Rope’s not like it used to be, eh? This we discovered as the Toyota Yaris was towed to Clifton Moor for repair. Okay, I ran over the rope during the course of the tow and… 

I hate cars. Coolant, engines, clutches, you can keep it all for me. I especially hate cars when they pretend for a few fleeting moments that they will get me to my destination, and indeed… 

Some days you’re waiting on good news. You expect the phone to ring. You keep looking at the phone. Picking it up, staring at the display, checking the reception. You’re sure the good new is… 

Apologies, in advance, for the following rant. It’s probably not interesting to anyone but me. Strange day at work. Some asshole, and I’m pretty sure I know who it is, and pretty sure they’ll be… 

We have bought Penny, our cat, a new litter tray. It has baffled her. It is much bigger and much deeper than her previous tray and, although she’s given it a slight inspection and hopped… 

Got news on the date and venue for The Worst Seat In The House. I have been deemed a big enough draw to occupy a 9pm Friday slot at Hull Truck. Ever so slightly scary.… 

So, Birmingham’s ‘Milan’ Indian restaurant (yes, it’s true. Whatever next? French cuisine at ‘Guadalajara’? Dim Sum in the cosy surroundings of ‘Le Macclesfield’?). I have never felt quite as insulted as a diner as I… 

That was great. We’ve just got back from Birmingham. Yes, yes, I know. Dirty, tower-block ‘n’ concrete ‘n’ motorway junctioned Birmingham. But we had an ace time. Phew. Plush hotel with a ‘serious’ shower. Insults… 

Ah, so, here I am. Redrafting my play. Only I’m not, of course. I’m burning CDs, I’m listening to CDs, I’m surfing the net, I’ve even put in a load of washing and I’m contemplating… 

The mentality of a newspaper editor. This is the kind of nonsense that drives the power crazy:  “..a very encouraging figure…we gained approx 8,000 copies last year from the first three days of the war…