Author: Alex

Women are like wine. Clichéd as it is the analogy is quite a good one I think. I’ve never been fond of Beaujolais, it’s like a giggling schoolgirl lacking in … Read More

I don’t think of myself as a vain person. Suze would tell you the same. In fact she’d probably tell you that I ought to take more care of my … Read More

I just came across this story on The Sun newspaper’s website. There are two aspects to this story. One that I think is hyperbole caused by the context in which … Read More

Over Christmas the DVD Mama Mia became the UK’s best selling DVD of al time. Perhaps it proves again that in times like these many people want a feel-good film … Read More

Happy New Year everyone, and to all of you nursing a hangover this morning, my sympathies.

Sadly there are some Italian men who will not be banging their wives this New Year because of a protest by the Mediterranean girls over illegal fireworks. It would seem … Read More

Suze and I were just discussing last night’s visit by my parents when I remembered the DVD player incident. OK, well potential incident. A few months ago we bought a … Read More

A recent article on the BBC stated that Rock’n’Roll music, heavy rock to be precise, sells better during times of economic hardship. While that is the sort of thing that … Read More

I’ve been sitting wandering around the Internet wondering what to write when it came to me via some of the music videos I had as background music. I think we’re … Read More

I was making up some Bechamel Sauce for a lasagne this evening when it occurred to me that my wrist wasn’t getting tired. An odd enough thought for most people … Read More

Neon light has only existed as a commercially available product for around 100 years and yet it forms part of our collective psyche. Its primary function is to advertise and … Read More

The full moon hung in an inky blue-black sky casting stark shadows across the dusty white soil of the “Dorset County Wildlife Reserve”. The air was still and warm, silence … Read More

We made love once on Boxing Day night after the family had gone home. Suze and I had been working at getting everything ready ever since we’d finished work on Tuesday. Suze … Read More