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Regular readers of my drivel may already be well aware that, musically, I am more or less stuck in the eighties. In fact I’m not even stuck in all of the eighties; it’s generally just those bits that involved Paul … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lifestyle
I start a new job soon. I am quite looking forward to it but, no matter whom you are, whether you are becoming a little long in the tooth or are still a bit wet behind the ears, it’s always a … Continue reading
Maybe it’s the hot weather, but I haven’t half been a ratty bastard this week. You’d think that kicking my heels at home for a few days would chill me out but it seems to have had quite the opposite … Continue reading
Yesterday, a good friend of mine experienced the deep joy of becoming a father for the first time. In amongst the glee of knowing that he will now, finally, suffer all the inconvenience and both sleep and life deprivation that … Continue reading
What a roller-coaster of a week this has been? First of all Wigan Athletic only go and win the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium against the mega-rich Manchester City and then, while we are still all as high as kites … Continue reading
Alex picked “rubbish inventions” for this week’s 5-4-Friday topic as he reckoned that he has some pretty good candidates for me to talk about. As I had nothing particular in mind for this week’s effort, I decided to let him … Continue reading
Sat in the freezing cold at Walton Hall Park in Warrington last weekend, I was watching some kids spinning dizzily on a little roundabout and getting quite nauseous at the sight of it. I’m a big fan of fairgrounds and … Continue reading
Given that it’s Easter and its association with fluffy bunny rabbits, plus the likely imminent arrival of a new pet chez Griffin, I have dedicated this week’s 5-4-Friday to all things animal. Well, not quite all things animal; some subjects … Continue reading
Just when you are running out of topical topics for your 5-4-Friday blog, how lucky is it that a chance phone call to Wrightington hospital results in a sooner-than-expected date to be admitted to get your troublesome elbow sorted (hopefully) … Continue reading