In my life, I have successfully fitted a few toilet seats. I am not sure what the collective noun is for toilet seats. A parliament of toilet seats? A smack? A crash? A clattering? No matter. The point being that… Read More ›
Hi and welcome. Here you will find my inane observations on every subject ranging from Aardvarks to Zyzzyvas and everything in between. Mainly “everything in between” because I’m not an authority on those animals and they’re really hard to find… Read More ›
There are days where things in my life go horribly wrong. Normally, whenever I interact with other people. Rarely, do I have a bad day that is self-inflicted. But, maybe, here is such a day…? Since my kitchen installation a… Read More ›
With award ceremonies in full swing, I’m reminded of the occasions I picked up my own awards. My early childhood was largely uneventful, certainly not a tale that could be converted into a Hollywood blockbuster to win any screenplay Oscars. … Read More ›
Feeling strangely optimistic that I would live for another 21 months, I decided to purchase my usual fun calendar for next year from Amazon. It arrived in an envelope so big that Sting phoned me to ask for the return… Read More ›
I woke early and did some mini houseworky things to make my flat more presentable. I even changed the bedding and hoovered the bedroom carpet. I’m not sure what I was expecting from someone who was just coming out to assess… Read More ›
A while back, I wrote a column – Wasp On The 334 Bus – about how a wasp had boarded a bus that I was travelling on, which caused a mild alarm among the fearful, confined passengers. The panic was… Read More ›
With the World Snooker Championships in full swing, I am reminded that, despite my valiant attempts to mis-spend my youth in a similar manner to the professional snooker players, I would never be as successful at the sport as they… Read More ›
The BBC has recently resurrected the show Gladiators. I first became aware of the show in the UK, whilst watching night-time tv in the very late 80’s under its guise of American Gladiators. I don’t know why it was called… Read More ›
It’s hard to believe that not so long ago, terrestrial tv would completely shut down and go off air overnight. The unseen continuity announcer would wish everyone goodnight soon after midnight – probably because his wife had said: “Please don’t… Read More ›
When the pupils at St. Nicholas at Wade C of E Primary School in Birchington returned from their summer break, they were delighted to see a 9-hole miniature golf course installed within their school grounds. The idea was to offer… Read More ›
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