Top Ten Tuesday: Pubs in London
An attempt at a list of my top ten pubs. In London, I mean. I think it was closer to twelve. Unless you count the other 20 or so listed at the bottom. Oh boy, this is tricky.
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Life once again has meaning. In suit form.
Another absolutely excellent weekend judders past and highlights how much fun it’s possible to have if you really put your mind to it. Friday night I went to The Bloomsbury Theatre to see a standup gig from Al Madrigal and Janeane Garofalo. Both were in excellent form, however the crowd was really fired up for…
Fiduciary asshattery
Supposing you were to be speaking on the phone to your bank, and they said “Would you like to upgrade your account from type X to type Y?”. You establish that there’s nothing to be done other than that they make a change on one of their screens and your monthly fee goes up slightly…
Top Ten Tuesday: Things I’ve performed in front of a crowd
What? Where’d this idea come from? Oh well… here goes anyway… I guess it’s worth stating that it’s the top ten from my perspective – if any audiences thought differently they’re more than welcome to keep it to themselves. So, in no particular order, but definitely the top 10: Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Flinders…
This whole “hankywaving” malarkey – what’s all that about?
Recently somebody asked me how I got into morris dancing. Well, I recognise a decent opportunity for a blog post when I see one…
Hello Possums!
Yet another one of those rare opportunities that crop up as a result of living here: on Tuesday night Paul, HC & I were fortunate enough to attend “The Last Night Of The Poms” at the Royal Albert Hall – a concert featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, and starring Housewife Gigastar Dame Edna Everage,…
Top Ten Tuesday: Whisky
When I say “whisky” (for anyone not 100% clear on this), I mean Single Malt Scotch Whisky – not Bourbon, or Irish whiskey, or blended whiskey, or any of the other things that go by a similar name. Whisky is something which has brought me many new experiences ever since first tasting it in around…
Expensive planks, swearing, passport fraud, and taxi slap (whatever that is)
September? Yeah, that seems like an appropriate time to write about what we did in January! It was bloody good fun though, as snowboarding always is. This time, off in the frozen north of Sweden, in the town of Åre. Whilst only about half way up the landmass of Sweden, it’s definitely the furthest north…
You have absolutely got to be shitting me, Windows…
Does anyone want to read a richly rewarding tale of PC-related joy? Huh? If you’re at all involved in programming or spending long periods working with Windows then it might just make you swear a little bit less than normal once you’ve read it…
Although probably not.
Are you trying to tell me Jesus Christ can’t hit a curveball?
Was making a coffee in the kitchen at work just now, and for some reason the following sentence popped into my head: You put snot on the ball? Stopped me dead in my tracks, that did. What relevance does that have to anything? After a moment’s pause, it occurred to me that it was a…