Fork 'andles? No not the old Two Ronnies sketch. I was planning on making the next four blogs on each of the four candles of the Advent crown. Then I came upon a snag.there is misunderstanding. Are there just four candles in a circle, or are there five? Is the fifth candle, if there is …
Category: Satire
Fear of flying
It is the school holidays in the UK. A time when more people travel than at any other time of the year. There is something I want to say about travel. I do not like flying. In fact I am not a fan of travel at all. But especially not a fan of flying. Do …
Weasels
Every year the trooping of the colour upsets me. Not that I am against Royalty or pageantry. It isn't about people or horses. Its about weasels. Every year the BBC goes to it's weasel cupboard and gets the most weasely commentators out to deal with a royal event in the way the BBC does worst: …
Do Science to it
Science is wonderful. These are just some of the amazing discoveries of 2015. You can be in two places at once. Yes you can be in two places at once[1], or be in two different states at the same time. Not just at the minute level of sub-atomic particles, which has been part of accepted …
Bath time
Breathe deep. Take a deep breath through your nose, hold your breath and savour the aroma. Now breathe out. That is the scent of a blogger who is freshly bathed in Radox. That's not just any bubble bath, that is Radox MEN muscle therapy bath soak. That is right, MEN, uppercase MEN. this is a …
What a Guy
Dear ISIS. Please note the masks on those Anonymous people who have been taking your sites down. Do you know who that is? Guy Fawkes, a member of a gang who attempted to blow up parliament in 1605. Were they successful? The Palace of Westminster, also known the Houses of Parliament, is still there, that's …
Civil?
Civil war. Why do they call it civil war? It us not that there is anything civil about any war, especially a civil war. I can imagine something like this: "Excuse me, old chap, but I'm afraid I have to shoot you." "No problem old boy, unless I get you first. "Well it's back to …
My super power
An ice breaker to get people talking to each other is to ask 'What super power would you like to possess?'Answers that come back are usually something from the comic books: To run faster than a speeding train, To leap tall buildings at a single bound, To be able to see through solid walls, I …
Pictures from Morocco
Pictures from Morocco First come lessons about the Arabic language, remember that you read from right to left. Can you pronounce the name of this soft drink? Or pronounce this ethnic Burber restaurant? In Morocco the buildings are happy. And they grow the most amazing crops: Here is where they grow goats on trees, these …
Hanging on the telephone
In my job I hear a lot of voicemail messages. These range from the personalised, "You have reached Dan, leave a message," to the bizarre such as the voice of a Clint Eastwood impersonator saying, "Leave a message, punk, make my day." It is the non personalised messages that are fascinating. Although they are the …
Making an ass of myself 