The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
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My Father and Other Liars
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Category Archives: Olympics
Reunions; Worth The Effort?
I went to a ten year reunion at my old firm’s glossy new premises on Tuesday evening, celebrating the work we did as the legal team for the 2012 London Olympics. It was grand to see some old faces, embarrassing … Continue reading
Games For A Laugh #olympics #memories
It’s nearly Olympics time again and as happens stories around it brought back memories of my time working for the Organizing Committee of the London 2012 Olympics. I wrote a similar post six years ago but maybe this will resonate … Continue reading
The London Olympics – My Part In Its Downfall: Part Two
Having won the bid, the initial euphoria diminished somewhat. Beijing still had to host their games and there was sure to be a lot of controversy there. In addition, in typical British ways, as soon as we’d done something successful … Continue reading
Posted in experiences, history, law, London, miscellany, Olympics
Tagged history, London, memories, Olympics
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The London Olympics – My Part In Its Downfall: Part One
6th July 2005. Overcast, a bit sticky. I’m lawyer in London. A partner in an international law firm. I’m head of Global Real Estate. I have the official VIH (or CDI in French – the Very Important Hat or Chapeau … Continue reading
Disasters Of An Olympian Kind
I have had cause to write of this before but I had one of those days, the other day and so thought this worth repeating. You can imagine the sort of day I’m talking about. You manage to put on … Continue reading
Mary Mary not at all contrary #cycling #hernehillvelodrome
I saw this today, a quote from John Waters the wacky film director “The only insult I’ve ever received in my adult life was when someone asked me, “Do you have a hobby?” A HOBBY?! DO I LOOK LIKE A … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, Herne Hill Velodrome, Incentive, inspiration, long jump, Mary rand, Olmpices, sport, Tokyo
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Higher, Faster, Stronger #TeamGB #Olympics
To celebrate the day we surpassed the Chinese in the Olympics medal table (accepting it can’t last but still…) and to acknowledge the joy I experienced working for the Olympics in 2012 in London (the pictures are from then), here … Continue reading
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