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You're having a bad day?... Give this a try 4
This is AI creating a cold refreshing airport beer, arguable the best tasting beer! THIS PHOTO HAS NO RELATION TO THE STORY Back in 2011 - I was leaving a normal Sunday shift; after 3 years of almost exclusively working Sunday evenings, I had decided as the GM of this site, I would not be working Sunday nights unless absolutely necessary. Sunday Evenings are jinxed... On the Sunday in question, around 4pm I pack up my stuff and did my final walk round of the punters when

Andrew Bloomer
Feb 54 min read


The Story...
Some of you will know this story, most of you will not… At around 2am on Monday 31st October I hear a rustling, there’s movement in my...

Andrew Bloomer
Oct 16, 20244 min read


One Fine Day in Hammersmith
Here is a short story I wrote a few years ago; get comfy, have a read and feel free to ask me about it... much love Goose The walk to...

Andrew Bloomer
May 25, 202410 min read


Just doing it just for the Craic...
DEFINITION [if possible] “If you do something for the craic, you do it because it is enjoyable, especially when the conversation is...

Andrew Bloomer
May 16, 20243 min read


You’re having a bad day?... Give this a try… 3
Before you start reading, here's Twiglet, if she doesn't make your day better I don't know if I have any other suggestions other than...

Andrew Bloomer
May 3, 20243 min read


American {Dive} Bar’s are better than British Pubs and it breaks my heart…
I can already hear people frothing at the mouth and the preparation of the ritualistic floggings but I think we should all understand why...

Andrew Bloomer
Apr 26, 20244 min read


Best Meal of My Life
(Here is a picture of a Young Ginger Donut - a year before the best meal of my life) This is not technically about the best food of my...

Andrew Bloomer
Apr 19, 20246 min read
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How much does focus [discipline] cost?
I follow an endurance athlete on Instagram and YouTube, he’s just finished running the entire length of Africa, which is frankly...

Andrew Bloomer
Apr 10, 20243 min read


"Having a Bad Day? Give this a try... 2"
I have had a bad few days; things have not gone entirely to plan and I am having to answer fair but ultimately uncomfortable questions; I...

Andrew Bloomer
Feb 7, 20246 min read


I won 'Manager of the Quarter' and then cried at work...twice!
I was not expecting to win this in my first year, let alone my first 4 months. I am humbled, grateful, astonished and honoured that...

Andrew Bloomer
Jan 30, 20245 min read


My Truths of Getting Fired
BEFORE YOU READ ANY FURTHER I HAVE NOT BEEN FIRED FROM MY MOST CURRENT ROLE! This is a difficult thing to write about because for many,...

Andrew Bloomer
Jan 19, 20246 min read


Is this the hardest question in life … “Will you be my friend?”
I was asked by a new friend of ours yesterday, “When you’re on a day-off and you're cooking for people, doesn’t it feel like a bit of a...

Andrew Bloomer
Jan 10, 20244 min read


Had a Bad Day - Give this a try...
I’ve had a few people tell me they’ve had a bad day recently and I empathise entirely! I’ve also had a few in my time but perspective is...

Andrew Bloomer
Jan 5, 20244 min read


Business As Usual? I don't think so...
The last 6 weeks have been an extended lesson in “letting go” - at the end of October my wife had a stroke at the age of 37; quite the...

Andrew Bloomer
Dec 13, 20225 min read


Dear Boris...
Dear Boris, Congratulations You’ve managed get me to do something that no other politician has ever managed; you’ve made me angry enough...

Andrew Bloomer
Jan 14, 20226 min read


Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021; Same again or something different?
It would be easy enough to wallow in the pain and self-pity but a lot of my positivity and creativity throughout this year has come from...
Goose
Dec 31, 20205 min read


Goose
Oct 7, 20203 min read


Isolation Blog 6 or Trying to be OK, with it all...
Am I OK? Well, No and Yes – it really does depend… I have carried this poem in my wallet for 3 years. It is my mantra; I recite to myself...
Goose
Jul 29, 20209 min read


Wine Tasting 11 - Welcombe Hills English Rose
It's a change to how things get done…. I have had to adapt to my situation in the last 10 days, I am finally back home with my wife and...
Goose
Jul 20, 20203 min read


Wine Tasting 10 - Clare Valley Riesling
Take your time to enjoy it, it’s meant to be a special… The inspiration for this dish came from watching an episode of “Somebody Feed...
Goose
Jul 2, 20203 min read
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