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At the Olympic Stadium - the only time I could drag myself away from the TV coverage

London 2012. Part of something special.

August 15, 2012by joquint Leave a comment

I’ve never been such a couch potato as during Olympic fortnight. Whilst, over in Stratford, London, athletes at the top of their game strained every last muscle fibre, pushing body […]

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My Olympic Moment

July 14, 2012by joquint 1 Comment

My best friend nudged me.  “You’re being called up.” It was summer 1989 and the End of Year Assembly.  I was twelve (and a half) years old and had won the School […]

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I'm Jo Quint, a communications bod and loyal defender of the apostrophe. This is where I share stuff I like, occasionally ramble about stuff I don't, and sometimes ponder marketing and communications observations from everyday experiences. With a smattering of this, and a dash of that.

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