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Colours / Colours / Colours
on Dec 17, 2008 in colours Colours I: For me, it was SV Hamburg's home shirt, as they beat Aston Villa in the UEFA Cup..When was the last time you saw red?.Colours II: For me, it's black and red..Which colour combination warms your heart?.Colours III: For me, they're quietly r...
Retail / Words / Honours
on Dec 10, 2008 in Words Honours Retail Retail: Despite the fact that not enough people have been buying from Woolworths, I hear that it is - was - one of Britain's favourite high street fixtures. As grim as the unfolding collapse of that business has been for its staff and their families,...
Food / Sport / Television
on Dec 3, 2008 in Television Food sport FOOD: Until last Saturday, it had been about 15 years since I'd eaten fried bread. With enough salt to preserve the biggest bloodiest bovine through the harshest of mid-winters, it was great.Have you revisited any old foody flames? What was it? And,...
Literature / Money / Information
on Nov 26, 2008 in Money Information literature Literature: It's amazing how much reading can be got through with unflinchingly regular bed-time story-time..Recommend a book, or books, that would stand a chance of enrapturing a bright seven year old boy..Money: 'I wouldn't count on it', 'Don't bet...
Travel / Politics / Sport (or otherwise)
on Nov 19, 2008 in Travel politics Sport (or otherwise) Travel: It is likely that, soon, it would seem like the right thing to do to visit a good friend and his wife and the person that currently resides in the wife's tummy bump, in Cornwall. The idea of driving is not appealing. Recalling the same journe...
Entertainment / Film & Current Affairs / Titles
on Nov 14, 2008 in Film and Current Affairs film Entertainment Entertainment: I read that the rock music ensemble, Guns N' Roses, are about to release an album that was 17 years in the making. Thinking laterally, I fell upon the thought that I'm looking forward to this year's new episode of the David Renwick com...