As I was at home today I happened to speak with a relative in Australia. OK, it was early evening his time and early morning my time, but he happened to mention that - apart from having had a couple of G&Ts - he was listening to some cheesy Christmas tracks.
This, spookily, got me thinking. […]

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I think the trade descriptions department needs to be activated for this piece of televisual garbage.
The latest UK installment has just started, and even without having watched any of it, it has already earned a mention on this erudite website. I have certain problems with Reality TV shows, but using viewer discretion, I am more […]

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Another bane of the e-world we now live in are e-hoaxes or well intentioned warnings that are promulgated to all and sundry in your address book.
An example:
Dear All
If you receive a phone call on your mobile from any person, saying that he or she is a company engineer, or telling that they’re checking […]

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Enough said I think. According to the Beeb’s website, the book is ‘eagerly anticipated’ and due to be published in October 2008.
I can barely wait. Soft, strong and so very absorbant. She is a widemouthed frog with a disagreeable husband and distinctly dodgy leanings - remember her representing the ‘poor’ Afghan hijackers in their Asylum […]

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These little pests are the bane of my life. Here in Germany they are an annoyance, but where the situations are right they are the carrier of disease, or rather the female anopheles mosquito is (always the ladies) in the case of malaria…
Most creatures have some purpose, albeit a little hard to figure out. What […]

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