Failure is the Key to Success

• Viola tuned and practice completed. Reminded me of 'How is lightning like a violist's fingers? Neither one strikes in the same place twice.' #
• A5 at night + rush hour + bicycle – lights = death wish #madness #
• Daughter's learning about Fair Trade in Brownies. Tonight they're tasting chocolate. It's a hard life! #
• Ah, @VirginMedia internet connection just came back. Out from sometime about 3 ish this afternoon. Was just finding the number call them. #
• Just completed my daughter's Operation Christmas Child shoebox to take to school tomorrow. http://t.co/5SHFqNRZ #
• Perfect weather today for Spag Bol. When's your Dolmio Day? #
• Just heated my son's gumshield up so that he can get it to fit well. I wonder how long I can get him to wear it. Very quiet at the moment. #
• Just starting 'Snuff: Discworld Novel 39' by Sir Terry Pratchett http://t.co/LkUJPD5Z via @ #
• Just been watching Mediaeval Baebes – Veni Veni Bella http://t.co/UA0x0Dsd via @youtube #
• Just read Queensbury Upper School's Ofsted report http://t.co/gBfBnZr0 Oh dear. I wonder when the migration to Manshead will start. #
• Loving Dragons' Den on Children in Need with @Lord_Sugar #cin #
• Frustrating! Inspiring Music don't even have their own Music Centres' end of term concerts listed on their calendar of events. Sent an email #
• A pint of Wychwood Goliath and then settle down to watch Thursday's Lost Girl. #

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• Baritone and Tenor horn practice done for the evening. Went pretty well I think. #
• Jo and the kids just off to Ashton for their open evening. They're all playing in the orchestra/band tonight. #
• Remembered to collect the kids from school. Check. #
• Considered my options and the glass of red wine won. #
• Just finished updating the maps on my Garmin. The location of my work's postcode that OS corrected back in May is still wrong on the map! #

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• I just added a STING IF ON A WINTER'S NIGHT PVG on my PayPal wishlist! http://t.co/xNaMyZrt #
• Dunstable High Street still closed for investigation following a lorry ramming police cars in traffic 5 hours ago http://t.co/CUKLXh3x #
• Ukulele signed by @TheUkes up for sale on Ebay, starting price £20 #
• I only went to get A from her tenor horn lesson… and came back with a borrowed euphonium. Thanks John. #
• Probably should be doing viola practice, but watching #EducatingEssex instead. #
• Just noticed the best before date on my Wychwood Scarecrow bottle, 31st August 2012. I can't imagine any getting to their date. This won't! #
• Getting ready for Dunstable Music Centre this morning. It will be a two car journey today. There aren't more instruments, just get bigger. #

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• BBC News – Switched at birth, then meeting aged 12 http://t.co/EmdgoK1W #
• Heard @EmilySmithmusic 's Come Home Pretty Bird on @BBCRadio2 this morning. Thanks Aled. #
• Just back from a meal out at the Paper Mill in Aspley, Hemel Hempstead. Good service and great food. A Fullers pub, so I had a London Pride. #
• Support RBL Poppy Appeal, add a #twibbon now! – http://t.co/k3ZauYrq – Create one here – http://t.co/K6BYzaKy #
• BBC News – Faster-than-light neutrino experiment to be run again http://t.co/qaO5bVXa #
• Happy Birthday Matt Smith 29 in Earth years #DrWho #
• It must be one of those afternoons! Strange stuff trending on Twitter. Blame the Nargles. #
• Aaaah! Fresh ground coffee. #
• Just read that Sir Jimmy Savile died yesterday, aged 84. RIP #
• BBC News – The only living master of a dying martial art http://t.co/MID3MKqR #

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• Spent about 20 minutes on Jo's smartphone to find VirginMedia's phone number, then the internet came back after being out for over 14 hours #
• Not a massive milestone, but my V70 clocked up 150,000 miles on the way home today. Highest mileage on my car. Best car ever. #volvoforlife #
• Looking forward to @EmilySmithMusic interview and live performance on Aled Jones' Good Morning Sunday show this week. #
• Recorders done. Viola practice done. Shoulder aching, must adjust shoulder rest. Time for a coffee. #
• Finished reading @charleyboorman 's Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means. Really good read. #
• Time for @Hobgoblin_beer. Embrace the Darkside. #
• Just off to @GroveTheatre to see DAOS performance of Jesus Christ Superstar #
• Back from Jesus Christ Superstar @GroveTheatre. Brilliant. Really enjoyed it. Sound of Music next October. Keep your diary free. #
• You know something's good when you keep humming the tunes. Jesus Christ Superstar. #
• Listening to @EmilySmithmusic and @jamiemcclennan on Aled Jones' show this morning #
• Mum's new Dell/Windows 7 pc all set up and working. Really easy migration. New backup device on order. #

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• Wow, that had to be the shortest Parent Evening I've ever been to. Less than 5 minutes from the time we walked through the door. All fine. #
• Back from recorders, still fairly confident that we'll do Little Drummer Boy for Christmas. I'll make up my mind after half term break. #
• Kids did an assault course at school today in aid of Action for Hunger. A did 5 laps and P did 8. They're still covered in camo face paint. #
• Took the easy option tonight. @PapaJohnsUK pizzas ordered online. #
• Added Always Playing by Nigel Kennedy http://t.co/eIibd40w to my books to read. I must spend more time reading. The pile keeps growing. #
• Spec'd and ordered Mum's new Dell computer this afternoon. Windows 7 and Office 2010 will both be a new experience. Old one lasted 8 years. #

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