Countdown....

Whoah.... less than 2 weeks until the baby due date. I really hope it'd not early because I've got loads to do at work and at home!

Warwick Davis

Just added a few blog and website links on the righthand column - people and stuff I like basically.

Whilst doing so I remembered to include Warwick Davis (starred in loads of Movies - Star Wars ROTJ & Phantom Menace, Willow, Harry Potter[Flitwick] and Leprechaun to name a few) because he's a top bloke.

This also reminded me that Warwick has an appeal which is raising money for the Peterborough Special Care Baby Unit. Here's a link to the appeal - a very worthy cause. Willow Appeal

Amsterdam....again

I went to Amsterdam again yesterday. Had a nice long day......
4.28am - Alarm number one goes off.
4.28am and 3 seconds - switch alarms 2 and 3 off before they go off and then jump (er, well roll) out of bed.
4.30 - 5am Dress, Breakfast, Wash & clean teeth etc.
5am -taxi turns up 10 mins early.
5.15am get to airport. Cold.
5.50am -airport announce slight delay due to plane being defrosted- glance out window and witness this happening.
6.20am Take off -add an hour to watch
8.20ish (can't remember!) land in Schipol.
9-3pm -work (yawn)
5pm -announcement that flight delayed due to technical fault.
5.20pm - take off. Deduct 1 hour on watch.
5.30pmish - land.
6pm - midnight -have dinner, get lots of affectionate hugs from my son, vegetate and chill out in front TV (football, more football and Fmaily Guy) with some beers.

Oh. Deer.

A few days ago there was a young deer (a fole?) in my parents back-garden. My son spotted it and sad "is it one of Father Christmas' deers? Did he leave it here?"

By the way, just thought I'd mention there are currently 6 short stories on MaJaTo Scribes - I'm a bit busy over the next couple of weeks but hope to add a few more again soon.

Pride (but robbed)

Just want to say congratulations to the England Rugby team for their tremendous effort in the World Cup - they're still World Champions even though the scoreline suggested otherwise.
Once again it's the referee who got scared by the big occasion and the result was affected. Add the incorrectly disallowed try/conversion and a couple of the missed penalties and the trophy was our again.
Having watched the ref miss a blatant forward pass that led to Australia deny us back in 1991, it's disappointing to be on the wrong end of dodgy crucial decisions again.
But, the England players were massive and have brought pride to the nation at a time when the Footy team are wobbling.

Smashing!

Absolutely brilliant! Hats off to the England Rugby Union team for following up last weeks win over Australia with a thrilling victory over France.

Fingers crossed that the boys can become the first team to win back-to-back World Cups in next weeks' final.

Here's the winning moment from 4 years ago.

New Story added on MaJaTo Scribes

Added another Story to MaJaTo scribes today. the link to that blog can be found in the right-hand column of this blog.

Written in December 2003, the short story, Angie, was written as a writing assignment.

I've put it under the coffee break fiction section, but to be honest I'm tempted to create another section entitled "humour/offbeat".

Let me know what you think by posting comments on the story.

Cheers.

Whilst checking my old TCM blog to see if I could find any "classic" gems to re-post for posterity I found this one from 28th April 2007.

I understand that someone at my son's nursery has taught him to sing Summer Holiday by Cliff Richard.

I shall be having words with the nursery owner...!

Well, a few days later I realised the cause was actually Bob the Builder, singing a song called "Cowboy Holiday" from Bob the Builder - the Movie: Built to Be Wild

A bit late for setting the record straight, but felt I should do it anyway!

The Ladies Bras

The UK has gone nuts!!!

If you've not heard about Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills playing this ditty and getting it to number27 in the charts by download sale, well, here's a selection of Youtube videos for your "amusement."

We're ladies, don't you know!


Lorraine Kelly on the Telly!


My personal favourite...


There are loads more, but these are about the cleanest I could find!

Oh, and found this by accident too!!

I'm back!

Being away can be exciting but I'm always thinking about home. The best thing about a work trip is coming back and getting the biggest of hugs from my son.

Yawn/Tulips

Got an early flight to Amsterdam tomorrow morning.

Sounds exciting but unfortunately I'll only be there for two days and it will be work work work work work work. well you get the picture.

Not sure I'll even have time to stop and get some souvenirs!