Today I spent most of the day shopping. First of all in Géant Casino the local hypermarket, where the mission was to buy a cot and mattress for the nursery. We also ended up with a water thermometer, a baby bath, some sheets for the bed and more baby clothes. That combined with the regular […]

“Staying late at the office” is one of those context sensitive phrases. First of all, it depends what the accepted hour for late is. Do you base lateness on the official working hours - which incidentally you should be able to find as they ought to be displayed somewhere in the office? Do you base […]

A recent article on Yahoo! collates a number of pieces of anecdotal evidence of species of fish, birds and locusts being found further north than usual. Scientifically speaking this kind of evidence cannot be directly linked to global warming, but it’s a possible warning sign. Just like if you see animals cowering outdoors or seeking […]

Auction Funk is a blog that I have just discovered via Blog Explosion, a site that allows you to surf other blogs in the network and earn credit for people to come to surf your blog. For each blog that you visit, you earn credit towards visits to your blog. Feel free to say hello […]

You could say I have quite a record collection. I mean real records, 7″ and 12″ pieces of vinyl that require cleaning before you play them, and perhaps a “dust bug” to clean off excess dust as the record spins. Some people take their record cleaning very seriously even today. I have all the Beatles’ […]

I am a Monty Python fan, and I always remember the sketch Bicycle Repair Man because it made my Dad laugh so much. With a Clink! Screw! Alter saddle! he came to save the day. The humour of Monty Python, taking an everyday situation and stretching it to comedic end, is well illustrated by […]

Following from a post a few days ago I have finished work on getting the other jokes from my old database converted to PHP. Just click the Jokes Database link on the sidebar or here to see the different categories available in order to select your joke.
These jokes have been sitting on my hard […]

Living in France, there are a few things I really miss. Market differences mean that certain food is not available in supermarkets or restaurants here : salt and vinegar crisps, baked beans, HP sauce, McVities digestives and my favourite Indian spices (although if you know a good convenience store managed by an Indian you can […]