by fwordsblog | Jun 23, 2011 | Views on the news
Got a cryptic message on LinkedIn today, from a bloke called Brian. “Hong Kong?” it asked, simply and enigmatically. The flippant thing to do, of course, would have been to reply, as Wikipedia would put it, “One of two special administrative regions of the People’s...
by fwordsblog | Jun 20, 2011 | Humour
A hilarious moment on Saturday night at a house party attended by loads of local musicians. One of the performers, Keith, known for performing comic songs on the banjo, got up to sing a number called “Dogging”, about a couple who enjoy outdoor sex. The lyrics are very...
by fwordsblog | Jun 18, 2011 | Humour
My recent visitors, the Naughty Twins, did not share my enthusiasm for having a midnight feast in the massive new Toyota Fentonmobile (see earlier blog). They said they’d rather go up the pub and have a couple of pints of Doom Bar. As the evening wore on, though,...
by fwordsblog | Jun 16, 2011 | Words & communication
Being freelance is good in that, in theory, given a certain degree of knowledge, you can write about pretty much anything. The subject matter is as wide as your interests – and mine are fairly broad-ranging. Being a starving freelance is also good in that it...
by fwordsblog | Jun 9, 2011 | Humour
The big issues of the day up the health club the past couple of nights have been Fancy Cakes, Binge Drinking, Crap Customer Service, The Difficulties of Obtaining Goat (as a cookery ingredient) in Surrey, The Dangers of Buying Used Cars, and The Importance of Buying...
