Year: 2008

Hey unbelievers, Pull down another page from the calendar, another week goes by. I witnessed two some-what odd events this week: one involving yours truly and the other not. Shall we start with the not-me? I can’t believe it’s not punk Put your mind back to the 70s (or any music countdown programme in the last 10 years) with a snarling, sneering young gent paying homage (!) to the Queen. The group that did and didn’t make it to number one. Umpteen years later, Mr Rotten Esq is now advertising butter. Eh? Come again? I’m not sure I can make the connection. A bastion of yoof culture and DIY music, now flogging solid cow juice? What next? Henry Rollins and […]

Yo, what’s happenin‘? 🙂 The ironic use of ‘street’ aside, hello peeps. I hope you’re well. An old friend of my mum’s passed away recently leaving two (now grown-up sons in their 40s) and her husband. I was leafing through the cards in the shop, looking for one that felt right. We’re not overly close, but still, you don’t want to see the people you like get put through Life’s mangle do you? So back to the card selection. It was a rather odd experience in that how can a card with a simple verse help? I’ve been on the receiving end of grief – as no doubt you good people have too – and as someone who’s not grieving, […]

Hi peeps, How’s life treating you? Well I hope! There’s a them to this blog: well, other than cross-dressing and all that goes with it. It’s not the journey of nervous n00bie to whatever I am today either. It is, of course, music…. or more precisely: lyrics. I don’t know what it is about the stuff, but even the bad stuff entertains (well, depending on your definition of bad I guess). Funny how what was naff can become pure disco cheese: sometimes capable of making the most seriously cynical museo cut some rug in a comedy turn. Yeah, like most of you don’t know the words and the actions to Reach for the Stars or YMCA 🙂 But -and as […]

Hello, dear reader(s), Funny when the writing bug strikes you. I suppose I could say ‘muse’ but that would imply some divine inspiration to my pondering wouldn’t it? Where was I? Oh yes. Of late I’ve been looking at the new autumn fashions that are out and about. As Amy sings, we’re back to black (again), but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. I did so struggle with acid brights – especially the idea of brightly coloured tights. Maybe for Smurfs or clowns, sure, but with open-toed shoes? No, thanks. I may be a simple part-timer, but I have my limits. B*lls. I’m off-topic again. [deep breath] Like bears, some folks folk have a hibernation time – although ours is […]

Hey peeps!! Screen savers are funny things. They’re there for when you’re not using your computer. So why have one? Our home computer is set to cycle through the ompabytes of family photos stashed on the old (and hopefully, trusty) hardware sat by my feet. I am a terrible at taking photos, I – unlike my Dad, my mate and my young son – do not have ‘the knack’. They – like a Republican on a hike in the woods – just point and shoot. The images they capture are spot on. People laughing, scenery framed and no blur: the moment caught and laid down in a digital tableau. I’m not jealous but I am slightly envious. Is there a […]

Howdy partners, I’ve had this post rattling around my head for a while. Don’t worry, it’s not exactly deep nor scary. So what’s the biggie? There’s been a shift in my lifestyle; not the giving up thing which seems to have done the rounds of late, but in some small way, the end of an era for me. I’ll get to the point in a mo. Sheesh, you’d think I was paid by the word wouldn’t you! 🙂 Anyhoo, for the last decade or so I’ve ridden my motorbike to/from work in pretty much all weathers. As H’s job has changed, we’re now a 2 car household: my biking days are over. Dare I say I was lucky for 10 […]