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New year - new start

So in a year and a half, I've done nothing with this; I've not blogged, not bought, sold, come up with ideas etc etc. The reasons for this are many, and too boring to go into here (this is supposed to be somewhat entertaining, after all), but can be summarised by one word: Laziness. Not just the laziness of I can't be bothered, but the laziness of I haven't needed to. My job is always quite busy, I've had promotions, pay rises etc. The comfort of a monthly pay check has meant that I've constantly been looking at getting this project up and running tomorrow. Or tomorrow. Or tomorrow. But a conversation I had this morning with my friend Callan has punctured my complacent balloon, in a wide-ranging chat he said, "my biggest fear - leaving here and not getting another job." The economic conditions are worsening and, as I told him, I've been here before - back in 1992, having successfully done dozens if not hundreds of mortgage repossession court appear