A gentleman’s guide to … Hats

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Up until a couple of generations ago, most men wore hats. They wore them to work. They wore them to play. They wore them even when on holiday. I’m not trying to write a song here, even though the last … Continue reading

Il pleut des cordes …

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It’s not. Actually raining, I mean. But sometimes I wish it was. A couple of months ago I was walking across Southampton Common in the morning and I was roughly halfway between where I’d left my car and my destination … Continue reading

We are the goon squad and we’re coming to town …

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Fashion. It’s great, isn’t it ? What goes around, comes around, and this season it appears the nineties are back. Really ? So … um … baggy jeans and glowsticks ahoy, I take it ? Well, apparently not … it’s … Continue reading

I feel guilty …

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Is it wrong to not watch the news ? As a grown-up, I’m plagued by guilt for a variety of reasons: I’m white, I’m English, I’m middle class, I grew up in the 70s and 80s and I was well … Continue reading

Too much information ?

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I stumbled across an article on trans-fats the other day written by a “food detective” who was arguing the case for eggs and carbs and all that good stuff as actually being healthy and perfectly natural. He explained that certain … Continue reading

A nice pair of melons

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I went food shopping tonight and bought a nice big, juicy pair of melons. I also bought two deodorants, two packets of celery hearts, two bags of carrots, two bottles of sparkling water, two cartons of tomato juice, two … … Continue reading

Don’t call me “sir”

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I went to the bank today and asked if I could pay in a couple of cheques. I was greeted with an attempt at an ingratiating smile which came across as more like someone trying not to let on that … Continue reading

A Tale Of Woe

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What’s going on inside the head, Of that man over there, who looks half dead? He’s been in the pub for over an hour, Just nursing a half, in his ivory tower. He glared at me, when I sat down, … Continue reading

The great escape is on … and we’re all in the tunnel

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I bought a Rubik’s cube the other day. It cost me £1.29 and I’ve picked it up twice: once to jumble it all up after I’d removed the packaging and then again tonight to actually see if I could make … Continue reading

F.W.A. or W.T.F?

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In what should have been a showcase week for the English Professional Footballers’ Association rounded off with their annual awards dinner in London last Sunday, the organisation once again found itself at the centre of a furore, this time entirely … Continue reading