I promised my sister that I would fit her a new TV aerial at the weekend.  It needed to go on the chimney, which meant I needed a roof ladder. The mate who normally lends me one, let me down, by lending it to someone else. Hmm, what to do? My days of just walking [...]

It’s rumoured That’s Life celebrity, Esther Rantzen, may stand against disgraced Luton South MP, Margaret Moran.
Whilst my active interest in politics is slightly less than the one I have in religion, I have no problem with Ms Rantzen having a political interest in the town. In fact I would welcome it. For two reasons:
1. Even [...]

We went to the pictures (movies) last night, Mrs Masher and I. We went to see a film I’ve long been eager to see, but the logistics of procuring a babysitter had meant a wait of a couple of weeks.
That wait, along with all the good reviews I’d read about the film, meant that I [...]

Having been involved with several paramilitary organisations in the past, along with twenty years as an operating Radio Ham, the phonetic alphabet is something that comes easy to me.
More than that: it’s ingrained. India November Golf Romeo Alpha India November Echo Delta. Ingrained. It’s very simple and when people get it wrong, it annoys me [...]

Like everyone else in the world who has an email address, I receive a certain amount of spam. Not a great deal, it has to be said, as I have filters in place to dispose of such things, but still a few manage to get through. A couple of taps on the Delete key though, [...]

“What would you like for your birthday?” asked Mrs Masher.
“World Peace,” I said. “And socks.”
And so it was, I woke this morning to a drawer full of new and exciting footwear. Marvellous,
Today, I am mostly being 47.
My knees are being 55.