Tonight marks the end of ten days of peace. My youngest child has been in Norway but is returning tomorrow, with oldest daughter (middle child) in tow. Noisy music will once again be heard t… Read More
Horses. Not my favourite animals but undoubtedly beautiful and intelligent creatures that absolutely do not deserve to die horrible and cruel deaths at the hands of humans.Every four minutes… Read More
Should we be able to choose the sex of our children?What are the two sides of the coin and which is most likely to fall with its face up?Is there a possibility of a populace imbalance? Is it… Read More
Should we be able to choose the sex of our children?What are the two sides of the coin and which is most likely to fall with its face up?Is there a possibility of a populace imbalance? Is it… Read More
So it's Father's Day again. And once again my daughter wanted to get a card that said "To my Step-father" rather than to "Dad" or "My Father" but do you think she could find one?We looked in… Read More
Or so say the doom merchants who believe that 6.6.06 will be the date for the apocalypse.I'm not sure where they get their data from although judging by the numbers I'd hazard a guess that t… Read More
The world now has more female millionaires under the age of 45 than there are male millionaires of the same age, and it's predicted that within twenty years women will control 60 percent of… Read More
I mean it. If you don't continue to read this post right to the end without missing a single word, something really awful will happen to you. Within 5 days of skipping this post you'll start… Read More
According to some scientist or another -- or maybe even several, I'm not sure -- people suffering from depression are more likely to look down whilst walking.Well quite honestly, is it surpr… Read More
Why is it such a bad thing to like chicklit? Everywhere I go, I see women reading them (you can almost always tell by the cover, can't you?) and yet whenever I tell anybody I like them, I'm… Read More
I read something interesting t'other day. Interesting because it seems, for once, I'm doing something right. It's not often I discover that, but luck was with me on this particular occasion… Read More
Bloody place! I take the time to update my sidebar with some fancy banner type adverts to take the place of those boring Google ads and what happens? The bloody thing's broken! You can post… Read More
This made a change.I almost wrote that it made a welcome change, but that would be telling porkies. It did honestly make a nice change, though.I'm sure you get tired of seeing the same old a… Read More
This made a change.I almost wrote that it made a welcome change, but that would be telling porkies. It did honestly make a nice change, though.I'm sure you get tired of seeing the same old a… Read More
You're supposed to sing that title, by the way.Not that we're actually going to a chapel, nor have we made any definite plans, but Richard popped the question today so we're now officially e… Read More
Yesterday I won 2.5 million Euros in a Dutch lottery - twice! I won 1 million pounds in The National Lottery email draw and was offered a share of 38 million dollars if I let a Russian heir… Read More
I've just been listening to Future Radio, a local Norfolk radio that, thanks to the wonders of the Interweb, I can listen to whilst sat at home in Crewe.The afternoon show was hosted by two… Read More
I didn't even know he was touring in the UK until I saw the news at lunch time. Aged just 65, Gene Pitney had been found dead in his bed this morning at a hotel in Cardiff. He'd shown no sig… Read More
There's a new book scheduled to hit the shelves this autumn and guess who's written it? Victoria--"I've never read a book"--Beckham!Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the knowledge of how bo… Read More
Why is it that the world and his gerbil seem to think that because a person works from home, they're available 24/7 for long telephone conversations about relationship problems/diets that do… Read More
A distant relative has recently announced that my explanation of the origination of salad as a main meal is, as he so eloquently put it, bollocks.The problem, you see, is that this particula… Read More
The DWP (Department of Work and Pensions) has a handy scheme available that offers those who are disabled to chance to be awarded a sum of money that's meant to help them get about. This is… Read More
Don't go getting your knickers in a twist; I know I've misspelled 'donor'. It was deliberate. Just bear with me, will you?Every now and then I pop over to Bravenet in order to check my stats… Read More
Like most people who use Blogger.com to host their blog, I've turned on word verification.Unless you're one of the few who has yet to discover how one would employ viagra, or that it's avail… Read More
The inhabitants of our house all enjoy a take away at some point during the week, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it means nobody has to cook that night. Or rather, it means Richard… Read More