Category Archives: Humour

Technological nightmares – the bald facts

The PC keeps crashing, it’s driving me batty, Poor internet service is making me ratty… It keeps dropping out, every time that I’m on it. The dog seems to think I’ve a bee in my bonnet So she’s keeping well … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog LIX

Now that’s cool… LIX… supposed to be 59, but for a dog, that’s perfect. Might start signing my pawtographs that way… It’s almost as good as the three kisses when we got to 30… ‘cause I’ve always put the ‘xxx’ … Continue reading

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Don’t drink the water

I poured the glass of water and immediately banished the thoughts that sprang to mind. I’d just been dealing with the pond again, watching leeches swim in the shallow water at one end and wondering how the hell they got … Continue reading

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Notes from a small dog LVIII

She’s smelly. And if you think I’m being a bit mean here, what with all the time she spends wallowing in hot, soapy water in the room-that-shall-not-be-mentioned, think again. I’m a dog. Smelly is good. She goes places… sees people… … Continue reading

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Hunting the sneak

I woke early. Four o’clock is early by any standards, more so when it had taken till two in the morning to finally get to sleep. By this time I was slathered in aloe and menthol, smelling like some kind … Continue reading

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Stick it….

“You need a walking stick.” Well, possibly in the not too far distant future, but I wasn’t planning on using one  yet. We were waiting for the egg-on-a-stick to cook. This is a man-thing… a gadget… I was being accorded … Continue reading

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Small dog’s log… supplemental

You’ve heard of Aristotle and of Edgar Allan Poe, The Iliad by Homer, I am very sure you know, And Beowolf is famous and there’s Coleridge as well And Lang on Scottish history, but here’s a tale to tell… The … Continue reading

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The PA and the High Court Judge

No, that isn’t the title of some sleazy, top-shelf novel, but a signal victory for the Publishers Association as the High Court upholds their application and grants a blocking order requiring the major UK internet service providers to prevent access … Continue reading

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Ready to roll

My new chair arrived and the writerly posterior is now ensconced in unaccustomed and softly cushioned luxury… and loving it. However, I do have a small complaint. Not about the chair itself…oh no, that’s heaven! But… Call me old fashioned, … Continue reading

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Stowford’s and office chairs

I’ve still got two Stowford’s just sat in the fridge, And I know that you’re thinking that that’s sacrilege But I seldom drink alcohol when I’m alone And as Ani’s teetotal, I’m all on my own. I’ll save them, I … Continue reading

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