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Oh yes, all good! no drama!

Ok! keep me posted! I never see the newsletter. Thank you! hope you’re keeping well?

I was just wondering about something and then enough, “I bet Deltrems knows!”
So, question for you. When roughly is Lidl’s Belgian week - and therefore - the box of Belgian beer goodies?

This will be handy for a future Antwerp visit :)

The Age of Academic Slop is Upon Us what happens when AI automates "normal science"?

I just finished a three-year term as an editor at an international relations journal. I began at the start of the LLM era but ended right in the middle of it. Our volume of submissions tripled and our desk reject rate rose to 75%. I have some thoughts.
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Good for him!

That’s sad news. I was hoping he would be able to make it like a second little bear. Do you happen to know whether Tom of Volks Cafe Sint Jakobs has found a new spot?

Restaurant review: The Royal Berkshire Hospital On the Wednesday afternoon, my second full day in hospital after the accident, I put some pictures up on Facebook. Nothing special, just a picture from my bed of Dorrell Ward, my left foot poking o…

NEW REVIEW! This week, I spend four days at arguably Reading’s biggest restaurant, a place of peace, care, healing and Marmite. I hope you like it, and thanks for reading and keeping me virtual company all year.

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I’m disagreeable – and it’s backed by science. Can I change my personality? I scored low for agreeableness in a personality test for the ‘big five’ traits – does this mean I’m doomed to be disagreeable? I looked into how I can change who I am

Really interesting read:

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‘Reflection of culture’: large glasses of wine come off the menu for British drinkers Servings of 250ml and 175ml are becoming rarer in restaurants and bars as customers opt for smaller tastings

About time.

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I guess it shows how it’s not for all of us!

Thank you, that means a lot! X

Do you want to read about my relationship with TV? It's all here if you do.

Yes! Busy, busy! All good thanks! Hope you are too! Will pop by the KH after work one day once my foot is fixed! x

Absolutely adore that bar

I imagine it’s tasting lovely!

It’s completely compelling - 50 pages in.

First time trying De Ranke’s Amer Amer ipa - it’s very good. I’ve heard it’s superb on draft but the bottle will have to do for now. Hoppy and refreshing. #beer #belgianbeer

Very slowly getting back into reading this year - last year was just a write off - and I’m sticking with a music theme and will dive into this today:

I know I'm slow, but I am *gradually* getting through this massive list!

A piece on Seven Trees Cider from last spring. I spent a lovely afternoon meeting Andy Williams and seeing his orchard and hearing about his family roots and love of cider.

How gen Z helped drink Guinness dry – and its stout rivals cashed in Ireland’s best-selling brew has found new favour among women, the young, and celebrity drinkers. Now a shortage of supply in UK pubs has opened the door to competitors

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Thanks mate - feels a long time ago now!

It was in May last year!

I have but many years ago. It’s on my list to visit properly. If you think you’d have a few beers there it would be worth joining the Belgium beer board on Facebook and asking for recs on there. It’s a good group!

Hey! Nice to see you on here

The man in the automated message on the Manchester Civil Justice Centre phone number genuinely sounds unhinged. It only gets worse the longer you listen. Just wait for the bit about bailiffs. Who approved this???

Thanks for sharing! yes, sadly not much has changed there has it!

Did You Do Dry January? What does Dry January tell us about our relationship with alcohol? I did Dry January once in 2015 and, in honesty, I found it utterly miserable. I faltered at the last hurdle, which was pay day wee…

Because I’m currently in Bruges and not doing a dry Jan, I’d kind of forgotten that loads of people are so here you go, from last year but there’s some decent #afbeer recommended in here and I’ve tried nearly 300 varieties so I do know the good ones! 🤣

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Completely agree. I think it’s slowly improving but those that got on the bandwagon and built a reputation for always having some AF in are absolutely winning.