Year: 2008

Hiya, I’m going to do something bad. I’m going to break one of the unwritten rules of the Man Code. Mind you, I’m only a member by default and my heart was never really in it. I like shopping rather than sport and my map reading skills are terrible. Still, I can open a jar of pickles and re-wire a plug, so I’m not ready to switch over just yet 🙂 Where were we? Oh yes, one of the rules is that what you hear when your mates are drunk stays between you. I suppose a snappier line would be: what’s said in the pub, stays in the pub. 🙂 I’m not a big drinker and getting p*ssed up isn’t […]

Howdy y’all, Another week zips by eh? Where does the time go? It’s funny, I think as an adult time moves differently than when you where a child. Well, okay, the perspective of time at least 🙂 As a child, time would (on occasion) *really* drag. You know, certain lessons, queuing, is it Xmas yet? Whereas as a adult time seems to be the opposite: it zips by and there doesn’t seem to be enough of it. Even with that extra 25th hour, I think they’d be stuff that just didn’t get done. But then, how much of what we do is important in the big picture? There was a good turnout at Chams the other night – quite a […]

Hey ppl, Time for a bit of navel gazing this time around. Not so much the “what’s wrong with us?” vibe, I – like so many others – seem to have cleared that hurdle for a bit. Will it come round again because most tracks are circular, who can say? Possibly, but let’s enjoy the moment eh? 🙂 Anywho, I was walking to an appointment the other day, enjoying the sights of the city: people watching, fashion spotting and taking in views of buildings (what’s new, what’s changed, what hasn’t). It struck me how much I don’t take in when I take the car. Clearly, your eyes are on the road – or the side mirrors – so there’s obviously […]

Hi folks, I’m in a fickle mood this evening. I’ve got a post queued in drafts that I could use to fill space and earlier I was going to run off a tongue-in-cheek commentary on substituting the word ‘golf’ for dressing up. Y’know, along the lines of ‘I think about golk most days. I’ve got a cupboard full of clothes for golf and my wife doesn’t understand me’. Anyhoo, the latter ran out of steam so I canned that idea. So what’s been going on? Well, holidays and work stuff out of the way, the fates smiled and I found myself attending a somewhat rainy meeting with the ladies who do (Ed: no, not like that) at NottsChams. It was […]

Hey peeps, Everything fab + groovy in your world? I hope so. I’m beginning to wonder if there’s a Friday afternoon curse on creative thoughts. Well, as much as blogging is an act of creation. Mind tends to be a burst, nay, stream of consciousness and if I’m lucky – and I guess I should include you (dear reader) – the creative vibe will kick in and they’ll actually be a point to today’s little piece. (Ed: I would make a welcome change, wouldn’t it? 😀 ) I suppose I should start keeping an ideas book! Earlier in the week I saw a couple of ladies (from work) back in their opaques. I should point out they weren’t in just […]

Hi folks, It’s been strange coming home to dear old Blighty (Ed: That’d be ‘England’ to you non-natives). The holiday was great: lots of relaxation and family time together. No need to rush out to work or panic over getting the kids ready for bed. No school-work to plough through and bedtime stories could go on and on. Just plenty of warm sunny days lazing in the pool or around the coast. We should do it more often. Perhaps then that when I came home and read my email, the following took me by surprise. Well, actually, not completely surprise (stay with me, I’ll get to the point in a mo), but I’d hoped (Ed: she means ‘prayed’ but she […]