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Possibles Bag 2 : Tinder,Knife & Steel. My monthly round up of other shit ; stuff that's on my mind and isn't worth a complete post....

Possibles Bag 2 : Tinder,Knife & Steel.

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Pedal to the Metal. Meeting 'Bones'.....or Doc Just before our holiday my orthopaedic review finally happened so I got to meet the bloke who is going to replace my old left partial knee replacement with a new whole one....

Pedal to the Metal.

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Firming Up….. My workshop layout that is. Mid June........ Today, for the first time, I was able to walk into the workshop without tripping over something and swearing a lot as I did a huge push the day before and finished the last 2 pieces of the tile puzzle that is the new floor....

Firming Up.....

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Monday Morning/New Term & Going Into Maintenance Mode ; or Maybe Not. At the weekend I saw that my weight had dipped below a hundred kilograms for the first time : in this project at least....

Monday Morning/New Term & Going Into Maintenance Mode ; or Maybe Not.

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The Possibles Bag. In the world of Bushcraft many practitioners carry their 'possibles' in a small bag or pouch ; small items such as one's flint and steel, KFS or 'racing' spoon and often a small bag of dry tinder....

The Possibles Bag.

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A Slice of Tart. Actually, a slice of M&S's excellent Blackberry and Apple pie .....and with cream no less. And so : I finished my first term of medical rescue coupled with weight loss, as my weight dropped below 100 Kg for the first time with I felt a well deserved treat ; a slice of Blackberry & Apple pie with thick double cream....

A Slice of Tart.

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Essentials, Changes & Details :The Things That Worked. The changes that iv'e made that seem to working for weight loss. At close to six months into my grand project and 10 Kg's down so far I think I can see what has worked so far, the things that I now consider essential and those things that might be helping but which I largely regard as…...

Essentials, Changes & Details :The Things That Worked.

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Seeing The Next Step. Progress on the workshop rebuild & refit. It's the beginning of June 2026 & the weather has just broken with a bang.... http://dirtywetdog.co.uk/2026/06/16/seeing-the-next-step/

Seeing The Next Step.

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Bloody Measurement (Again) The End of Cycle three and it's time to talk about measurement again : only this time it's a lot about medically based measurements and specifically about having bloods taken and working out what the numbers mean....

Bloody Measurement (Again)

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Losing My Religion. It Starts With Me Selling The Skerry. It seems as though a lot happened today : firstly I did my first fast in several years, then I spent all morning (and most of yesterday) cleaning and reorganizing the working space outside the workshop, after that I suddenly had a brainwave about framing up and boarding in the last of the 4 walls and finally I got a bid on the little Skerry which should see it sold.... http://dirtywetdog.co.uk/2026/06/09/losing-my-religion/

Losing My Religion.

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Contingencies. The several things that the planning and pre building stage of project Teapot (SCAMP) build are contingent on....

Contingencies.

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Can It Be Done….Really ? Looking at my assertion ; that it can be done, from the perspective of things that might make it supremely difficult…...

Can It Be Done....Really ?

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It Can Be Done (Weight Loss) & Without Using Drugs. Achieving lasting weight/visceral fat without GLP-1 Agonists that is. Like most stand-up comedy I come with some good (but painful) news and some bad (but very sweet and easy) news so here goes with the TLDR first and then in a bit more detail....

It Can Be Done (Weight Loss) & Without Using Drugs.

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Supremely Selfish/ A Short Thread About Stuff.

My ‘Maybe’ build a boat plan that is. In my previous post of this very short thread I left the question of whether I would or whether I wouldn’t build another boat, completely open as I hadn’t made my mind up either way. If you like your posts really short then firstly ; don’t come here, and secondly my answer is only a few short lines away and, in the same way that I don’t value the final…

Supremely Selfish/ A Short Thread About Stuff.

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The Not So Great Sell Off.

One of my shorter lived grand ideas recently was to start work on building a John Welsford designed SCAMP cruising dinghy. I went as far as ordering a set of plans and was working on also obtaining a CNC cutting file and finding a company that would cut and supply the parts as a kit. The kit was going to be expensive because good plywood is now eye wateringly expensive so I thought to raise some…

The Not So Great Sell Off.

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Qui Bono ?

Who Benefits : or Who Benefited ? Note to readers : in February this year I almost packed up and abandoned the whole blog and website. I had even written and scheduled the post that explained why I was doing that. As it is I left my goodbye note scheduled and edited but kept moving the schedule date back and back again. All the time I was editing what i’d written and even after a few months of…

Qui Bono ?

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Training My Posterior.

If you’re wondering, i’m talking about training my posterior chain – not my bum ! Third cycle changes : time to add an exercise – for the TLDR that’s in the form of Deadlifts. With reference to the blog thread covering my major push towards health and physical function i’m well into my second cycle of dietary and exercise changes ; as I hoped iv’e mostly settled in, as a habit. to the changes I…

Training My Posterior.