> It’s 106 miles to Chicago, we’ve got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it’s dark… and we’re wearing sunglasses. Hit
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Silly Brand Names – #Ringbolt Wine
[![](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo7-224×300.jpg “”)](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo7.jpg “”) The vineyard of Margaret River settled on the brand name of ‘Ring Bolt’ after deciding this was more acceptable to the market
Nice Day for a Funeral
[![](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo6-300×224.jpg “”)](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo6.jpg “”)RIP Kevin Deegan.
Stourhead – Shame About The Weather, But Lovely As Ever
[![](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo4-300×224.jpg “”)](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo4.jpg “”)Just spending a couple of days in the motorhome, getting used to how things work and how best to organise things. I feel
Please, Make Them Stop Already
[![](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo3-224×300.jpg “”)](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo3.jpg “”)Christ, ’tis the season to be cringing in expectation of worse to come. Can you believe this thing? A black Christmas tree with
Poole has Some Attractive Bits
[![](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo2-300×224.jpg “”)](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo2.jpg “”) Poole harbour was somewhat more attractive than the rest of the town. The high street is a truly depressing place, and the
We Now Own a Motorhome!
[![](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo1-300×224.jpg “”)](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo1.jpg “”) So here it is (an Adria Izola 697SL). Collected from Poole on Wednesday, we stayed the night near Wimbourne Minster so that
Poole Twinned with Colditz?
[![](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo-300×224.jpg “”)](http://davemeehan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/photo.jpg “”) I’m not sure this is the advert for Poole that the town council would have in mind. The most prominent town name
The Spirit of Less
[Graham Hill: Less Stuff, More Happiness](http://www.ted.com/talks/graham_hill_less_stuff_more_happiness.html) [ted id=1238] I’ve had leanings towards minimalism for over a year now, fed up with the constant clutter and
Reboot Your Life
A little computer analogy here – but you know when things on your PC are not going quite right, its always a good idea to