When I was a child I often wondered if cars got sad when they were left out in the rain. After all, humans don’t like it much so why should cars? I used to watch the water dribble away from underneath the engine and consider it to be the bleeding wound of neglect or unfair…
I first saw this meme over at Constance’s Ruminations blog, and as I haven’t done a meme in a while I thought I’d give it a go. Apparently the BBC believe most people have read only six (any six, I think) of the 100 books on the list below. Well, I’ll show them! So here goes!…
Life / September 1st, 2009
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Sorry, folks. It’s Friday. My brain cashed in all its chips and went out disco bowling. In absentia, this is the best kind of post I can pull together. But stay tuned for next week. Some exciting things are happening.
The stage is set. The floor is cleared of all obstacles; toys have been flung into the dark recesses of the cupboard. We are ready. It is showtime. Even the cat watches from the doorway. Her tail twitches with anticipation. Keira and I sit on our bottoms, an eager audience. My son sidles and jigs…
Following on from yesterday… “Mr Squiggle show is funny. with Miss Jane Gus the snail and Bill the steam shovel. Gus the snail is cheeky. He wants to be the boss of all Australia.” Now this about the best photo I can get of Gus the bossy, self-centred snail who (I suspect) Corey Worthington derived…
Moving on from last week’s scathing rant against boring public speakers here we have my favourite televisions shows from the 1980s (again, still haven’t put a thumb on it but I think we’re in ’87 or ’88. Maybe ’86?) In my opinion Voltron, Its a Knockout, Mr Squiggle and Playmates were the best. The first…
While I fear it would be disastrously premature to announce anything just yet, let me tease you all just a little bit by saying that soon – if things go to plan – life will be getting very busy. Exciting, challenging, and meaningful. I’ll tell you when I can. {NO I am not pregnant. A…