I see that the peace and liberty loving government in the UK is continuing on their merry way to remove what few civil liberties the populace has left. Not content with the joke that is ID cards, they now want to remove the right to trial by jury. Well, that’s not what they’re calling it, …
Monthly Archives: January 2005
It’s Wiggie Time!
We have been assimilated. I’d been holding out hope, in vain I now realise, that we might be able to pass the Wiggles by. No such luck. We start each day now with stringent cries of "Wiggies!" from JFGP. It doesn’t matter that he can’t pronounce their name properly, it’s abundantly clear that he wants …
Tossing
"In fairness, he’s not the best of tossers". Possibly the best line in any sports report or column this week. For those who don’t want to click and read it’s Matthew Hoggard talking about Michael Vaughan’s prowess with a coin. And if you don’t know who they are then you can stop reading this blog. …
Upping the Ante
Obviously, if one is trying to increase one’s social cachet one needs to host sophiscated dinner parties. And nothing says "classy" and "sophiscated" like having Syd Little or Stan Boardman join your guests at the dinner table. Very reasonable rates too. Do you think they travel?
Educational Literature
It’s a bit late for me, but if anyone reading this is thinking of indulging in a little paternity in the near future (hint, hint) I’d recommend taking a look at this book. It’s called Fatherhood and is by a very funny chap called Marcus Berkmann. It may not improve your fathering skills but it …
Baby Update – Week 13
As promised, more baby news more of the time here at What’s Doing. Last week we went for our twelve week check up. This involves blood tests, an ultrasound scan and an associated nuchal translucency test (try saying that when you’ve had a couple of glasses of Chambourcin). In summary, all is well, and Todd …
Motto
It’s time I started to get a bit classier. Whilst it is hard to be more wonderful than I already am, I feel it’s my duty to raise the bar just a little bit higher. In the absence of talent or knowledge being that little bit classier will help on the road to fame and …
New Francis Dunnery Album
Happy happy, joy joy. The new Francis Dunnery album "The Gulley Flats Boys" is out. I’ve already ordered my copy and would like to make the bold prediction that it will make my top five (probably one) albums of the year. As I’ve said before the man is a genius. Go and take a listen. …
Blocks
JFGP got some building blocks from Christmas. I’ve been building towers for him to knock down ever since. The other day I made a nice looking cow shaped creature. It got knocked down too.
Superb
"let’s make a plea for greater intolerance (carefully directed) in the world." A marvelous piece in the Gruaniad, arguing that belief in what Cartman would call "hippy crap" is just a step too far. Oh, and it’s very funny to boot. You can take astrology, reflexology, iridology, and all of the other crackpot ologies and …