My Virgin Media bill flopped onto the doormat this morning.
I casually ripped the envelope open and perused the three page statement inside. It’s normally about 55 to 60 quid. But I was a bit shocked to see this month’s bill was over 90 English pounds!
A quick check through the details showed that Harry was the [...]
Well, summer now seems to be most definitely upon us.
I’m not a fan of the heat, but it’s certainly nice to be able to walk around in just a T-shirt and shorts… especially as I have such nice legs.
But, at the same time, I miss my big winter coat. Why? Because it has huge pockets, [...]
I was working in Salisbury yesterday and on the way back, found myself driving past a big pile of stones.
Now, I’ve never visited the henge before, so thought I’d take the opportunity to stop and imbibe some of its mystical power.
The place was crowded with lots of tourists: mainly Japanese, German and American, it [...]
Stories like this are thankfully rare, but they never fail to sadden and shock me.
Sadly, such atrocities seem to be on the rise. It seems that every couple of weeks, I read about just such a thing… or something in a similar vein.
Stories of children suffering were always upsetting, but they’ve never affected me like [...]
I was recently asked to take part in a long term study (20 years, I think it is) looking at the health effects of mobile phone use. The study is being conducted by Imperial College London and is backed by the Department of Health, so it’s obviously a serious piece of research.
I readily agreed to [...]
I took the kids into town on Saturday, to do a bit of shopping.
Because I’m a tight-arse who doesn’t like paying to park my car, I parked it - as I often do - in a side road behind the Police station. It’s only a 10-minute walk from there - even at Harry’s dawdling pace.
Once [...]
Several hours ago, I turned 48. Cripes!
In truth, I’d forgotten it was my birthday today. Well, not so much forgotten, but I hadn’t really given it a thought, until my sister asked me about it the other day?
“What are you doing on Saturday, then?”
“Err, nothing much. Why?
“It’s your birthday.”
“Oh, er, is it? What, already?”
Blimey, but [...]