Today, I have been mostly working in Clapham.
I traveled by tube and seated next to me on the train, was a young Asian chap.  He was reading a book and had it open on his lap as he read. This made it easy for me glance down and be nosey - I love knowing what [...]

Around midday, if the weather is fine, I’ll take my lunch and sit down by the river - it’s nice just to get out into the open air on days like these.
Today, I picked myself a nice spot just along from the Millennium Bridge and stood watching the boats making their way [...]

I was in PC World yesterday (how rare!) and they were playing Christmas records!
Please God, let it be a mistake. I don’t want a Wombling Merry Christmas.
Not in April.

“You want to complain? Look at these shoes: I’ve only had them three weeks and the heels are worn right down. If you complain, nothing happens, you might as well not bother. And I’m sick and tired of this office…”.
We all like to complain about this, that and sometimes, the other, but I’ve never understood [...]

A bitter wind blew as I stood on the Platform at London Bridge, and I was pleased to see the train finally arrive so I could get in out of the cold.
All the seats were taken and so I stood in the wide passageway by the door - not a problem, I only had to [...]

I’m not a Royalist, by any means, but at the same time I don’t have anything against the Royal Family (spongers that they are).
On the one hand I feel aggrieved that in this modern day and age, any family coming from such a wealthy and privileged background, should be financially supported by the taxpayers of [...]

I’m a big tea drinker. Always have been. On occasion, I have slipped over to the dark side and imbibed the odd coffee, but that’s usually out of desperation: where I am working may have a drinks vending machine and vending machine tea just ain’t tea, so a black coffee becomes the lesser of two [...]