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Posts from the ‘Thoughts’ category

Tent & Stars

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson went on a camping trip. In the middle of the night Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend. “Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see…” Watson replied, “I see millions and millions of stars.” “What…

Sherlock Holmes Camping Joke

April 13th, 2022
Taylor Hawkins

I should consider myself a lucky man, having had the pleasure of attending a couple of Foo Fighter concerts in my life. Hyde Park stands out as a memorable gig, and my first time in the new Wembley was to hear the band thrash it…

Serving The Song

March 27th, 2022
Boggle

Sometimes acronyms are exactly that, things we say that we know are helping us to abbreviate phrases or names and to speed up our communication and make it more efficient. Over time, many of these acronyms embed themselves into our language, and soon they become…

It’s An Acronymical Matter

February 6th, 2022
Monaco 2009 Selfie

I came across this old photo, taken in 2009 at the Port Palace Hotel in Monte Carlo. Taken at about 5am after zero sleep and far too much alcohol. Under the bandage on my arm are 6 sutures, and there are another six under the…

The Monte Carlo Selfie

January 8th, 2022
Beach Fire

Doing small things every day will, over time, amount to sizeable achievements. Glasses of wine, cigarettes, lines of cocaine… these are all relatively small things. Oliver White

Drink In Hand & Ass On Sand

December 31st, 2021
Caramel

Some things bug me. They probably shouldn’t, but they do. And when things puzzle my brain, I’ll try to find out the reason, the answer. Sometimes though, the explanation isn’t always forthcoming. And for those questions and wonderments, I am terminally troubled. Why do tins…

Why Do I Think Of These Questions?

July 24th, 2021
Cocks

The United Kingdom has some odd place names dotted around, no less so than in the south-west, Cornwall. Every time I venture to the British Riviera, I end up taking a second glance at a signpost as I drive along a winding country road. Here…

Cocks & Boobys In Kernow

May 2nd, 2021
Cat Doctor

Dogs can’t operate MRI machines… …but catscan!

Clever Cats Joke

May 2nd, 2021
Covid-19 Vaccine

Not even two days after my fortieth birthday I get the text to book my Covid-19 vaccine appointments. Two days! They couldn’t even give me the weekend to absorb and acknowledge my age, they had to remind me two days later. But of course, jabs…

Two Days, Two Freaking Days!

April 30th, 2021
Friends

How is it that some people are just terminally rude? For some, it would seem, no amount of kind words, generosity or offer of help is enough to get a reciprocal smile or a courteous amount of honesty in return. Instead, you just get a…

Living & Learning My Way To Wisdom

April 9th, 2021
Mars-Hope

The UAE Space Agency’s Hope probe has reached Mars, slowed and adjusted it’s trajectory and entered into a wide orbit around the red planet. This is the first image it sent back to Earth, with the solar system’s largest volcano – Olympus Mons – emerging…

Hope For Mars

February 14th, 2021
Brutus

I would never let you just go down like that, This isn’t something that could last. All this stuff I thought and now you dare to ask it back, You are a dying star to us. I would never let you just go down like…

I Miss Live Music

February 2nd, 2021
LedZep

I didn’t publish my glass of scotch to Facebook this year, it felt a little inappropriate given everything that is happening in the world right now. This year is the fifth since my brother passed – and I do like to remember with a wee…

A Glass For All

January 29th, 2021
Brewdog Beer & Wings

Heading to Brewdog for a tasty glug of Punk IPA and some chicken wings. Plenty of chicken wings. Another serving of wings. And beer. Keep the beer coming. More beer. Can never have enough beer. Can I have some more wings, please? And another beer…

Beer & Wings

October 28th, 2020

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