Category: life

Under the terms of the multi-million-dollar fund which have been made available under President Bush for abstinence education, schools and groups can only claim federal money for sex education programmes if the classes have as their “exclusive purpose” the promotion of abstinence. They must make clear that sexual activity outside of marriage is harmful, both… Continue reading No Sex Please We’re American

By the time I get home tonight my stepdaughter will have moved in. She’s coming to live with us whilst she does her A levels. We’ve spent the last couple of days massively rearranging the house so she has somewhere to put all of her stuff. It’s amazing how two people can fill a large… Continue reading Step Dad

Seems I was very lucky to avoid the power cut last night. I got off the tube in Balham at about 6pm which was just before the power went and we had no power losses in the house even though areas all around us were apparently in darkness. We didn’t know anything about it until… Continue reading Power Failure

One of my favourite way to spend an evening is to go to a stand-up comedy club. I’m particularly lucky because one of the best comedy clubs in London (the Banana Cabaret) is held in the pub at the end of my road. I’ve been a regular at the club for ten years, but in… Continue reading Live Comedy

Ample have decided that they will no longer require my services once this current contract finishes in three weeks time. I was pretty sure that they would say that, but now I’ve had it officially confirmed. So if you know of anyone who might have some work for an experienced Perl, Unix, Database hacker, then… Continue reading Gizza Job

After a week or so of promises (or is that threats?) from the Met Office, the UK finally broke 1990’s temperature record yesterday. Parts of the UK reached 38.1°C (that’s 100.6°F for people who still like to use the old money). And now they’re saying that this record probably won’t last very long. And the… Continue reading Weather Records

The Guardian covers the important stuff as always. It is also possible that thong knickers, which move around, can transfer bacteria from the back passage, leading to infections such as cystitis. What not to wear Bet ya don’t feel so sexy now :)

I just got an email from a recruitment agency who are “branching out into life coaching”. I’m now waiting for the inevitable Feng Shui CV advice :)

The UK rail network is a bit of a laughing stock. In the past we’ve had train delays blamed on “leaves on the line” and “the wrong kind of snow”, now many rail companies have imposed speed restrictions because of the danger of rails buckling in the heat. It’s ridiculously hot in the UK at… Continue reading Hot Hotter Hottest

Flash mob in London this Thursday (7th August). www.geocities.com/londonmobs for more details.