Morning all Thank you all SO much for your words of support, it has really made my day. I perhaps didn't clarify - I work for BT so the job was just a shift of responsibilities - I am actually still...
To all who wished me well with my proposed new job - many thanks. I didn't get the job, not because I wasn't the best candidate, I was I am advised, but because they have withdrawn the vacancy and...
Just got back from the Acoustic Festival of Great Britain. Highlight for me was interviewing Imelda May who was delightful, and then watching her perform. She was awesome, I strongly recomend anyone...
I have Windows XP and it is very slow to boot up - works fine when completed, but takes ages. How can i check which programmes are starting simultaniously with the boot-up, and how can i select which...
It is announced that the recent Barnado's ad. showing a girl being slapped by her father as part of a cycle of crime and abuse has received a record 800 complaints from viewers. The majority...
I have clicked on a video clip on the net to watch it, and I have no desire to keep it. The clip played on my Windows Media Player, and when I click on the desk-top icon, it plays the clip instead of...
I travelled to see my friend Carl Palmer - we are working on his autobiography together - and I stayed behind for a chat with him after the show. When I left through the stage door, there was a crowd...
Got the new one this lunchtime. I honestly felt like a hungry diner feels when sitting waiting for a seriously wonderful meal to arrive. I am making my luxurous way through it now. Bliss ...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/79974 07.stm I really don't understand why this woman is crying - Spector is the one who has been found guilty!
Went to see it yesterday, what a let-down. The language was all wrong - it was written for a modern audience, and no-pne spoke that way in the '60's. No-one ever used the word 'condom' at that time....
The whey-faced fool has extended his name in an effort to distance himself from the drug-addled micro-selling super-hip junkie idol that he was, and attain a new level of 'cred'. My view - you can...
Good morning I am looking for a fluent Norwegian writer. I am starting work with a Norwegian music magazine (heavy metal) and they want their features in Norwegian. I need someone who can translate my...
Regular and long-standing members of our community will know from random postings of mine that my ideal woman needs some of the following physical features - long black hair gorgeous big dark eyes...
I follow the threads posted by this gentleman with interest, but I have to say - and have said before, that they do seem to follow a distinct pattern - AOG seems to scour the press for instances of...
I recorded CC last night, which I really love, and I was astounded to hear one of the voice clearly use the word 'f**cker' when referring to an agricultural judge - which was the topic of the episode....
Jo Orton and Kenneth Halliwell served six months in prison for the crime of defacing library books. It seems inconceivable that anyone would serve a sentence for a crim like this in our modern times....