THE LAST DITCH

James Higham has tagged me, so I must do my duty. I am not tagging anyone else though. These things have to end somewhere and it might as well be with me. Reading them over, I can’t see why anyone else would be interested as they are all terribly personal.

1. Watched my elder daughter’s eyes she opened her offer of a place at her chosen college.
2. Took the call from my younger daughter about her GCSE results.
3. Moved to a much better apartment in Moscow.
4. Drove my car from the North of England to the South of France and back.
5. Found one kindred spirit in my firm to replace those “characters” who have left or retired.
6. Offended the Staffordshire Constabulary’s Department for Dunning Innocent Motorists by forgetting to remove the $100 note from its traditional East European location before sending my driving licence in for its first endorsement in 30+ years of driving.
7. Organised the best ever birthday party for my wife.

5 responses to “Tagged: The 7 best things I have done this year”

  1. Jeremycj Avatar

    Your number 4 sounds fun. Done it (well from the SE)on quite a few occasions.

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  2. james higham Avatar

    …Reading them over, I can’t see why anyone else would be interested as they are all terribly personal…
    And that’s precisely what is so interesting for us. The mask is lifted ever so slightly and a glimpse of the real person behind is pleasant for all readers.

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  3. Ellee Avatar

    Lucky wife, I wonder what you planned for her.
    Merry Christmas wishes Tom, I shall be visiting Moscow more often in the New Year.

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  4. Tom Paine Avatar

    Merry Christmas, James. I hope we have chance to meet for a beer in the New Year.

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  5. ThunderDragon Avatar

    I agree with James! It’s nice to see the anonymous veil lift slightly and to see the real person underneath the blogger’s anonymity.

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Tom is a retired international lawyer. He was a partner in a City of London law firm and spent almost twenty years abroad serving clients from all over the world.

Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.

He’s a classical liberal (libertarian, if you must) who, like his illustrious namesake, considers that

“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”

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