Blogathon 01/18
Today will never happen again. It’s a moment in time that is passing in to history, never to be repeated. Events have occurred today, somewhere
Feeling a bit bloggy
So. It’s nearly June. And for the last couple (of Junes) I’ve done a Blogathon thing. For charity, mate. And a couple of nice people
Nothing on the telly
I can’t remember the last time I watched television. I mean terrestrial TV. BBC1, BBC2, ITV (whatever number), Channel 4, Channel 5. I really can’t
Two wheels on my wagon
That’s an odd word. Wagon. Or is it ‘waggon’? Maybe it’s either. Or neither Or both Anyway. Despite a significant hiatus in the blogging, rumours
Total Recall
When we got back from Vietnam a small mountain of mail was neatly stacked (by the cat-sitter), awaiting attention. In my pile was an automatic
Insane in the membrane
Here’a an interesting list of reasons for committal to an insane asylum (except we don’t call them that any more) from 1864 – 1889. I
Family motoring (Hanoi style)
I went for an extended walk this morning. About an hour into my attempt to find a local museum, I discovered that the map the
Blogathon: 28/18
There was a slight air of panic when we couldn’t find the large suitcases (they were in the loft), but I’m about to go upstairs
Blogathon: 27/18
As I write this (19.43 Tuesday evening) it is minus 4c in Nottinghamshire and trying to snow. Again. As I write this it is 03.04
Blogathon: 26/18
We are watching Game of Thrones (or GoT as we cognoscenti call it). Well yes, we’re only on S1 E4, but that’s hardly the point.
Blogathon: 25/18
We have new bicycles! Sam uses hers to occasionally commute to work, but apart from a very brief lap of the neighbourhood, I haven’t used
Blogathon: 24/18
Be it ever so humble, there is no place like home. Within 35 minutes of landing back at base, from the frozen wastes of Brighton,
Blogathon: 23/18
In a tiny alleyway in The Lanes in Brighton, I stumbled upon a Treasure Trove of book-related goodness. I became a fan of PKDs writing
Blogathon 22/18
We are in Brighton! If the photo needs mucking about with, I’ll do it when I get home. The phone is a less than perfect
Blogathon: 21/18
As I type this I am in a car. It is Wednesday evening, just gone 19.15, and we are speeding (in a not breaking the
Blogathon: 20/18
I don’t want you to think I’ve run out of imagination or owt, but the only thing I have to blog about is my health.
Blogathon: 19/18
I enjoy a bit of a quiz. Monday evenings tend to have a lump of frenetic mental energy from 8-9pm. Only Connect followed by Universally Challenged
Blogathon: 18/18
I really need to be better organised and get on top of these earlier in the day. Anyway. In which I don’t mention being on
Blogathon: 17/18
Diet Sensation! Guaranteed To Lose Weight Every Time! This new Scientifically Verified, Easy To Use Weight Loss System guarantees that you – yes you –
Blogathon: 16/18
Galactic struggles. I don’t do ‘doing nothing’ and being very unwell, and confined to no more than ten very rapid paces from the toilet (which
Blogathon: 15/18
Counting out time This arises from a conversation downstairs earlier. I am still crook. The Department of the Dead and Dying haven’t been out to
Blogathon: 14/18
Crook. I have been advised to keep this ‘detail light’ which, given that I am typing this on my phone, I should find very easy.
Blogathon: 13/18
Hearing voices… ‘Choir! Choir! Choir!’ is a singing collective that was started by Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman. Based in Toronto, Canada, These two guys
Blogathon: 12/18
Last month (five weeks ago, to be precise) I carried out a decision I (we) made in the late summer last year. I resigned from
Blogathon: 11/18
I have been a loyal and faithful customer of Plusnet (aka BT), for more than 12 years. Through four house moves, over those dozen years,
Blogathon: 10/18
We (the family) are having a major clear out. It’s not quite ‘everything must go’, but we are looking at everything and asking a ‘keep
Blogathon: 9/18
It was brought home to me, a couple of weeks ago, just how old I am. Why’s that? (I hear you ask). Well I’ll tell
Blogathon: 8/18
I’m now going to prove that the phrase ‘tea, a drink with jam and bread’ is a load of old tosh. A great deal has
Blogathon: 7/18
These three photos were taken at 21.17 this evening. The saying is that ‘It’s a dog’s life’. I disagree. It’s a cat’s life. I have
Blogathon: 6/18
Every day is a learning experience. If it isn’t we are all doing something wrong. Sometimes the things I learn are interesting. Sometimes they’re geeky. Sometimes they’re
Blogathon: 5/18
A million years ago, when killer reindeer stalked the face of the planet, almost driving the native Father Christmases to the brink of extinction, there
Blogathon: 4/18
Prem’s two-part rehabilitation continues. I’m not just rehabilitating a horse that had a a very serious injury. I’m also rehabilitating a racehorse, and (hopefully) turning
Blogathon: 3/18
Today we spent almost seven hours in the car travelling some of England’s finest most awful highways and byways. The A52, A1, A1(M), M11, A12,
Blogathon: 2/18
It’s Groundhog Day. Again… Every year at this time (on 2nd of February to be precise) Groundhog Day happens all over my calendar. Which is
Blogathon: 1/18
As the hand of time meets the bottom of fate… By the skin of my teeth (which is a particularly bonkers expression, given that teeth
Some things never change
In a stunning return to the form of October last year, my back decided to mess me about. The fact that this coincided with me
Must. Not. Spend. More. Money
I bought a dingy before I hit my teens. It was an 8′ GRP; I used her on the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal, in the
We’re busy doing something…
As you might expect, if I’m being quiet here, I’m being busy somewhere else. My guitar-playing has ground to a halt, due to lack of
Trotting on
Time for a bit of a Prem update, and because it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these, the update comes in a
The Internet Never Lies
I noticed that some digital vandal has defaced Boris’ Wikipedia page. It’s disgraceful. I only attach a screenshot of the offending piece as a matter
You’re having a laugh
There are few (and getting fewer) simple pleasures in life these days. This clipping, from an Isle of Man newspaper, featuring a letter from a
The Mummy (2017)
Sam spent £9.99 so we could watch a decent Saturday night film. Unfortunately this Tom Cruise vehicle isn’t it. This version of The Mummy takes
Bobbing about a bit
In a change to our typical weekends (although I’m still not terribly sure what a typical weekend is), the four of us have spent the
One year ago today…
At exactly this time (13.07) I was in Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, A&E. I was being told that I’d had (and was still having) a
Blogathon 2018
I have an awesome idea for next Febuary’s blogathon. Clever. Inventive. Original (ish). Insightful. Entertaining. I’ll have forgotten it before this week is out.
The BMW 120d is a sack of crap
For the last week I have been driving a BMW 120d. That’s one of these: In the not too distant past BMW used the phrase
Four legs good!
The vet came out for Prem’s second scan today. Backstory: the injury to his near-fore Superficial Flexor Tendon occurred in March. Since then he’s been