Monthly Archives: February 2006
Unwanted Advice
Mum declared she wouldn’t give me any advice at all, and has proceeded to wind me up with her suggestions and admonitions well in advance of any of it having to be implemented. I anticipate the phrase a rod for … Continue reading
You ain’t a beauty but hey you’re alright
My iPod has been hooked up to the amp and playing on shuffle all day. Just now it gave me Bruce Springsteen’s Thunder Road, which I unapologetically admit is one of my favourite songs EVER, and I cannot help singing … Continue reading
Produce
My organic delivery has disappointed me a little today, as I’m sure I asked them not to send me a coconut, but there’s definitely a coconut lurking hairily at the bottom of that box. I have no idea how we … Continue reading
Those adorable americans
Our Director of Sales has a new favourite adjective: epidermal. He uses this when he wants to say something is superficial, like an investigation. He uses it in board meetings when he wants to sound like someone with a grasp … Continue reading
I can’t wait
Dear Graybo has written a fabulous post on his experience of becoming a father, and I have so many comments on it that I thought I would put them all here, using his headings. It looks a bit like a … Continue reading