I parked my car in the Tesco Extra car park and headed off into Slough town centre. There were a few errands I needed to run before picking up a few groceries from the supermarket. The sun was shining brightly, unusual for such a cold afternoon, making it difficult to make out cars and people […]
Weekends Before Christmas
The weekend officially began (week 49) at 18:00 sharp, as I started my car and Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris – We Found Love blared out of my radio. I had tuned into Capital FM. The song had been recommended to me by my sister, Samantha and I had listened to it via YouTube a few […]
Defying Gravity
During 2010, my wife Michelle was a fan of Glee along with me and we were watching series one at practically the same time. Although I was a few episodes ahead, on my weekly TV diet, she would watch episodes in major blocks. We watched an episode together, “Wheels”, one weekend (I think I may […]
The Big Three Zero
Hogmanay Tickets
Michelle had a special item for me this evening. She told me to close my eyes and hold out my hands. I was not expecting an early birthday gift (eight days before my big 30!) They were our tickets for the Concert In The Gardens, part of many celebrations for start of 2012 in Edinburgh. […]
Chicken Life
As usual Doug Savage once again can summarize my current existence within the confines of a 3M Post-It Note. My wife, Michelle would wholeheartedly agree. I talk of grand plans to take on (and resolve) all the problems of our planet but instead just sit on my (now ever expanding) behind watching an endless amount […]
Twenty Days Left Of My Twenties
This should be a major symbolic post, that goes on for over one thousand words but based on my recent lack of activity (less than an entry per a month in real time) I very much doubt I will be able to perform to that level. (I believe my natural peak in terms of blog […]
Primetime Karaoke
At times I wonder why I get sucked into the bandwagon that is The X Factor. If you strip the television show down (sometimes we need to remind ourselves it is just a television programme), it is purely glorified karaoke on a Saturday evening. Instead of an audience of a few hundred in the pub […]
Middle Lane Hog
When I moved into my flat in mid April and found myself in perhaps one of the most undesirable industrial towns in not only Berkshire but perhaps the whole of the South East, I made a conscious decision. No internet access (and therefore land-line) required. I thought foolishly that I would cope with using my […]
Picking Favourites
Most people are aware of their better half’s favourite everything (okay maybe not everything but almost everything) long before they get married. Michelle and I, are in this regard, playing catch up. Over the past few weeks, I have been constantly badgering my wife on her favourite song, movie star, television programme, advert or anything […]