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 ›
The following is a conversation between Noah and God… Noah: I was watching the weather forecast with that Thomas, Tomas, Tomasz Schafercake…? Louise Lear and she said there’s gonna be a massive flood. Something to do with Global Warming. I… Read More ›
Whirlpool issued a January product recall on 519,000 washing machines (my own included) after 79 machines had their door locking mechanisms catch fire.Meanwhile, owners were advised not to use their machines over the Christmas period, causing much concern for large… Read More ›
The film Last Christmas was recently released in the UK and is tenuously based on the Wham song of the same name. Unfortunately, for me, that song brings back some painful memories of a failed teenage relationship. During my college… Read More ›
After over-indulging in Christmas festivities, many people will make a new year’s resolution to join a slimming club.There’s a definite comfort in joining like-minded, supportive people with a shared goal who are being led and advised by someone who definitely… Read More ›
In my first role in a nativity play, I played a triangle. Not literally, it wasn’t a nativity play with a ‘geometric shape theme.’ Jesus wasn’t a rhombus.I held the tiny metal instrument and diligently dinged it at the change… Read More ›
Today, I received my first Christmas card. I don’t know whether to applaud this person’s brilliant organisational skills or wonder if they’ve a desperate need to be liked?I’m now morally obliged to speedily send a card back in case delaying… Read More ›
This year, I decided my New Year’s Resolution would be to take up do-it-yourself.My meagre DIY skills are: (a) I can wire a plug – a bit useless as every electrical item now comes with a plug attached, (b) change… Read More ›
New Year’s Eve – A day where all amateur drinkers enter pubs at midday, get embarrassingly drunk and stay until midnight with the sole intention to spoil the fun for others.Okay, that’s not quite the Oxford English Dictionary definition but… Read More ›
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