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Thank you Douglas
Posted May 14, 2001
Life, the Universe and Everything. I can't get my head round Douglas being dead.
Douglas, Robbie Stamp and I founded h2g2 so I got to know Douglas pretty well. It would be easy on days like this to pretend that we were much more than work colleagues. For Robbie that was true, but that for me it wasn't the case.
What is true is how much I learned from him. My mind stops concentrating of that kind of reminiscence, about a film or a play or a book after a minute or so and I need text to help it concentrate.
But today I've forced myself to leave the office and walk and think.
This is not the place, for me, to pen these thoughts. I'm too dyslexic to write in public. Suffice to say they'll be locked in a special part of my mind where I'll know where to find them.
But what I can say, very publicly is: Thank you Douglas for memories and advice that will last forever.
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Time passing
Posted May 15, 2000
Haven't added an entry for a while. Time as ever is passing by at a rate of knots.
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Faster
Posted Apr 21, 2000
Been looking round the site for a lot of this morning at home (Easter Friday) and it's certainly much faster.
Very good news.
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Silver linings
Posted Apr 14, 2000
I've been trying to work out the silver lining associated with having my car stolen! Its not much of one, but I've discovered that its quicker to take the train to the airfield and drive. Much more restful too. Means taking the bike on the train, but with a Brompton fold up that's more of a delight than just easy.
I know this because I took the train yesterday and arrived at the tiny village of Micheldever after a change at Basingstoke. It was showery and windy, but as my instructor said straight down the field.
Solo circuits for an hour 
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TDV no more
Posted Apr 12, 2000
Today tdv.com moved to h2g2.com - a big change for those of us who kicked the company into being. And: I've been back to the physiotherapist (again) as my right hand slowly, slowly repairs after the recent scratch that became infected and led to three operations in a week. And: a letter came in from the police confirming my car has been stolen.
Bust hand, stolen car could seem pretty depressing, but there's lots of good news around and if you keep reading you'll get it. I'll let you know when I get a new car (well second hand). TDV moving to h2g2 is certainly great.
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