Month: January 2016
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Litvinenko and a Terrible Cup of Tea
Litvinenko and a Terrible Cup of Tea The assassination of Alexander Litvinenko was huge news back in 2006, and guess what, it’s back in the headlines again! A UK public inquiry into the former Russian spy’s death revealed what we expected – that he was probably killed on the orders of the one and only Vladimir […]
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Growing Old is Getting Old: Why we age and immortality
The fountain of youth Throughout human history, ageing – and its inescapable companion, death – has fascinated mankind. From the very moment we are able to comprehend we are alive, we are simultaneously faced with the fact that our destiny is to age and die… Is that a bit too dark for the opening of […]
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A wild Seamus appeared!
My loyal readers often ask me; “Hey Moron why do you write this stuff“. They don’t really, this is my first post and I have no readers. But I will answer that question anyway. Hello there, my name is Deoxymoron (are pseudonyms still in? If not, just call me Seamus, everyone else does, except my […]
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A New Chapter
Hello. How ’bout that last post? You guys might not know this, but I consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one man wolf pack. But when I met Seamus in the lab and heard his Metal Gear Solid exclamation message tone, I knew he was one […]
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Karōshi: The Life of a Junior Doctor (by Sarah)
Evening everyone. I don’t normally do this, but I’m handing over my beloved blog to my girlfriend, Sarah, who is a junior doctor working in Northern Ireland. She works unbelievably hard, and ridiculous hours to ensure the safety of her patients. And it’s not just her. Every junior doctor deals with tough working conditions and […]
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Dreadful Disney Games – ODG on YouTube
I didn’t think it was possible so soon after the first, but through the power of procrastination, I have finished the second Ordinary Decent Gamer video on YouTube. This one is called Dreadful Disney Games, and is the first part on a series covering some of the Disney property that should be relegated to the […]
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Christmas (2015) Food and Fun, and a Great Shortbread Recipe
Happy New Year! Christmas flew by, and I barely talked about food at all. I’ve been so distracted working on my first gaming video the writing side of things has fallen by the wayside. But fear not! I am back in business. I did a reasonable amount of cooking this year, though the dessert was not […]
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YouTube Debut with Rambo III
Christmas has come and gone for another year. It always goes by in a flash of food, drink, and family. It’s my favourite time of the year, though not a time without stress. I love all of the preparation in the days leading up to the main event. The menu planning, shopping, sauce production, brine […]
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