I'm just this guy... y'know? :)
News coming in that Patrick Swayze has developed pancreatic cancer. This isn’t a particularly good diagnosis since the survival rate is extremely low, in the region of 5%. Nevertheless we we wish him well and hope he is one of that small number who make it through..
He’s working away as I write… well ok *as* I write he’s gone off to the toilet… but I’m sure he’ll be back. Seems the defrost element has stopped functioning. Let’s hope all is fixed soon! We need to stock the thing up… I need salad! 🙂 Edit: Done and done! He’s finished and gone. … More Fridge man arrives!
Back in 1836 on March 6th, a few ‘Texians’ were waiting to be killed by the Mexican army. The actual assault took little over an hour by some accounts after which virtually all the defenders had been killed… many brutally. The siege and battle held up the army of Santa Anna long enough for Sam … More Remember the Alamo!
So yet again I turn up at the Garage, hoping to use up one of the two car was vouchers I bought on 6th Feb (see “Jinxed Moi?“). Both expire tomorrow so needed to be used. I thought let’s use one tonight… then use the other tomorrow. Individual washes really aren’t that good actually so … More More jinx: Car wash (again)
What has happened to the education system in Wales? I had a comment posted on the blog a short while ago that, apart from making little sense in the context of the post it responded too, was chock full of spelling and punctuation errors! I happen to know this person was born and educated in … More Education in South Wales
The youngest daughter goes ice-skating and she really loves it. Whether she’ll become a world champion is open to some doubt of course, but she’s been having lessons three times a week and making progress. Her coach is Galina Pachin, who is an international world class skater. To see a couple of the stars Galina … More The politics of ice-skating.
Ok I know this ‘toe related’ rambling is getting tedious… but it’s a blog and if I can’t whinge here where can I do it? 🙂 So today, I got to the specialist after I managed to find a space at the other end of the car park. Naturally, as I approached the building itself … More Toe the line.
When we got the new fridge at the end of 2006 the old man insisted we should get extended warranty on it… luckily we did ‘cos it broke down last week! Yesterday I emptied and cleaned it out just in case it was something simple… like a need for a defrost or whatever… and plugged … More Extended Warranty: Woohoo!
The wife was going to change her user name to ‘Dogsbody’ but you aren’t allowed to modify names once they’re set. I was wondering if she’d like to register with this username… I thought it was cute 🙂 We’ll see!!
So… the toe is *still* infected and looks dire (to me), however the specialist tells me it looks much as he expected it to. He also says I’ll almost certainly need another operation to ‘cauterise’ the nail to stop it regrowing since it looks like it won’t regrow onto the bed properly. The wife was … More A bit more toe stuff.
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