Just read the latest Jack Reacher novel - I was coming back from London after a meeting, it was turned 7 p.m. and I was still not even on the train (nearly two hours ride home) so a treat was in order...
I am just ploughing through the monthly nightmare that is my manager's expenses receipts, attempting to make enough sense of them so that when they are submitted, the finance gnomes will not imprison...
Our toilet seat is so wonky it's becoming a fearful exercise to stay on the damn thing! The wobble seems to be located in the metal bar that connects the seat and lid. I have tiightened up the...
I know that Led Zeppelin were famous for 'borrowing' established blues licks and 'abosrbing' them into their own songs, but did they clue Tom Johnson up about taking his riff (and quite a lot more!)...
For the first time today, I cut a baby's fingernails! My youngest daughter has Harry who is three months old, and she is a litte unsure about cutting his nails, so at lunchtime, I popped down, had a...
The original film version of this famous novel is one of my favourites, and I am re-reading it now and very much enjoying it. It;s not a long novel - less than 250 pages, but I am sure I have read a...
I have an XP 'puter with about 300 songs as MP3's. Will this slow the start-up of my PC? It is very slow, and runs fine once it's in gear. I have run the defragmenter programme - no effect. Any help...
Just watched Corrie, which I only occasionally see - i know why Molly has left Tyrone - have you seen the wallpaper and dado stripe in their hall? No-one could live with that for long! And the...
Apparently nearly seven million people watched this - so some of you must be on here, and male or of a saphic pursuasion - has anyone else fallen for Kelly Reilly? She is gorgeous - that red hair /...
On my desk, I have just found a scrap of paper with the word PROSE written on it, in my handwriting. I have absolutely no idea what this means. Do you ever write things down and then can't remember...
As someone who has always admired the art of creating music, I find that there are some songs that just come together in a way that is nothing short of mystical. The theme, the arrangement, the...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On1drhgxGWU apart from the fact that this was an immature, thoughtless potentially fatal and nasty way to drive - don't you think the guy doing the 'commentary' must...
For those able to watch 'Midlands Today' on the BBC at 6:30 tomorrow evening, I can be observed briefly holding forth about the nonsense of washing rubbish tor recycling, and wordless adding to my...
... a step closer to winning the X Factor! But what is Louis doing putting the Double Take Brothers through? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukf10sTmWPU Just the same to look at - about as musical,...
Good morning Dan Thanks for your post - I must admit that the humour of your post did entirely pass me by - an occupational hazard of written communication between strangers. Your apology is accepted...