I saw a van on the motorway yesterday morning. It was bedecked in the livery of a particular stationery company in Milton Keynes. Nothing unusual there, except that it reminded me of the time - many years ago when I worked for the telecoms behemoth that is now BT - when I had to go [...]

My wife is a bit of a Michael Jackson fan.
She was thrilled when, after waiting for an hour online, with two computers and four browser windows open, she finally managed to secure tickets for one of his concert dates in August.
She hasn’t seen the news yet, this morning. She’ll be gutted.
We did see him in [...]

I mentioned a short while ago, how annoyed I get when I receive emails from friends and family asking me to add my name to an email petition and to then forward it on to all my other friends and family.
I received just such a mail this morning.  I read it and binned it, without [...]

I had one of those “D’oh!” moments yesterday when I filled up with petrol at the garage.
Yep: petrol.
As you’ve probably already realised, like most maritime vessels, my car takes diesel.
Fortunately, I didn’t completely fill the tank and had only put in 11 litres before I realised my mistake. But it was still 11 litres of [...]

It’s been quiet around here lately.
Sorry ’bout that: I seem to have lost my blogging voice.
I’m sure normal service will be resumed shortly.
As soon as I figure out what normal is.

Whenever we go on holiday, we always take a trip out on a boat. Always. It’s become a… thing.
Normally, there are plenty of catamarans or dhows to choose from, but on this holiday the only one on offer was a fishing boat. Now, I’m not really into fish. I’ve swam with them before now, whilst [...]