MJ Mad Dog

Month: July 2024

  • Week 229 – July 31st – Dress to work

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  • Week 229 – July 30th – Financial review

    Today I had the yearly financial review with Nikki and Graeme at Brewin Dolphin London office.

    Overall everything is doing well with markets looking reasonable, with inflation finally back down in most countries and now looking for interest rates starting to be lower.

    Obviously there are the troubles around the world, especially Ukraine and Israel, with the USA election coming up in November, so you never really know what’s going to happen.

    Compared to the previous year, this one has been good, and just in the last week, when I check my pension portfolio, the last 3 years are now showing three green boxes for increase, where most of the time there had been at least 1 red box for decrease.

    We then went for a lunch at The Origin City, which was very nice restaurant with excellent service and good food. Though I wouldn’t recommend the scallop starter, I mean 1 scallop, come on now.

    Hopefully this will be the trend with the markets staying positive.

  • Week 228 – July 28th – Battersea and the Olympics – Part 2

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  • Week 228 – July 28th – Battersea and the Olympics – Part 1

    Today we went up to Battersea Park.

    Then we walked over to Battersea Power station and were able to sit in  deck chairs and watch the Olympics on a big screen that had been put up for this.

    The atmosphere was lovely and it was enjoyable watching in a crowd.

    Also had a nice coffee at the Paris Baguette.

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    Of course, when in London a picture of the Shard.

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    Olympic symbols at Battersea Power Station.

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    Hockey on the big screen at Battersea Power Station.

  • Week 228 – July 27th – On a cricinfo roll

    Seem to be on a roll, having comments showing on cricinfo.

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    Comment in the Ireland v Zimbabwe test match.

  • Week 228 – July 26th – Made it cricinfo BIG time

    WOW, I made it onto the 1st day of the England v West Indies 3rd test match.

    I never thought I would make it onto one of the bigger matches.

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    Managed to make it for the first time on to the England test match commentary.

  • Week 228 – July 26th – Another lottery win

    Well we must have done something good, as we managed to get another 3 ball win on the National Lottery.

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    Another 3 ball win.

  • Week 228 – July 25th – cricinfo comment

    Made it on to the Ireland v Zimbabwe test match commentary, first time for a test match.

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    Made it on to the cricinfo commentary again and 1st time in a test match.

  • Week 228 – July 25th – Health Insight Survey

     This morning I did a survey regarding my experience with the NHS.

    Your participation will help:

    1. the NHS to improve local health services for people like you and your family
    2. inform national NHS policy

    Thankfully I didn’t have much to comment as I haven’t really used the NHS in the period the survey was covering.

  • Week 227 – July 20th – London athletics – Part  9

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    Women getting ready to run 200m.

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    Five-woman England squad, consisting of Daryll Neita, Asha Philip, Imani-Lara Lansiquot, Bianca Williams and Ashleigh Nelson, were upgraded to Commonwealth champions, retaining their Gold Coast title for the Commonwealth games 2022. Denise Lewis is on the right with her back to us, she presented the medals.

    This is the final post from the day. It was a great day, seeing the athletes in the last competition before the Olympic’s starting next week and the Paralympic later in the month.

    I hope you enjoyed the posting’s from this event? If so, feel free to leave comments or likes.

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