It may be time for a new telephone supplier
It seems I have a big decision to make this month. Who to put my telephone and internet business with. Apparently my contract with BT runs out at the end of the month. Which probably means I will forget to do anything about it. But I know I should – so [...]
January 15, 2010Thank God For Earthquakes
The men in suits (or more likely men in studiously casual open-necked shirts) who run the news channels must be delighted that God moves in mysterious ways and decided Haiti could do with an earthquake. They now have something else to endlessly talk about.
Day after day, week after week we have seen intrepid reporters [...]
Google Earth Finds Eldorado
Did you see the intriguing news that the fabled lost city of the Amazon has been found by a nerd studying google earth?
Since the time of the conquistadors, the legend of an ancient, lost civilisation deep in the Amazon forest has beguiled hundreds of explorers and led many to their deaths. Some called their dream [...]
The End of the World
There is bad news in the Times today everybody. The end is nigh – apparently. And whilst it may not be the Armageddon forecast by mad religious cults, it does indeed sound catastrophic. It appears that Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol.
I have to admit that my heart did indeed leap just a [...]
Blunt Advice
I was flicking channels over the weekend when I came across the very first episode of Sharpe. This proved to be a bit of a find on a number of counts. Not only had I never seen it before, so it filled in two hours of another snow-bound day rather well – but [...]
January 9, 2010It’s a chill wind blowing through the property market
It is not just the icy blast of a winter wind straight from Siberia that has been cooling the UK housing market. The thermometer might have been reading minus twelve outside Rob Towers this morning – but things are even frostier in the world of real estate with property prices falling faster than the [...]
January 8, 2010The joy of draws
Is there someone out there interested in cricket? No I thought not. But even if cricket in the middle of winter leaves you a little cold, there is currently a rather interesting series of test matches in South Africa at the moment.
You could be forgiven for missing this as it is only available [...]
Flying With Weapons of Mass Destruction
My heart sank just a little bit further at the New Year when that lunatic tried to blow up a plane with a bomb in his underpants. It’s not enough that earnest people take our toothpaste, sun tan lotion and contact lens solutions when we try and board an aeroplane. Now we can [...]
January 5, 2010Men who moisturise
When you watch television more often than you should, the sheer awfulness of the programming makes you take a bit of notice of the adverts. You must have noticed over the Christmas period how many women there are who suffer from indigestion, heartburn, urinary incontinence and shard uncomfortable stools? This last one intrigues [...]
January 4, 2010Anothere New Year’s Day - Another Decade
Hey happy new year everybody… and goodbye not just to the old year – but also to an entire decade. There was much talk about how the noughties will be remembered – and surprise surprise – gadgets, gizmos and celebrities seemed to be high on the list.
Call me a crusty old cynic – but [...]