The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning … The things that began to happen after that were so great and beautiful that I cannot write them. And for us, this is the end of all the stories. And we can most truly say that they all [...]
It’s widely accepted that an “earworm” (what I used to call a Songinmyhead) is a song or tune that infects your head and won’t go away, no matter how many times you hum it or sing it aloud.
Similarly, I’ve identified something I’ll call a “brainworm”, which works a little differently. It’s a thought, or a [...]
That’s the advantage of associating exclusively with the most venal
and corrupt: you can trust them to follow base self interest at all
times. They are, if nothing else, at least predictable. This is the
best we can hope for in a bleak and uncaring world replete with scum
and villainy. You should know that: you, too, have lived [...]
Quite bad this morning, with much itching of the eyes, throat, and ears, and much running of the nose. Sigh.
Still, look closely at the [full-size version of this pic](http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=532909894&size=o) and you can see a lovely clear reflection of the camera lens around my pupil.
This is not new, but I can’t find it in any of my online archives so I thought I’d post it again.
The dungeonmaster was a ginger-haired boy called Patrick, known to everyone as Paddy. I’d been in the same class as him for years but never really got to know him that well; I was [...]
We arrive just before 9pm, and the cramped A&E waiting room is crowded. We take seats, and begin the long wait for a doctor.
Opposite us sit Comedy Family; mum, dad, and son. They’re here for Comedy Mum, who is complaining noisily of back pain. Every time Comedy Son shifts in his seat, it rocks her [...]
My mum lives in Folkestone, and felt this morning’s earthquake just after she’d put the washing machine on. At first she thought she’d overloaded it, but then realised it was much worse than that. There was the most colossal bang. The whole house was shaking, the floor vibrating under her feet. The recipe books fell [...]
I’ve got to sell some raffle tickets for Barney’s school. A pound for five tickets, proceeds all going to the Friends of Christ Church School (which is the parents’ organisation there). The draw is on Monday 7th May and prizes include a mountain bike, a Longleat Family Season ticket (well worth having if you’re within [...]
Barney’s grandad taught him how to play Rock, Paper, Scissors during our holiday, and the little lad picked it up very quickly. Grandad Den calls it “Hick Hack Hock”, because in his day that was what you said instead of “1, 2, 3”, revealing your move on the word “Hock”.
Reading How to win at Rock, [...]
