http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:01:55 +0100 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/tick-tick-tick.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(NiceGuyAli) http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/tick-tick-tick.html?_c=feed-rss http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/tick-tick-tick.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:01:55 +0100 Okay, so when I mentioned in Fresh Starts about how I was aiming to break the hour barrier in the 10Ks in the next couple of months I didn't expect to do it straight away. That was exactly the thought that ran through my head as I tramped round t... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/tick-tick-tick.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfeea7f0001011016ce60a4860d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/fresh-starts.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(NiceGuyAli) http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/fresh-starts.html?_c=feed-rss http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/fresh-starts.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:34:41 +0100 Change doesn't happen overnight, at least it doesn't when you're trying to change habits that have been cultivated over years. If you've ever tried to help someone change their bad habits you'll be aware that if you try to change too much at once... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/fresh-starts.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfeea7f000101101809b5fb860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/do-you-believe-in-magic.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(NiceGuyAli) http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/do-you-believe-in-magic.html?_c=feed-rss http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/do-you-believe-in-magic.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 13 May 2009 23:14:08 +0100 I have a few friends who believe they are psychic. One in particular, a very wise woman, is also adept at palmistry and interested in tarot. Personally I'm not convinced by the whole thing. I'd like to believe that those who have passed on are wa... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/do-you-believe-in-magic.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfeea7f00010110160408a6860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/do-it.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(NiceGuyAli) http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/do-it.html?_c=feed-rss http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/do-it.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:54:13 +0100 Not to be confused with the Nike slogan, the title of this entry refers instead to a conversation I had over the weekend. I was chatting with a friend about a conversation that he'd been part of where people were discussing who they would and woul... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/do-it.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfeea7f0001011017bbf9e0860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/following-on-from-my-last.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(NiceGuyAli) http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/following-on-from-my-last.html?_c=feed-rss http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/following-on-from-my-last.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:27:50 +0100 Following on from my last post about it being a good day, these occurences seem to be joining up into weeks which is rather nice. I suspect that this is being aided by my current decision to charge headlong into life and make the most of my curre... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/following-on-from-my-last.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfeea7f0001011017bbf937860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-good-day.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(NiceGuyAli) http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-good-day.html?_c=feed-rss http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-good-day.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:50:26 +0100 I watched Notting Hill tonight and it features the line "Today's been a good day". Strangely enough it's a phrase I've been saying more recently and, tonight, I realised there was a pattern to its occurence. I've been using it at the end of days ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/its-been-a-good-day.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfeea7f00010110163b25f7860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/www-40k-in-4-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(NiceGuyAli) http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/www-40k-in-4-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/www-40k-in-4-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:13:46 +0000 I will blog about the other thing, I promise, but for now I've other things on my mind. In January Darrren and Barry from Kingdom decided that they should get some use out of the last months of their gym memberships and created the Wednesday Wei... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/www-40k-in-4-weeks.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfeea7f00010110180a9ebd860f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/someday-ill-write-about-this.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(NiceGuyAli) http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/someday-ill-write-about-this.html?_c=feed-rss http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/someday-ill-write-about-this.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 25 Jan 2009 14:06:56 +0000 I seemed to spend a lot of 2008 using that line anytime I was unable or unwilling to explain why I was acting in an unusual or out of character manner. As much as I hoped that I would it has only been the past week that I've realised that I shoul... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/someday-ill-write-about-this.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfeea7f0001011017a43a6c860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> 2008 twitter difficult year http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/does-a-lot-of-work-for-charidee-mate.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(NiceGuyAli) http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/does-a-lot-of-work-for-charidee-mate.html?_c=feed-rss http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/does-a-lot-of-work-for-charidee-mate.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:19:53 +0000 Couldn't resist a small Smashie and Nicie reference as the title of this post. Actually I don't do a lot of work for charity other than a couple of things in the past for Kingdom Kids and compering a few fashion shows for Breast Cancer Research. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/does-a-lot-of-work-for-charidee-mate.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00f48cfeea7f00010109814a836a000d?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> charity 10k http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/great-plans.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(NiceGuyAli) http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/great-plans.html?_c=feed-rss http://niceguyali.vox.com/library/post/great-plans.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:43:33 +0100 I've planned a lot of blog posts this year which have never made it online this year for one reason or another. For instance I haven't blogged about knackering my knee back in the spring which stopped my training. 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