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  • Treading On The Beatles

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    Life is all about opinions and I have one opinion that I usually suppress for fear of the controversy and outrage it may cause.I don’t like The Beatles.There, I’ve said it out loud. I just don’t think they were that… Read More ›

  • Cleaning

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    I recently decided to give my oven a long overdue clean. I put on the recommended breathing mask, thick goggles and protective gloves. I couldn’t help feeling that this was my Halloween costume sorted for this year. The only thing… Read More ›

  • Calling Time On Phones In Pubs

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    The Dodo pub chain recently announced a voluntary mobile phone amnesty experiment for its pubs. The idea is that groups go to the bar, switch off their mobiles, place them in zipped sealed envelopes then take them back to their… Read More ›

  • Wingman

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    Last year, my shy friend who was sofa-surfing at my place, phoned to say he was in a pub and out on a date with a woman he found on the “Plenty Of Fish” dating app. He said she’d be… Read More ›

  • Unfreezing Keeley Hawes

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    I switched on my laptop and logged into the BBC I player to watch an episode of Bodyguard. Alarmingly, within seconds, Keeley Hawes had frozen but her voice could still be heard.A similar thing had happened to my dad last… Read More ›

  • Rubbish Runners

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    I do quite a bit of distance walking. As someone whose age can best be described as “having outlived 6 Blue Peter Tortoises”, it’s okay. I’m comfortable with the physical limitations that age brings. I’ve nothing to prove to anyone.But… Read More ›

  • What I Did On MY Summer Holidays

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    Every September, English teachers would ask me to christen my new school exercise books with essays entitled: “What I Did On My Summer Holidays.”This was problematic for me as I have a rubbish memory. I can remember the places I’ve… Read More ›

  • Ruff Justice

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    From September 10th, Wetherspoon’s have decided to ban dogs from its pubs. Apparently, it’s also blanket ban which means it will probably affect dogs, babies and elderly ladies as they all love wearing blankets in pubs.Wetherspoon’s claim the reason for… Read More ›

  • Tattoos

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    The day after his recent 18th birthday, my lad got an impressive tattoo of a rose with a musical symbol stem.I’m perfectly fine with it, providing the rose doesn’t grow into a popular monstrous full tattoo sleeve where it’s often… Read More ›

  • Fussy Eaters

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    My local café serves 8 different variations of Full English Breakfasts, ranging from a basic 1 egg, sausage, bacon, tomato, hash brown and beans to a Full Monty Breakfast that triples everything and adds a flat mushroom, black pudding and… Read More ›