We have an Indian friend, in his sixties, and quite often, when he is speaking, his voice will crack into a higher register. He obviously regards this as normal, and maybe it is, although to our...
I received an e-mail this morning, and it has literally vanished.
I have not deleted it.
Not in Spam, or Junk, done a full search, nothing.
Any ideas what might have happened to it?...
Today, backing out of a space at a motorway services, I clipped the back wing of another car. There is no damage to my car, and I honestly can't see any damage to the other vehicle, but the driver...
Watching an old episode of 'Prime Suspect', there was a scene where Jane Tennyson and her boyfriend were sharing a bath together. Now I love the present Mrs Hughes as much as anyone can love anyone,...
I have started watching 'Not Going Out' on Catch-up, and I find myself mesmerised by how beautiful Sally Bretton is. I remember her from The Office when she was probably just a teenager, and she has...
I am enjoying this series, but why the horrible voice over? He sounds like he's talking to four-year-olds who have English as their third language! Talk properly! I understand spoken Engish, you don't...
Last weekend, we were delivered a Guardian instead of the Mail, and before returning the Guardian and getting the Mail, I had a chance to compare their weekend magazines. I found it interesting how...
I have been considering the effects of drugs - all drugs - and the reason people use them. The conclusion I have reached is that every single person who uses any kind of drug - tobacco, cannabis,...
Budgie bassist and Geddy Lee inspiration Burke Shelley has passed. They played monthly at The George Hotel in Burslem, with Burke usually down to his Y-fronts by the end of the set. The first rock...
Should we consider Muslims to be 'people' and treated like everyone else, or are they an insidious force bent on world domination, and as such, are denied such inclusion?
I am going to buy a pair,but know nothing about them.
they are for listening to music and watching films on my laptop.
Any advice on types and good value very welcome, thank you....
I am using Firefox as my default browser. For some reason, the tool bar that allows me to search 'images' has disappeared. I have looked on the web, and can;t understand any of the advice they give,...
I happened on the Christmas Special - never watched the series, but I really enjoyed it, especially the abiity of Jason Donovan to send himself up so well.
Have a day off from your endless soulless moralising and disdain, and have a look at some real religion in action here -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg5NN4fG-HE...
I want to update to an I-Phone. I am with Twesco Mobile on a monthly contract - I am happy to buy my phone outright first. I will use the pbone for calls, texts, occasional research, and face-timing...
Just happened upon this, it's brilliant.
I think Lucy Beaumont is gorgeous, I could listen to her talk all day.
It's wonderfully written, another strand of their comedy.
Anyone else a fan?...
Last night I got around tyo watching the second half of Dirty Harry. As I predicted, the piece of dialogue where the psycho referred to the man he paid to beat him somewhat unkindly, referring to his...
The British version re-runs starting tonight on BBC2 at ten. I remember watching this the first time it aired, and having worked for a bureoucracy for over forty years, and endured managers as bad as,...
