Yesterday afternoon I found myself in central Leeds, ensconced among the Trinity Shopping Centre's aesthetically pleasing amalgam of contemporary and Georgian architecture...... As I'd only ventured out of the house to get my screwdriver set from the garage, a situation I'd unexpectedly found myself in. Seriously, though, GJ Strachan's afternoon was spent in our Metropolis's … Continue reading 212 Tinpot Avenue
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License Not Always Required
Like many with a penchant for putting pen to paper, I often use artistic license in my prose. Fictional elements included aimed at incorporating humour, or merely to enhance the readworthiness of a otherwise dull anecdote. Additions required when GJ Strachan's cascading of his monochrome lifestyle needs a dash of colour. It's fair to say, … Continue reading License Not Always Required
No Message Taken, Again
In the early 1990's, I became an avid listener of an early evening Saturday radio show conceived by BBC Radio Five (later Five Live), which was fronted by a chirpy, motormouth Londoner named Danny Baker. An audio nugget I stumbled across by accident. This a consequence of leaving the radio broadcasting when Sports Report's concluded … Continue reading No Message Taken, Again
Unachievable Aspirations?
Perching my posterior on a dining chair ready to commence today's prose, the whirring of power tools are my uninvited audio companion. This din not a consequence of my wife's new addiction to the Sky Pneumatic Drill channel on cable TV. No, this audible intrusion the result of my neighbour's ongoing conversion...... Thankfully, Karen only … Continue reading Unachievable Aspirations?
Mullets, Morris Dancers & Martin Lewis
As I commence this offering, I'm sitting in what's classed as the Popular Enclosure at Emerald Headingley cricket stadium. In the absence of my laptop, I'm typing this narrative on my mobile phone - An onerous task but not as difficult as, say, writing this with a leadless pencil, or Cheesestrings***. *** - Other processed cheese … Continue reading Mullets, Morris Dancers & Martin Lewis
Have You Heard About……?!
Friday 25th May - At the moment, any free time I have seems to involve responding to GDPR emails. The senders of these mandatory communications include social media giants like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, the entities whose distribution lists I reside upon, along with utility service providers. Due to upcoming regulation changes, I've been inundated … Continue reading Have You Heard About……?!
Jock Lock & One Smoking Farrell
Wednesday 23rd May - I rarely attempt to pen a monologue around an epiphany of a blog heading. Ordinarily, the narrative title is the final element to the literary piece - Added after the selection of website categories and tags. Today, though, following an idea for a blog heading based on the Guy Ritchie movie … Continue reading Jock Lock & One Smoking Farrell
