Egypt ?

Hey, who picked me up from Egypt ? !!!

If you ever visit again please do leave a comment somewhere !!!

(There’s plenty of space, haha   )  

China here I come

What a busy time I’ve had lately.

I started a part-time ”work placement” a few weeks ago as part of the “work prep” scheme that I’m on.  This is a scheme that helps people who have been out of work due to some form of disability to get back into the swing of what working means.  It monitors the progress of their mental tiredness, interacting abilities, capability to perform the tasks set in the workplace etc etc, and the support team are there “on call” to discuss anything and everything that may be of help.

My placement is with a company which imports and distributes kiddies sweets to supermarkets and wholesalers, “candies” to any Americans out there.

The job itself is a Finance Assistant, and is virtually the same as the last job I had in Wales before I moved to Scotland, so I have the benefit of being able to drop right on to it.  Same software (albeit newer version), similar procedures.

And the good news is that I have now been offered the job on a full-time basis.  Yee-ha !

The Late Humphrey Lyttleton

It is with great sadness that I heard the news of the passing of Humphrey Lyttleton.

Although Jazz has never really been my kind of music, ( all the right notes, but played in the wrong order ), I came to love him as the compere of BBC Radio 4’s “I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue”.

The game of Mornington Crescent which I initiated in my last post as a “Get Well Soon” message now becomes a tribute to this immensely funny character.

Any passing bloggers are welcome to join in, even if you don’t understand the rules, and I may initiate a “Tribute Tournament” if enough interest is shown.

R.I.P. Humph, and thank you for all the tears of laughter.

Mornington Crescent – “Humph” Tribute Game

In a momentary break from the trials and tribulations of the past few days I happened to notice, on my daughters slimming site message board that she had left open on the computer, that Humphrey Lyttleton has been taken ill.

The marvellous host of my favourite radio show “I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue” is in hospital at the moment, poorly sick.  Get well soon you old critter.

My version of a “get well card” is to initiate a game of “Mornington Crescent” on my blog (not original, but quick to do).

We are playing to the rules as set down in Holztenstein’s “Crescent Revisited”, (abridged 1981 edition), and I shall go first.

Limehouse

Over to you, people, and please sign off each of your moves with “Get well soon Humph”

Note: Since the announcement of Humph’s passing on 25th April this has now become a Tribute Game, so please sign off each move with “R.I.P. Humph“.

Where did I put that “Me Time” ?

Oh you just can’t start a work placement, travel from one end of the country to the other at short notice, see your daughter for the first time in 12 months, your grandchildren for the first time in 2 years, and visit your best mate in hospital before he has his triple heart bypass op without some smartass coming along and asking if your Chinese fiancee (who you still have to try to find time to cam with because she’s missing you like crazy and the time difference messes up every day, but by hell it’s worth it ) is taking up all your time and might just be the reason you haven’t posted anything for a while !

Pant… pant…

I don’t remember “Don” being in Abba

I happened upon a blog this weekend written by a guy who really “shoots from the hip” with regard to his feelings about things.

The more broad-minded of you who like a good laugh will enjoy Abbadon , who has also added comments to some of my posts.  But if you are under 18 or of a nervous disposition… well don’t say I didn’t warn you :S