I am sat at a table in a Harvester restaurant. Our meals have been delivered, and I can see a waiter heading toward us. I am worried. Here is why… Over the last couple of years, I’ve developed a particular trait when visiting restaurants. Actually, it’s two traits, and I appear to have little or [...]
Jun 292010
Jun 272010
This morning, as I left the house, my wife asked me what the weather looked like. Opening the front door, I replied, “It’s lovely, although it’s looking a bit Winkleman.” “It’s a bit what?” came the baffled reply. I perservered, “You know, it’s a bit Winkleman.”. Silence. “You know, Winkleman….. Cloudier.” I offer. Nothing. “Like [...]
Jun 142010
Have you noticed in recent years, just how difficult it is to be a man in these enlightened modern times? I have. I sometimes feel like I spend my time literally lurching from one potentially embarrassing situation to the next, often without pause for breath in the middle. Like the other night, when I inadvertently [...]
Jun 082010
I’ve just arrived home, my throat is ragged, and my eyes are red. It’s been an emotional day. Some people have lost a friend, a mother has lost a son, and Wales has lost an icon. Stuart Cable, former drummer with the band Stereophonics, passed away today, at the far too young age of 40. [...]
Jun 012010
After 6 seasons, one of the television events of my generation came to an end last week. The story of our castaways finished, leaving a number of people angry, confused, and also delighted in equal measure. Here are a smattering of my thoughts on the finale. They’re not all encompassing, and there are some things [...]
