Fiducially Speaking

Category: Writing

  • Waxing lyrical

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    darren.young
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    As I sit waiting for my stop on the Tube, a not-so-faint smell of alcohol and smoke fills the carriage. The woman across from me faceplants onto the chair across from her, as her neighbour belches out a drunken moan. It’s 8AM, on new years morning. I’m feeling fresh and ready for the challenge ahead.…

  • The birding chronicles

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    darren.young
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    I started birding just over a year back, and whilst I’m not exactly a twitcher, I’ve definitely embraced it on occasion. This year [2024], I agreed to the challenge of getting 150 UK ticks (that is, 150 distinct species in the UK for the year). If I’ve been properly informed, this is an amount which…