Having finally viewed Citizen Kane, I am left wondering what it is about that film that supposedly made it so great? Only recently toppled from #1 on many lists of the top 100 films, it clearly had legs. I just could not see them. Well, anyway, it’s a tick from the list. It’s actually …
Monthly archives: September 2013
Your Life in Their Hands
My GP telephoned today to say that my 24 hour tape analysis has come back showing an anomaly that may prove to be something or nothing. It’s sufficient to have me checked out further. I have to see my GP tomorrow to be checked for valvular heart disease prior to my seeing a Cardiology specialist. …
The Little Man
It is great when the “little man” wins and it is even greater for me, when that “little man” is one of my favourite people in the whole wide world. Go, Doug. Let me say, just to avoid any confusion at all, that there is nothing little about Doug. He’s a fighter and always has …
Mornings and going back for more
I have added Muslims in Britain: Changes and Challenges to my Future Learn study plans. I realised that by the time that it starts I shall have only the one course running, the Higgs Boson one, and that it only takes 2 hours a week. Plenty of room then for some comparative religion study. Muslims in …
Flushed with success
Well, it took over six hours but the toilet finally surrendered and went back together. The cistern is only fixed with one screw yet, but we are hoping that the filler sets and holds so that we may screw the other side in. It is unfortunate that whoever installed the toilet originally failed to screw …
Sometimes it goes that way
The first thing that Mr L said this morning as we woke was: “Do we have any chemicals for the camping toilet?” Now, I wasn’t really awake and it took a little while to understand what it was that we were talking about. Were we going on a surprise trip? No. It’s The Weekend. The …