Monthly Archives: December 2006

I’ve given up with the Random Blog feature. They all seemed to be wordpress blogs which doesn’t seem very random to me. So… I went to Cork with my wife and encountered one of the most fearsome beasts seen there since … Continue reading →

I probably won’t be blogging for a little while (I don’t know how long exactly). I’ve discovered the superb random blog button. After Christmas I’m going to keep clicking it until I get back to my own blog. I’ll keep … Continue reading →

Yes. Hats off to the British Airports Authority. While the fog lurked around Heathrow and the airport was besieged by disgruntled non-travellers and idiots mixing Pimms in the newly opened marquees, one of the bigger complaints aimed at their quarters was the fact … Continue reading →

A friend of mine had a superb idea. Combine great humour with the most exciting story of recent times and create a postcard that can only sell, sell, sell.

I printed off half a dozen postcards and took the day off work today to sell them. Standing outside Taplow station between 5:00 and 6:30 this morning proved fruitless, so I decided to access the station platform system via the … Continue reading →

The weather’s very foggy today. I could hardly see a thing on the drive back from work. Suddenly I had an inspired and genuinely innovative idea. Joke postcards. If I can get these printed they’ll sell like hot cakes and I’ll … Continue reading →

Allied to my new found hobby, gardening, I’ve decided to take up birdwatching. You’ll have noticed, in a previous post, the bird table that I erected outside. I’ve also added a nut feeder for tits. We’d not attracted very much, … Continue reading →

I took a day off work today to concentrate on “the garden”. In this case it’s mine, all mine, or, more correctly, the mortgage company’s as the urban myth that “you have the freehold” is cruelly dispelled when you start … Continue reading →

Today I reached the grand old age of 94. Expecting a ton of presents and stuff I stood at the top of the stairs for quite some time. This is what the postman delivered. Now time for a rant. Coast … Continue reading →

My wife was so upset with my post about the Christmas tree she bought at B & Q last year that she decided to go to Homebase, or Home Base, to buy a Christmas tree, or, indeed, xmas tree, instead. Here’s … Continue reading →