A Trip to the Dentist

This week I went to the dentist and the usual mask sign had changed: ‘Masks not required but encouraged.’  Frankly I have had enough of all this mask nonsense especially as it has been proven to be ineffective.  If I was the dentist the sign would have read: ‘Masks...

Cunk on earth

Last night struggling to find anything to watch on TV, my wife and I plumped for ‘Cunk on Earth,’ a mockumentary or spook documentary series on the history of earth.  Think of a history series like Simon Schama’s ‘A History of Britain’ with facts a minor consideration...

In the past bucket

A few days ago someone said ‘as smooth as a bag full of wet mice.’  A choice epithet and one so appropriate to the recent Harry & Meghan series: ultra-smooth and most probably one-sided.  The never-ending royal saga, which is hyper-ventilating the world’s media,...

Christmas Festivities

Christmas Festivities We are at that time of year again, the festive season of goodwill, cheer, more parties and frothing mouths. The first cab off the rank for this merry season was lunch with my mother-in-law, her nearly nonagenarian friends and my wife.  Just seven...

Second Covid Lockdown

Day 1 Day 1 of the six-day lockdown.  Met Kirsty in the kitchen at 7am and she was already bored.  She has a long list of things she wants to do.  By the end of the day the house is cleaned and all the linen has had two washes.  Even the cat has been in the wash.  Not...

Hospital blog

Some of you may know that I recently went into hospital to get my other knee replaced after having got the first one replaced in February.   Clearly a man on a mission post-lockdown I got my name down on the waiting list for the second knee.  My name was called early...