Microsoft Windows 1.0 operating system was released on this day 30 years ago. The company’s first graphical operating system was released to mixed reviews. Some people said it was good, some said it was alright, whilst Mrs Trubshaw at number 47 said it was “Like my arse!”……… Which is just about as mixed a reviews…
Tag: story
Is That An Andy Warthog?!
I called at my mum and dad’s this morning. It was an unsettling first ten minutes or so at their modest detached abode on the outskirts of Leeds. When I say modest I don’t mean it is small, I’m referring to the fact it doesn’t like to brag about its part in Leeds United winning…
What Does That Switch Do?!
I’ve stopping in quite a few hotels in the UK over the past year or so. They range from four/five star establishments to ones at the budget end of the market. One thing I’ve noticed in these lodgings, regardless of where they sit in the quality range, is that there is always one light switch…
Down Dunstable Downs
I spent last weekend in Dunstable meeting up in the company of some old friends and workmates. Around 20 years ago, I lived on the outskirts of the Bedfordshire town with the affluence of Buckinghamshire to the west and the effluence of Luton to the east (only kidding Lutonians, its great really!). I lived there during…
The King Of Chutzpah
Recently it was the 30th anniversary of the death of American comedian Phil Silvers. The man who famously portrayed Sgt Bilko, in the iconic Phil Silvers Show in the late 1950’s, passed away following a heart attack at the age of 74. Silvers was born on the exact same day as my paternal grandmother in…
The Car With A Chimney!
I’m basing today’s narrative on an interesting tale I read on Twitter yesterday……… Well, as interesting as a story of 140 characters can be anyway! This yarn revolved around a woman’s bizarre experience listening to an audio disk during a time consuming drive. As the story is based on a true 140 character tweet, this…
Tomorrow Never Knows
In the 1995 track What’s The Story (Morning Glory), Noel Gallagher’s lyric included the lines:- All your dreams are made When you’re chained to (your) mirror with (your) razor blade After an incident this morning, I wouldn’t advocate you dream at your mirror with a razor blade. I learnt this harsh lesson shaving whilst day…
The Joys Of Stationery Shopping
I started my Christmas shopping yesterday. As you’d expect on the run up to the festive season, there were hundreds of people packed into the various retail outlets. Like me they feverishly sought a bargain and a shop that gave away free bottles of wine! I’m not sure what the collective noun for a congregated…
They Don’t Write Themselves You Know!
One of the hardest things about writing a daily blog is picking a subject to write about. On most mornings I sit with a blank page in front of me, with a cuppa or glass of water, searching for a topic which could potentially elicit between 500 – 700 words. Karen saw me struggling for…