August 2008
AugustAug 29 Friday 08
Lose the stickers
OK, so the picture on the left is pretty crap, but I think you can tell what I'm getting at.
Why is it that every single individual piece of fruit now has to have its own special sticker? We're not talking the branding ones like 'Cape' or 'Zespri', just the ones with …
AugustAug 28 Thursday 08
When do we become proper parents?
I'm a dad. And, in case you're new to this blog, I should add I have two children - two beautiful daughters.
The oldest is now 5 and yet, I still don't feel like a proper parent. I often take my children out on my own and am convinced that other people are looking at me [...]
AugustAug 24 Sunday 08
God is my brother
As the Olympics draws to a close, this is possibly my favourite related piece of trivia.
One of the US athletics team, making her debut at the Olympics was a 400m hurdler called Queen Harrison. In fact, her full name is Queen Quedith Earth Harrison.
Now the emergence …
AugustAug 20 Wednesday 08
High visibility problem
I'm an average-sized bloke - not big, not small. I'm comfortable with my sexuality - perhaps slightly more in touch with their feminine side than most, but slightly resolutely male.
I can talk about sport with the best of them, drink beer till I fall over and pull the …
AugustAug 19 Tuesday 08
Definitely not down in the dump
I did something for the first time yesterday - I freecycled something!
For those of who you haven't heard of it, it's a way of getting rid of unwanted items that aren't worth selling, but are too good to go to the dump!
Our local Habitat is closing down and by chance …
AugustAug 17 Sunday 08
The things you learn in school
The Olympics reminded me of some long-forgotten nugget of totally useless trivia that I learned while studying for my A Level in Contemporary History.
My teacher for World History 1945- the present day was Robert Swann - a bearded chap who was obscenely intelligent. His …
AugustAug 15 Friday 08
Who needs the TV for the Olympics?
I don't know if you'd noticed but there's quite a big event going on in China at the moment!
Yup, the 2008 Beijing Olympics are dominating the BBC's schedules and it's tough to listen to a news bulletin or open a newspaper without seeing some sort of report on the …
AugustAug 14 Thursday 08
Mervyn writes a letter
So the economy is in a slump and inflation continues to rise in the UK, as the spectre of a recession looms for not only this country, but the whole world.
However, one thing has made me smile. Since Gordon Brown handed over responsibility for inflation and many other …
AugustAug 12 Tuesday 08
Have you got the common touch?
Brilliant quiz thisâ¦
Can you name the 100 most commonly-used words in the English language?
Now do it in 5 minutes. You'll kick yourself with the ones you miss!
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AugustAug 10 Sunday 08
What you see through a front-room window
I was walking home the other night from the chip shop and couldn't help spotting a TV flickering through someone's front-room window.
It was one of those 95-inch screen jobbies that you can see from space, so I was hardly snooping⦠anyway, that's by the by.
Who …
AugustAug 3 Sunday 08
Terry O'Neill has Freedom
Spotted Terry O'Neill yesterday morning on a bus heading down Kings Road - where else?
Along with David Bailey he's one of the most famous photographers from the 1960s when he shot all the most iconic musicians and models.
I was pleased to see that Terry hasn't let his …