.. I thought, the best. Perhaps this is the fate of all wines being tasted last in a line-up. For those interested it was a Chateau Decru-Beaucaillou – which you have never heard of – and I hadn’t either until then. Whilst you could probably get it now for less than I paid for it…
.. (with zero response) that we would like a comprehensive soundcheck starting earlier than usual and to that end we were on the point of leaving for the venue in the van and FIFO hire car when I suddenly remembered that I’d left my custom-made ear plugs in the room. I darted out of the…
..it couldn’t win under the old coach and team it wasn’t going to let anyone win. Previous captains, victims of a diverse inflictions ranging from a herniated cerebellum to trench mouth, gave their unwanted and irrelevant opinions. Books written by previous chairman’s wives that were fulsome in the praise of their husband’s genius in winning…
..know I’m pro-procrastination as a lifestyle, but the practised procrastinator has to have a steady nerve to hold firm to his or her course of inaction. I did get badly stung in one respect, and that can be directly attributed to hanging on just that little bit too long. About a month before I was…
.. book and a glass of wine. Or immersed in some permutation of social media their noses glued to the screen of their choice oblivious to their fate. This may not be a good description of the state of the world, its politics and economy but if you are feeling a bit depressed it just…
HG Wells? But surely he was a 19th century writer? What on earth could be relevant to today in his prognostications? Well, he was incredibly prolific and popular in his day and his books continue to inspire film-makers today. The War of the Worlds was probably his most famous piece of fiction but The Time…