Ladders

A few weeks ago I fell off of a ladder onto a concrete driveway. I was doing some work on the Eaves of my house when the ladder decided to fall, and I had no option, but to fall with it :-(. I managed to escape largely unscathed, but quite bruised, and have only just managed to resume my exercise schedule. Last night I went to Circuit Training and I still seem OK, so that's good. Will resume karate tomorrow.

GTL : Reviews by me

Here are the reviews I've done for the Go Teaching Ladder GTL : Reviews by chrisg.

Sharpe's Rifles

Finished this book (also whilst on holiday), another very good read. It introduces Sharpe as a Leiutennant in the Rifles, and the main story is based around the British retreat to Corunna.

This book was also written after the main Sharpe novels and acts as a prelude to the main series which focus around the Penninsular War.

I am now looking forwards to reading the next Sharpe Book, but am taking a brief break from fiction to read "A Brief History of Time" by Steven Hawking

Sharpe's Triumph

Finished this book whilst on holiday, an excellent read. It continues from Sharpe's Tiger and is also based in India. It deals with the battle of Assaye in which General Wellesley with ~13,000 troops (British and sepoys) takes on and beats a force at least 3 times the size. A very impressive victory and one which Wellesley was rightly proud of.

This book was written after the main Sharpe novels, and fills in some of Sharpe's earlier exploits.

Ireland

Just come back from Ireland, beautiful scenery and wonderful people. Spent most of our holiday near Killarney, and Killarney National Park. Walked the Gap of Dunloe a glacial valley. Also went to Dingle for a day, where we saw Fungi the Dingle Dolphin , and visited Slea Head.

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Music

I like most Punk, Goth, and Indie music. Including bands like The Smiths, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Men they Couldn't Hang, The Pogues. More recently I've been listening to The Rolling Stones, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (like early JAMC), Alabama 3, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd.