(or, the further trials and tribulations of being a person who stammers) People who actually go out to work and contribute to that scary thing known as Society will be familiar with the workplace activity known as the ‘ice breaker’ - unlike those of us … Continue reading The AGM
Month: January 2016
The Rise and Fall of the Chat Show
In the late 1950’s a ‘chat’ show appeared called Face to Face – it ran for just 35 episodes ending in 1962. The format was incredibly simple. John Freeman, an ex-politician, sat in an armchair (his face hidden) opposite a celebrity of the day (also seated … Continue reading The Rise and Fall of the Chat Show
It’s a God Awful Sad Affair
Back in 1972 I started Big School; well, that’s what I called Secondary School when sons 1, 2 and 3 made the scary jump from Primary to the massive Comprehensive a mile away. I didn’t go to the local Comprehensive, that all inclusive type of … Continue reading It’s a God Awful Sad Affair
Welcome to Utopia
A few blog posts ago I mentioned (here) a yearning I’d had to purchase a bunch of Sylvanian animals and maybe a house or two, brought on by frequent trips to Toys R Us when the sons, like Christopher Robin, Were Very Young. My efforts to instil … Continue reading Welcome to Utopia
The Eye Test
Every December I go for a free eye test. It’s free because a family member has Glaucoma. This test would cost your average, glaucoma-history-free Joe £55. Every day the papers, which I go out of my way not to read, but sometimes can’t help glancing … Continue reading The Eye Test
Sherlock, The Unfathomable Episode – New Year’s Day 2016
(The long hidden, private journal of Dr John H Watson was discovered a year ago by yours truly, within the depths of a stone cellar situated incongruously in the living room of an ancient, haunted farmhouse in the little known town of Hipperholme, West Yorkshire. … Continue reading Sherlock, The Unfathomable Episode – New Year’s Day 2016
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