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This week our favourite name theme seems to be ‘B’. Current front runners are Buster or Blythe.

Go and say hello to Steve at neveratossBlog. He thinks I’m stalking him. Well maybe I am. If everyone who reads this page leaves a comment on his blog that will really freak him out. Of course a pithy remark from me and a half hearted “whatever” from the 70s throwback may not be enough to drive him over the edge into full blown paranoia. But you never know.

Life, its all about achieving a balance, isn’t it. Like, for instance, today. Compare and contrast if you will; Bad - Having a Virgin Megastore just down the road from the office and are having a “Buy 5 CDs for £30” special offer. Good - The Monkees Definitive Collection. How can you not like an album that has a tracked titled (and I kid you not) “Randy Scouse Git” Quite Good - Scritti Politti’s Songs to Remember

Running neck and neck with Scary Duck in the “Greatest Internet Page I’ve Discovered This Month” competition is Things my girlfriend and I have argued about, from a chap who apparently goes by the moniker of Mil Millington. So funny I actually had to go back to doing some work to stop laughing. Yes it is that good. Although in the photos on the Stuff page I believe we can see that he is sporting a mullet. Which probably goes to prove something, but I can’t think what at the moment.

A fine summary of a little bit of politics from the estimable Ben Hammersley. In it he explains why Britain should join the European single currency but won’t. I’m with Ben, lets just join up now and be done with it. I’d also like to propose that Australia signs up as well, to hell with the distance issue it will make my banking arrangements sooo much easier.

In a blatant jibe at Aunty, the Independent recently ran a piece on people’s least favourite books. As one who is always ready to criticise and incredibly slow to praise it was right up my street. Where do I start? Well, Lord of the Toss obviously. I read the first hundred or so pages of the first volume and then put it down.

Number one in an occasional series. Do not use “going forward”. The correct phrase is “in the future”

So little time. Today’s example; Yahoo! News - Singer Barry Manilow Breaks His Nose

The world just became a slightly sadder place, due entirely to the announcement of LOTR The Musical! Dear lord, save me. Save me now. This post was bought to you, eventually, courtesy of the new assistant at my local coffee shop. A man who personally redefines the phrase “dumb as a box of spanners”

In a break from our advertised policy and due to the fact that her indoors is being a slacker, a baby update. We went for another scan this morning and I’m happy to report that all is well with junior. The little one is the right size and shape and is developing well. We have to go back for one more scan in about six weeks to check growth, but that will be it.

Our Fast Show character of the week is Monkfish. So put your knickers on and go and make me a cup of tea!

Who can remember Half Man Half Biscuit? They are the comedy rock geniuses from the 1980s who were the cause of my university nickname. I was fairly universally referred to as “Bob” after track 5 on the ir first album Back in the DHSS. For the click-shy its title is “99% of Gargoyles Look Like Bob Todd” Ah, the memories.

As promised, and in record time for me, some new photos. A few shots from around the pool, the table and the kitchen from our oh so brief sojourn just outside St Tropez. It was only six days but we could have stayed for a month. Still, we are now back in London in all of its spring time glory. That’s right, it has been raining.

We are back from our week in France, which was fantastic. But more of that later, accompanied by some photos. In the meantime Ciaran (who still hasn’t sorted out his archives) has been to see the latest Matrix movie and didn’t like it. All I’m going to point out is that he thinks that Lord of the Toss is a good film. So Keanu’s latest could actually be quite good …

We are now away on our holidays. Back in a week with some fiendish tips for garnishes.

Courtesy of that extra special smasher, Mr Scaryduck; Say hello to Nostalgia Central, 1970s style. Guaranteed to be the 70’s throwback’s favourite ever site of all time, ever. Of course, if thats not good enough, they do have an 80s page.

Mr Benjamin Brian Reeve, 21 again. Even though you don’t look a day over 34. I would have sent you an email, but you haven’t sent me your new address since you changed jobs.

Ciaran mentioned yesterday that it was raining in Sydney, but not this much. Blimey. It reminds me of August 1998 when it rained every day, and I had to walk from my house to Manly Wharf every day to catch the ferry. That period can best be described as soggy. It is good to see that the NSW Government are staying true to their conservative roots and keeping the water usage restrictions in place.

Spotted in an email from my project manager this morning; “With respect to the Web Workshop on Tuesday, we need to decide how to support the process from a Technical perspective. Arguably should be present, but that will impact the stream… we’ll catch up on this one.” The scary thing is that he talks like that as well.

As an addendum to yesterday’s mention of people I know from Oz who are now here in blighty, I recently received an email from Mr Perusco. In it he mentioned that he quit his job with the mighty employer and was indulging his wanderlust. In essence he was asking if I knew anyone who could give him a job. Being the tip top, up to the minute communications guru that I am I sat on his message for a week or so and eventually replied to him yesterday. Only to get an immediate bounce from the Oakton mail server. For the less technically inclined an email bounce is the email servers way of telling you that they don’t know this person and to stop bothering them thanks very much.