mrryDerek Murray's weblogAt least hes got a bag for life- May 25, 2008 The law of unintended consequences often comes shopping with me. I do try to be environmentally-consciousa task which is somewhat undermined by my air miles balanceand using fewer carrier bags seems like a good start. So I was cheered to see that Marks &038; Spencer&8217;s have started charging for bags (although the emotional blackmail handed down ...http://www.mrry.co.uk/blog/2008/05/25/at-least-hes-got-a-bag-for-life/ My name is not Bob- May 18, 2008 This weekend finds me back in Glasgow to visit my parents, and I&8217;ve spent much of the afternoon clearing out a desk that I&8217;d used since 1996. Filled with memories, old tickets and trinkets, my first football match, my first gig, my first trip to London on my own, my trip to Cambridge for interview. ...http://www.mrry.co.uk/blog/2008/05/18/my-name-is-not-bob/ Strangers on a plane- May 16, 2008 The other day, I was getting off a plane from Istanbul back to Stansted, and retrieving my Duty-Free carry-on, when a fellow passenger accosted me: &8220;I think that&8217;s my bag,&8221; he said. &8220;I&8217;m fairly sure it&8217;s not.&8221; &8220;Does it have Turkish Delight in it&8221; &8220;Well, yes&8230;.&8221;http://www.mrry.co.uk/blog/2008/05/16/strangers-on-a-plane/ Civic Pride- May 5, 2008 Growing up in Glasgow, I was exposed to more than my fair share of internecine rivalries: when I was more serious about blogging, I planned a grand series of posts cataloguing every single one of them. Easy, I thought, there&8217;s the other football team, the other side of the river, the suburbs, the other city, ...http://www.mrry.co.uk/blog/2008/05/05/civic-pride/ |