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Continue reading →: The Health of the Nation
A couple of news stories caught my attention recently. The NHS has started a programme for its staff to look after their well being, recognising that the emphasis had focused too much on the patient and not enough on their staff. The other story on the radio this morning concerned an…
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Continue reading →: Hairy Bikers – signed up member of the diet club
I’m taking another crack at losing some weight. Slimming World is very popular in these parts, but I’m not comfortable going to weigh-ins locally. Tempted by the reasonable price and the special offer (4 months for the price of 3), I will be giving them my vital stats and starting the…
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Continue reading →: Teamwork
The invalid miscreant is still laid up in his brother’s bedroom waiting for his bones to mend. We took the opportunity to clear out his old room and give it a couple of coats of white emulsion. When I say we, I mean my wife and the youngster. I was…
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Continue reading →: Numb nose and a good heart
My dentist is a thoroughly decent fellow, I have inherited my father’s teeth, which means that my mouth is full of crowns. Crowns and a fondness for sweets do not go well together. This year I have had extensive work done on my teeth and crowns under the NHS. Having reached…
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Continue reading →: Peace at any price
Here we are again debating if the IRA has gone away. The murders that involved former members of the IRA on the streets of Belfast has caused another halt to business at the Northern Ireland Assembly, and disgust among right thinking citizens. Whether former paramilitaries are now acting as advisers…
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Continue reading →: Back to Normality
Life has returned to what passes for normal in our house. The leak in the flat roof is still dripping, but only a bit, my wife is in work setting up her classroom for the start of term, the youngster is going in with her to lend a hand and…
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Continue reading →: Deluge and dodgy roofer
Our semi-detached house was built by Wimpy in the 70s and has sections of the roof over the bedrooms on the 1st floor that are flat. Flat roofs might be alright for turfing and roof gardens, but are pretty useless at shifting rainwater. Wimpy may not have realised how much rain falls…
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Continue reading →: Jeremy Hardy and Data Protection
Catchy title for today’s blog eh? I heard Jeremy Hardy on Radio 4 this morning talk about the current Labour Party leadership election. For £3 interested members of the public could get a chance to vote for their candidate (even if they are not members of the Labour Party). This…
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Continue reading →: Gobbled: A Horror Comic, Process
Gobbled: A Horror Comic, Process. – how to put together a comic –
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