It has a…
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Throwing a few post-Rio punches, 14 Aug ’23
I’m back in the home gym, equipped with a new toy (which I’m doing a bad job of using so far but this was my first effort in all fairness). That toy is an Akaso Brave 7 LE action cam, which I will use to capture my journey back to fitness and tone. I can…
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A new London Season (trip #1, Sunday 6th Aug. 2023)
Just a brief stay but a rewarding one: I had lunch at San Carlo’s Cicchetti in Leicester Square and relaxed by the river for a few hours. The sun was out – not something we’ve enjoyed much this year in the UK – so getting outdoors was the top priority. Down by the river
Dr Martin James 