Well, my 2009 fitness regime has started already. I have been down the gym just about everyday since the 29th December.
The reason for this isn't solely an attempt to keep any stupid new years resolution, it is down to trying to get my blood sugar levels down. I found out on Christmas eve, purely by accident, that my blood sugar is higher than it should be :-(
I have been checking it first thing in the morning, before I have eaten anything, and it has already come down 3 mmo/l points
However, it looks like Im going to have to go to the Doctors, which means it will be the first time in 22 years I have stepped inside a surgery - I can't say Im looking forward to it :-(
I have spoken to a friend who has diabetes and he said its just one of those things that can happen to middle aged men, with a family history of it.
Me? Middle aged? Pah! The very thought of it makes me laugh! I think Im only about 20 or so
Oh well :-(
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Friday, January 02, 2009
This was my Idea!
Check out this link....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7796215.stm
This was my idea, but people told me it wouldn't work (I may have even blogged about it on here!)
Im way ahead of my time...note to self 'never listen to anyone who says something won't work'
Humph
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7796215.stm
This was my idea, but people told me it wouldn't work (I may have even blogged about it on here!)
Im way ahead of my time...note to self 'never listen to anyone who says something won't work'
Humph
Wont be Going There Anymore
I was out in Lincoln today, which, by the way, is a lovely city, but its just not designed for the volume of traffic that tries to pass through it - anyway, that's a different story.
I was very hungry, so we (me and Carol) decided to have a cup of tea, and a sandwich in BHS's restaurant. We joined the queue, and I was just about to pick up a tomato and mozzarella pannini, when I noticed the price
3.60!
We quickly retreated to Subway!
That wasn't much better either. I asked for a 6" tuna in wholemeal bread. The moron behind the counter cut the bread in such a way that I only had about 4"
I pulled him up on that, but his supervisor said they were average sizes
Bollocks I said, how would they react when I offered them 2 quid at the checkout and explained it was the average of the cash I had in my wallet?
Carol ordered a melt, which by its very nature has cheese in it. Moron number two asked if she would like some cheese with it!
Eleven years of compulsory education, and this is the standard our education system is turning out. I despair sometimes, I really do!
Anyway, I wont be going to Subway anymore - rip off bastards!
I was very hungry, so we (me and Carol) decided to have a cup of tea, and a sandwich in BHS's restaurant. We joined the queue, and I was just about to pick up a tomato and mozzarella pannini, when I noticed the price
3.60!
We quickly retreated to Subway!
That wasn't much better either. I asked for a 6" tuna in wholemeal bread. The moron behind the counter cut the bread in such a way that I only had about 4"
I pulled him up on that, but his supervisor said they were average sizes
Bollocks I said, how would they react when I offered them 2 quid at the checkout and explained it was the average of the cash I had in my wallet?
Carol ordered a melt, which by its very nature has cheese in it. Moron number two asked if she would like some cheese with it!
Eleven years of compulsory education, and this is the standard our education system is turning out. I despair sometimes, I really do!
Anyway, I wont be going to Subway anymore - rip off bastards!
One Rule for Them, One Rule For Us
There I was, driving my car on the A1500 between Marton and Scampton, when I looked in my rear view mirror, and saw a cop car. Of course, I was already driving within the speed limit, but I made sure I kept my eye on it.
By now the copper was right up my arse, but I slowed to 30mph as we passed through a village, I then sped up to 60 as we left. With that, the copper over took me and proceeded at around 80mph - right up the arse of the car in front
Luckily, I managed to get his number plate, and I have written to Lincs police to dob him in
Will anything happen? Will it f**k!
Bastard coppers...
By now the copper was right up my arse, but I slowed to 30mph as we passed through a village, I then sped up to 60 as we left. With that, the copper over took me and proceeded at around 80mph - right up the arse of the car in front
Luckily, I managed to get his number plate, and I have written to Lincs police to dob him in
Will anything happen? Will it f**k!
Bastard coppers...
Sunday, December 28, 2008
New Years Honours
Well, its almost the end of the year, so Im looking forward to receiving my new years honour this year! Im sure it will be dropping through my letter box any day soon, I mean, I have been a good lad this year, I always put my bins out, and I recycle, so I imagine her majesty is about to bestow a knighthood on me, or even a Baron-hood?
'Baron Taylor of Littleborough' It has a nice ring to it if you ask me!
'Sir Mark of Malvern' Yes I think I could live with that
Well, if you're reading this your majesty, can you hurry up with the notification...I have to be back at work next week.
:-)
Anyway, I do hope Bruce Forsyth gets one this year, he's about 108 now if he's a day, and I hear he does a lot of work for chari-dee, but doesn't like to talk about it
Anyway, this is Sir Mark, wishing you all a happy new year :-)
'Baron Taylor of Littleborough' It has a nice ring to it if you ask me!
'Sir Mark of Malvern' Yes I think I could live with that
Well, if you're reading this your majesty, can you hurry up with the notification...I have to be back at work next week.
:-)
Anyway, I do hope Bruce Forsyth gets one this year, he's about 108 now if he's a day, and I hear he does a lot of work for chari-dee, but doesn't like to talk about it
Anyway, this is Sir Mark, wishing you all a happy new year :-)
Monday, December 22, 2008
Another Year Over
So, 2008 is almost over. Does it seem to anyone else that news is just recycled year on year? I bet you *any* money that the following news items will be recycled in 2009!
