Skipping Down the Lane

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I talk about the amusing, the mildly inane, and the touching in equal amounts and with equal passion.

Religion, race, family, relationships, jokes, travel, work, volunteering... I've written about them all...

Latest Blog Posts

  • Strike, Strike, Strike! on Oct 8, 2009

    The Royal Mail are striking again.For non-British readers, the Royal Mail is the main postal service in Britain. It is the company who deals with those letters you put into the red post boxes that Britain seems to be so famous for. (I always see tour...

  • All I want is something to clean my teeth with !!! on Sep 21, 2009

    As I might have mentioned in an earlier post, we did a lot of swimming whilst on the annual family holiday this year. My dad was having a bit of trouble with the water getting blocking his ears. It was rather endearing when at the dinner table he'd s...

  • You know internet addiction has gone too far when... on Sep 18, 2009

    According to the Metro, a burglar is behind bars after stopping to check his Facebook page during a robbery". Apparently he forgot to log out, leaving his details in plain sight of the owner when he returned.What worries me is that its not that hard...

  • Loyalty to bloggers who have no idea who I am... on Sep 15, 2009

    Recently I bought and read:Blood Sweat and Tea and More Blood, Sweat and Another Cup of Tea by blogger Tom Reynoldsand A Paramedic's Diary by blogger Stuart Gray.I don't normally buy books, especially brand new. There is far too much choice at my loc...

  • What's with all the job disatisfaction? on Sep 15, 2009

    The number of people around my age I know who are disillusioned by their job right now is beginning to scare me (i.e. early twenties, in the wonderful world of work for a couple of years). It has got to the point where a lot of them have, or are ser...

  • Devon (2) - being a kid again on Sep 10, 2009

    So I know I'm totally milking this holiday I went on a while ago, but I said I'd talk about Devon again.One day while we were in Devon, we took ourselves off to a place called The Milky Way. Voted Devon's largest attraction, boasting large roller coa...

  • What's the most you've ever spent on lunch? on Sep 9, 2009

    I just got charged £452,474 for mine...Nope there hasn't been any sudden hyperinflation in Britain since you last checked the news.Nope this isn't some kind of gimmick where I've actually been bored enough to calculate the cumulative amount I've spe...