Archive for February, 2009
February 27, 2009 at 11:05 am
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The Great Depression is upon us and saving money is the name of the game - we all have to do it ~ from International Bankers (Cockney rhyming slang
) to humble minions such as myself.
One area ripe for savings is food so here are my staggeringly brilliant ideas on how to save money on food !
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February 26, 2009 at 11:02 am
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Can foxes climb trees ?
Not perhaps the first question on your mind when you awoke this morning but never-let-it-be-said that we’re not thought provoking here !
There is a reason for bringing you this and the picture
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February 24, 2009 at 8:37 pm
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I’m not much of a TV watcher and must confess here that I don’t watch soaps, or serial dramas as I now believe the term is, so I’m talking hypothetically and in particular about an episode of Eastenders about to be screened on the BBC
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February 23, 2009 at 7:53 pm
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Are people going to take to the streets - is there going to be widespread industrial action - are we in for a ‘Summer of Rage’ because of the credit crunch and the government’s diabolical mishandling of the economy ?
I think we could be ! But more importantly so do the Police !
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February 22, 2009 at 9:50 am
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Being a real life Guitar Hero
you might, quite reasonably, assume that I’d have no time for computerized trickery and plastic guitars.
Au contraire, mon frère
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February 20, 2009 at 8:14 pm
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Friday saw your host once again gliding through the Lincolnshire Wolds and the resumption of the sorely missed Day Trips.
It was a classic Lincolnshire morning - requiring both scarves and sunglasses in equal measure - fantastic !
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February 18, 2009 at 6:16 pm
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I’m sure the long-suffering regulars who visit the site will be extremely indifferent excited to hear that your host is once again available in real print !
Imagine my surprise today when I leafed through a newly published magazine this morning and saw this
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February 17, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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I don’t know whether any of you saw the recent 3 part TV show Whitechapel. It followed a modern day Jack the Ripper copycat and was, in my opinion, quite well done.
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February 16, 2009 at 8:45 am
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Prompted by Femme Fatale to run for Prime Minister and then by Jordan to blog a speech in order to secure the vote of the proletariat here is my manifesto to repair our once great nation.
PS. You’d better bloody read it all !
Ask all the questions you want after - pull it to pieces or ask for broader plans or subjects not covered - I answer to the people 
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February 15, 2009 at 10:26 am
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I have a collection, albeit relatively modest, of Hermes Silk Ties and thought I would feature some of them as well as doing a guide to collecting them later on (yes Hermes ties are actually collectors items many sell for $100s each)
This one is one of my favourite designs, the one I find myself reaching for most readily when genteel neckwear is required
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February 12, 2009 at 7:52 pm
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I wouldn’t deny living in my own world and I realise I’m insulated from many of the pressures faced by others, especially those in other countries, but surely the real world is not normal ?
What’s going on today seems insane - please tell me I’m right
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February 12, 2009 at 1:54 pm
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I was just sorting out a first edition of Four Quartets by TS Eliot when I found a contemporaneous newspaper clipping of a review and in-depth synopsis written on publication by non other than V. Sackville-West.
Given the importance of the book and the standing of both T.S. Eliot and Vita Sackville-West I thought I would preserve it for posterity for any out there who may be interested
Hope you find it interesting and of use.
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February 11, 2009 at 9:16 am
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The lovely Lucy Pinder caught your hosts eye today and raised more than just an eyebrow !
She raised the thorny subject of Valentine’s Day … I didn’t realise it was this Saturday 
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February 9, 2009 at 8:27 pm
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Good evening loyal readers, I bid you good tidings and am also pleased too announce that I’m the harbinger of exciting news !
Yes, it’s what you’ve all been waiting for …
Today I started on my first novel !
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February 7, 2009 at 8:06 pm
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Yes folks - What’s Hot and What’s Not
What’s going up in the world and what’s going down the pan !
We present the Cheryl Cole Versus Ashley Simpson List
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February 4, 2009 at 7:54 pm
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There is a sign nailed to the Goldeneye Portcullis
It says: Hat Wanted - Apply Within !
But what sort of hat should an English Gentleman wear at this time of year
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