Like any twenty-first century man, I’m too focused and important to be bothered by the minutia of every day life. Time which should be spent tending to my micro-avocado farm is wasted having to deal with such things as electric bills, TV licenses, doctors appointments and the other thousand things which keep my house standing, food on my table, and my son arriving at school on time every morning.
Everything I read in 2017 and 2018
In January 2017, two years ago, I decided that I needed to read more. I installed an app on my phone and discovered that I was spending a shocking number of hours every day just scrolling through social media newsfeeds…
I’ve earned a short post today
Yesterday I fell through a rabbit hole and came out the other side with a 2000 word article on a movie which was released six years ago. That possibly wasn’t the most effective use of my time, but I found…
Quorn Pasties
Healthy and delicious Quorn pasties. Vegetarian Mince, with potato, sweet onion, encased in puff pastry. Great as a comforting lunchtime treat, or served with salad at dinner times for a real family favourite.
I sat in the DeLorean
I’m not entirely sure how the conversation started. I imagine the same situation might occur if you found yourself in a minor car accident and were forced through circumstance into comparing notes with an eyewitness. We were both so stunned to be so close to this strange vehicle that instinctively we both locked eyes and had to converse just to break the awkward tension. It quickly became clear, however, that his English vocabulary was limited, and that he thought this was a real car, the pinnacle of British vehicular engineering. I know the DeLorean was actually manufactured, but he thought this was some sort of experimental prototype being tested for road worthiness.