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NovemberNov 15 Saturday 08
What the Dickens...!?
Working in London Bridge area can be quite entertaining if you go for a wander at lunchtime.
Yesterday I went to get my shoes reheeled and found a wonderful old-fashioned cobblers.
Anyway, the point is that while I was walking to the aforementioned cobblers, I spotted …
NovemberNov 12 Wednesday 08
I'm a Celeb's back... not as good as last year!
So the latest line-up for I'm A Celeb has been announced and it has that familiar feel about it. The 'feel' being - oh, god what a load of rubbish.
Lots of random young 'stars' who most people have never heard of - Nicola McLean, anyone? Boring popstars/soapstars who …
What's George Bush doing til January?
George Bush must feel a little like someone who has resigned from their job, but is being made to work out their notice period.
No-one cares about the person who's leaving any more. All they're interested in is what the replacement can bring to the job. He keeps …
NovemberNov 11 Tuesday 08
You can tell the recession's hitting...
When moneysavingexpert's Martin Lewis has a weekly column in the News Of The World!
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Why John Sergeant is right and the Strictly judges are wrong
There's mutiny in the air on Strictly Come Dancing as the judges begin their annual refrain about how this is a dancing competition and so the worst dancers should be voted off, in other words John Sergeant.
And, do you know what? It's getting boring. Granted when a …
NovemberNov 8 Saturday 08
Life is great
You're a brave TV studio calling a new show 'Life'.
Obviously if the series works, the critics can be awfully banal and write a headline much like the one I'm using for this post.
However, if it falls flat on its arse, then you get quips like 'Life …
NovemberNov 5 Wednesday 08
What a difference a bed makes
Big changes in the Mansfield household as A moved into her new bed at the weekend.
The cot was banished to the loft - after much cursing and swearing by me - and the new sleeping arrangments were put in place.
Naturally, it's not just any bed - it's an Upsy Daisy bed …
X Factor: could the running order be to blame?
So poor old Austin was booted off of X Factor on Saturday.
I must admit I was quite surprised. I think he's got a cracking voice and so has Rachel, who joined him in the vote-off. So why were two of the best singers in the competition in the bottom two? Where was …
I had a dream last night...
I woke up this morning in a cold sweat, but I had to share this, if only to get it off my chest.
I actually dreamed about going to something that resembled The Word magazine's Christmas party.
Although a subscriber, I'm not connected to these people at all, so it's …
OctoberOct 31 Friday 08
Friday Afternoon Video: Cibo Matto - Sugar Water
Apologies if you've seen this before, but I've now watched this a couple of times and still don't really know what's going on. Dead clever though.
Shame the song's so rubbish!
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OctoberOct 30 Thursday 08
What's in a (company) name?
We've all read about Iceland going into meltdown, but This news story from last Sunday's Observer amused me no end.
An Icelandic company called Arev is going down the tubes. Nothing particularly surprising about that during this time of recession, but what's amusing is …
OctoberOct 28 Tuesday 08
Why I love school half-term
There's something magical about making the trip to work on the first day of half-term.
Suddenly, the roads are clear of 90% of traffic. The pavements are clear of another 50% of pedestrians. The trains are clear of another 20% of commuters.
All in all, an exceptionally …
OctoberOct 23 Thursday 08
Is Gok Wan on the way down?
Gok Wan, currently more ubiquitous than a toff at a Tory Party conference, was back on TV last night with his latest foray into making women and himself feel better about themselves, Miss Naked Beauty 2008.
He always seems like a fairly OK bloke, but my god isn't he …
OctoberOct 22 Wednesday 08
Why buy mince pies in October?
Outrage in The Daily Mail today, as MS have been 'exposed' for selling mince pies that have a best-by date of November.
Now on the face of it, this is a perfectly valid story. If you're buying an obviously Christmas-themed product, you'd expect it to last till the …
OctoberOct 21 Tuesday 08
Why is Ricky Gervais dyeing his hair?
Ricky Gervais appeared on Jonathan Ross last Friday continuing his usual chummy banter with the host and was actually very entertaining.
The thing I noticed while we watching, though, is that he's dyed his hair a really unfortunate shade of black. It's that black that …
OctoberOct 18 Saturday 08
Bloody DFS!
I know that Christmas is getting closer and that shops have started advertising all their fantastic offers. That's par for the course.
What I don't want just yet is any Christmas music. Look at the weather, for god's sake. It's sunny and 15
OctoberOct 15 Wednesday 08
Clap hands for singletons*
So you've managed to get a dose of herpes and aren't currently dating. What on earth do you do?
Do you forget the idea of finding the ideal man or woman? Well, not any more, because the first dating site for STI sufferers has launched.
Date Positive is for the 1.8 …
Blog Action Day: How Jamie Oliver highlights UK poverty
Today is Blog Action Day and thousands of bloggers are uniting to talk about poverty.
Now I know that poverty is rife in the developing world, but sometimes I think people forget the poverty in developed countries.
In the UK, Jamie Oliver is midway through a series …
OctoberOct 14 Tuesday 08
Seve Ballesteros joins the club
Following his collapse last week, it's sad to hear that Seve Ballesteros has been diagnosed with a brain tumour.
The reason I'm more interested in this than any other normal health/sports story is that my dad also has a brain tumour.
Brain tumour conjures up lots of …
OctoberOct 8 Wednesday 08
Is Sharon Stone heading for meltdown?
There was a time when I thought Sharon Stone was pretty cool. After her remarkable turn in Casino it seemed as if she was heading for great things.
And then, and then it all slowly went downhill, rather than back up. Her descent in total weirdness was confirmed this …