What’s gone on?

  • Safe

    The news that a school is banning ties and the news that stepping stones might be bad for your health has really got my blood pressure up of late. I blame the litigious society we now live in. I hold my hand up now and confess that in the mid 1990’s I helped to propagate…

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  • These people are teaching your children

    Teacher – Can I have my username and password please? stegzy – Yes. Your username is dick.wad and your password is password1 with a capital P. Teacher – B1? stegzy – No password1 with a capital P. Teacher – All one word? stegzy – Yes with a one at the end. Teacher – is that…

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  • People

    People

    Look who I met today The lovely and giggly zoefruitcake 😀

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  • Wife

    “What would you say to me going self employed” She asked as I drove her home last night. I imagine the long lingering pause was a bit too long and my lip is still sore from the huge bite I gave it. “You don’t seem pleased” “No go for it” I said, “As long as…

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  • TV

    Last night I thought I’d break my WOW habit and watch some TV. So I picked up the TV guide and thumbed through it with the express intention of finding something to watch. My head exploded with despair. After I picked up the pieces of skull and brain I had splattered all over the living…

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  • Confess

    Suppose you’d been taken from your country by force and transported to the other side of the planet. Then suppose for nearly 5 years you have had to kneel in a chicken wire cage in a sweltering hot climate with your hands behind your back and your head in a bag. Imagine not knowing what…

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  • Agreement

    The wife and I have “an agreement” which dates back to when we only had one car. Since the Fitzwilliam Green Nasty Barbeque we are back to being a one car family. The “agreement” goes something like this When I am off work and the wife is not and I need the car – I…

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  • March

    I love the way the days are brighter I love the way the trees are still naked I love the crisp fresh feeling you get outside I love how here and there are still left over leaves from autumn, uncollected by the council and not blown away by the winds I love how the wind…

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  • Meme

    Meme

    I was looking back through some old entries and came across this corker….

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  • 1992

    It was 1992. The summer was promising to be a good one and the leaves on the trees were out in force for the time of year and the time of year was May. The previous months I had spend cramming information into my brain half arsedly. A’levels (qualifications Brit kids get for completing years…

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