Not long ago, I moved out of London to a new house up near Peterborough. This is going to be a multi-generational family home. It gives Holly and I a nice big house, and we’re converting the out-buildings into a two-bed property for my mum and grandpa, and adding an extension on …
One portion of Kentucky Fried Marketing please
Have you seen the meme doing the rounds about Colonel Sanders, the creator of KFC? Each time I see it, it gets more and more extravagant. But here’s the truth… The Colonel became a cook as a child, because his mother was regularly absent. When he was a bit older, he shuffled …
This reminds me of the time…
I’ve just finished watching a wedding dance video that somebody sent me. It’s one of those ones where the groom and best men surprise the bride. There used to be a ton of them a few years back, but they seem to have drifted off social media a bit. Anyhoo… I was …
Rio Hears the Crack of Doom
A few days ago at the Olympics in Rio, a French gymnast made a minor mistake, which resulted in a big accident. He was doing some vaulting, that thing where they do clever s**t on an oblong padded structure standing on four legs, and coming off it he landed awkwardly. So awkwardly …
I’m Going To An Orgy Today
It’s an orgy of theatre for me today, as Holly and I are going to see two shows, Breakfast At Tiffanys and Romeo & Juliet. We saw two other shows this week, and are going to another two next week. I think of it as compensation for not going to this year’s …
Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That
Do you remember “Sweet Brown” Wilkins who escaped a fire in Oklahoma in 2012, and had an interview aired which went viral? Well, it seems that modern day pop-culture has come to Disney. We went to see Aladdin yesterday, and the Genie referenced “Sweet Brown”! I’d love to say that it was …