Monthly Archives: December 2012

Lucky Jim, by Kingsley Amis

Posted on December 25, 2012 by neilbowers

When I started reading this, I feared it was going to be terribly dated, and that for a comic novel I wouldn’t find it very funny. It’s about a young lecturer in an un-named redbrick university, coming to the end … Continue reading →

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Weight loss for the computer-literate

Posted on December 6, 2012 by neilbowers

Over the last four months I’ve lost just about two stone, at a steady rate of half a stone per month. The executive summary for how to lose weight is “eat the appropriate amount of food in a balanced diet”. … Continue reading →

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