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You’re Never Alone with a Clone / July 13 2007
Jeremy telephoned from Canada last night. He rang the studio to let us all know what a marvellous time our erstwhile teaboy-cum-gopher is having with his new folks.
I cannot tell you how pleased and relieved I am. I was initially quite concerned for him. Knowing how potentially vulnerable and impressionable the young chap is, I [...]
Danger, Will Robinson! / July 11 2007
There are items on the television news about the growth of gun crime in the UK again today. One does not encounter much of this in our quiet, little, English village, but I am reminded of an unpleasant episode that Audrey an I were once forced to endure when we were visiting relatives in Mansfield [...]
Hot Girl Smoking / July 10 2007
It very hot here today and I have just seen a bizarre sight.
Outside the Co-op on the marketplace, standing with a full trolley of groceries, was a pretty young woman waiting for a taxi. Not unusual in itself, except that she was dressed in a very modest and revealing pink bikini. Nelson would have been [...]
Parklife / July 9 2007
I really have not done enough research to have a definite opinion on the subject - and I certainly would not profess to being an expert in the matter, but aren’t park keepers odd?
Audrey evacuated her bowels on the park this morning and because I had foolishly omitted to bring any plastic pooh-bags along with [...]
Wonderful Wembley Warming Warning / July 8 2007
Although I was left feeling disappointed by Spinal Tap – I think they had a few technical difficulties, I really enjoyed Madonna’s energetic performance at the Live Earth concert in London.
I was impressed even further when she was joined on stage by that strange Romany fellow with his electric fiddle. The wonderful faces of mock-incredulity [...]
Tour de Trafalgar / July 7 2007
Nelson was among the thousands of fans who gathered in Trafalgar Square for the opening ceremony of the 2007 Tour de France yesterday.
He says he agrees with me that it was a slightly sardonic choice of venue for the event considering that it is where Nelson’s Column (no relation) resides – a solemn and majestic [...]
Canadian Trips and Falls / July 6 2007
I dropped a very anxious Jeremy off at the airport this morning. He is flying to Canada today to meet his new family.
I really felt for him, poor boy. He was so nervous and his face so full of emotional trepidation that it looked like he was wearing a mask. It did not bode well [...]
Everyday Things . . . / July 5 2007
2. Whistling
I have always felt very envious when, at gigs or sporting galas, someone emits a piercing whistle in appreciation of the events that are unfolding before them. To be in possession of such a skill must make them exceptionally proud.
This type of noise – the big whistle - is something I have never mastered. [...]
Everyday Things I Wish I Was Better At Doing / July 4 2007
This is an informal list that I shall be updating periodically. It is an inventory of ordinary, day-to-day activities at which I sincerely wish I was more proficient. In not being able to accomplish these things properly, I would not say that I feel any less adequate or fulfilled; I would merely be marginally more [...]
Starch / July 2 2007
Jeremy dropped by the studio this morning. He is off to Canada in a few days to visit the brother and sister that until a few weeks ago he never knew he had.
It always goes slightly dark whenever Jeremy enters a room. He has these huge spectacles with lenses the thickness of the bottoms of [...]
