C in the Park

Everyone loves a music festival, right?

Confidence Is a Preference for the Habitual Voyeur

It's summer. Supposedly.

Not that the weather is especially summery. But that's a good thing.

Wither 'n' Sea

It was a rainy Sunday and we drove to Withernsea, a pearl on the East Yorkshire coast to which I'd never previously been, for a spot of lunch.

Car Boot Car Crash

Gluttons for punishment that we are, we found ourselves at another car boot sale this weekend.

Night of the Living Dread

Sometimes you have a night out and it's really one to remember. And sometimes you remember it for all the wrong reasons.

Play Away

Every now and then it's nice to experience a little bit of culture.

Errorists

I’m on a train on my way to London the day after another terrorist incident in the capital.

Funk to Funky

This week we took an important trip to scatter my mum's ashes.

The Sky's the Limit

This is a subject that I thought I'd get to rant about, was then pleasantly surprised that I wouldn't have to, but now they've given me good reason to anyway.

Olden Wonder

Crisps.

They used to be so much better back in the day. Back then you could climb a really high tower block to deliver newspapers after just one canny bag of Tudor and Monster Munch were at least a foot in diameter.

This Is the Aaarrrgghh of the Train

I know I've ranted about public transport here before and probably a million times or more in real life, but I've got a new story.

Down with the Sickness

The NHS takes a lot of stick. It’s broken, it’s underfunded, it’s stretched to its absolute limit, it’s a disaster, depending on what you read.

Two Peas in a Podcast

I'm assuming you're all readers of this blog. The very fact that you're reading this now tells me that you are.

The "Restaurant" at the End of the "Universe"

Today we went to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park and I must say, what a fantastic place it is.

No Perks at Work for this Jerk

Sometimes you find yourself in a work situation that pisses you off.

Must Be Funny

Now I'm potentially giving all of you something to rant about.

Hocus PEOTUS

I'm sure by now you've all seen the speech Meryl Streep gave at the Congratulatory Circle Jerk of Acting Awards last night.

Time Off

A fortnight ago I was looking forward to the working week ending and having 16 days of holiday.