81. New Years and Paperbags

Eat, Drink and be merry my friends. tis the season to be jolly. And also the season to say to every Mayan you meet “Liar, Liar, pants on Fire.” This year has been highly unproductive and I have wasted a lot of time doing very little. I have drunk many beers, eaten many, many chickenContinue reading “81. New Years and Paperbags”

73. Piracy, TV and Dreams.

I was going to write a nice long piece about going shopping at supermarkets, but quite frankly it bored the hell out of me. So I scrapped that for now. I tried, honest I did to finish it, but it just wasn’t going anywhere.So it was time to move on and write about something else. WhichContinue reading “73. Piracy, TV and Dreams.”

70. Summer Holiday

Another post about holidays? really? Yep, that’s what you are getting. Last entry was about killing two birds with one stone. Having a vacation and doing my hobby at the same time. This time it’s a little different. I want to do some time travelling. My darling daughter #2 is currently on summer break fromContinue reading “70. Summer Holiday”

54. Look-In Magazine.

For you regular readers, a big HELLO, and to you newcomers, HELLO! I hope you hang around. The blog passed the 3000 hit mark this week which is a great achievement, thank you all for stopping by. Make sure you leave a comment to let me know you were here! The 1970s was a great decade.Continue reading “54. Look-In Magazine.”

37. How To Do It.

For those of you who rushed to visit this entry the title has nothing to do with sex, so I hope you are not disappointed. This entry is to do with toilet rolls, and washing up liquid bottles.  Confused? For nearly fifty years the B.B.C. in England has shown twice a week a live T.V.Continue reading “37. How To Do It.”

36. Classic Television.

For years I have enjoyed television. As my kids like to remind me I do indeed remember black and white t.v. sets. I’ve always been a fan of sit coms, So I thought I’d share with you three of my favorites. Starting off. Some Mothers Do Have’em a classic sit com from the 1970s. Micheal CrawfordContinue reading “36. Classic Television.”

23. First Love

There have been three loves in my life. the first love, the love/hate and the real love.  The last one is easy, that is my Wife and Kids, without whom I am not complete (I hate you Tom Cruise.) The Third will not get a blog entry as I will never consider the real love aContinue reading “23. First Love”

17. Saturday Morning T.V.

Saturday mornings were not for sleeping in as a kid. They were also not for doing anything such as housework, homework or any other type of work. Saturday mornings were for grabbing the biggest cushion you could find and parking your butt four inches from the T.V. for the next three hours till Grandstand orContinue reading “17. Saturday Morning T.V.”

13. Young Ones

It’s hard to really know what influenced you in life. What makes you the person that you are.  My Father was a big influence on my sence of humour and my outlook on things. After he died in 1981 I had to find other role models. The 1981 Ipswich Town team taught me that everyContinue reading “13. Young Ones”