1. Its always news worthy to dig some filth up about Princess Diana, after all, how else is Paul Burrell going to fund his pension? This year it was the inquest that found they were unlawfully killed, and I expect that in 2009 there will be another 'secret' leaked by Al Fayed or Burrell. Thanks to the news scum, she'll never be left to rest in peace.
2. There will be more news of death in Afghanistan and Iraq
3. There will be more news of the 'credit crunch' which is a stupidly childish way of defining, what is, a Financial Crisis. Who says the BBC is dumbing down?
4. There will be more news items questioning 'is the BBC dumbing down?'
5. The GCSE and A Level results news item, that is the same *every year*. Let me answer the question now: Yes GCSE and A Levels ARE getting easier! I predict that the overall pass rate will be reported at (approx) 98.8% this year
6. After the results of the exams are announced, there will be the usual out cry reported about binge drinking (this will probably be a popular theme throughout the year)
7. Tom Cruise will have a film out where he spends an hour on the red carpet talking to peoples mothers on mobile phones.
8. On valentines day, there will be a report about a 100 year old couple who met on valentines day. The drool on their chins will say it all...
9. Worcester will probably flood again in July. Que reporters stood in Upton-on-Severn, knee high in water asking why this has happened again
10 Amy Winehouse will be in rehab again, and be late for some gig or other.
11 Wimbledon will be pissing wet through. A Brit wont win it.
Yawn...anything I have missed? I look forward to ticking them off the list...
1. Its always news worthy to dig some filth up about Princess Diana, after all, how else is Paul Burrell going to fund his pension? This year it was the inquest that found they were unlawfully killed, and I expect that in 2009 there will be another 'secret' leaked by Al Fayed or Burrell. Thanks to the news scum, she'll never be left to rest in peace.
2. There will be more news of death in Afghanistan and Iraq
3. There will be more news of the 'credit crunch' which is a stupidly childish way of defining, what is, a Financial Crisis. Who says the BBC is dumbing down?
4. There will be more news items questioning 'is the BBC dumbing down?'
5. The GCSE and A Level results news item, that is the same *every year*. Let me answer the question now: Yes GCSE and A Levels ARE getting easier! I predict that the overall pass rate will be reported at (approx) 98.8% this year
6. After the results of the exams are announced, there will be the usual out cry reported about binge drinking (this will probably be a popular theme throughout the year)
7. Tom Cruise will have a film out where he spends an hour on the red carpet talking to peoples mothers on mobile phones.
8. On valentines day, there will be a report about a 100 year old couple who met on valentines day. The drool on their chins will say it all...
9. Worcester will probably flood again in July. Que reporters stood in Upton-on-Severn, knee high in water asking why this has happened again
10 Amy Winehouse will be in rehab again, and be late for some gig or other.
11 Wimbledon will be pissing wet through. A Brit wont win it.
Yawn...anything I have missed? I look forward to ticking them off the list...
Sunday, December 21, 2008
What??!
I read with utter amazement and incredulity that it is looking very likey that the British taxpayer will be bailing out Jaguar/Land Rover!
This company is foreign owned! Whats more, it is owned by a company that supports a formula 1 team!
Why didn't Goober Brown bailout Woolies - they only owed 385 million sheets - arse pocket change compared with Jag. The jobs there were just as important as Jaguars
Also, wasn't one of this wonderful governments policies to take big thirsty cars off the road? They should be clapping their hands that Jag/Land Rover are going to the wall. I think that the 'Greenwash' policies we saw are now going to be sidelined (so its not all bad then!)
Anyway, as a Jaguar owner myself, I want to see them go to the wall - it will mean my car will become more sought after, virtually over night!
This company is foreign owned! Whats more, it is owned by a company that supports a formula 1 team!
Why didn't Goober Brown bailout Woolies - they only owed 385 million sheets - arse pocket change compared with Jag. The jobs there were just as important as Jaguars
Also, wasn't one of this wonderful governments policies to take big thirsty cars off the road? They should be clapping their hands that Jag/Land Rover are going to the wall. I think that the 'Greenwash' policies we saw are now going to be sidelined (so its not all bad then!)
Anyway, as a Jaguar owner myself, I want to see them go to the wall - it will mean my car will become more sought after, virtually over night!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
MalvernDrinkies
Im off to Malvern today to meet up with a few people for xmas drinks :-) It should be good...
Tomorrow Rich is back from the states, so hopefully ill be meeting up with him for a catch up pint or two.
I'll post pictures later on
Tomorrow Rich is back from the states, so hopefully ill be meeting up with him for a catch up pint or two.
I'll post pictures later on
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Anyone Else Smell a Rat?
This just doesn't add up....
We are being asked to believe that for over 30 years (Yes, Thirty Years!) successive governments have been over paying pensioners
Well, if I was a government auditor, I would be taking the revolver from the silver platter, walking into the drawing room, and ahem, doing the decent thing!
Im not sure what the consequences are. The government have said that the pensioners wont have to pay anything back...but their pensions will be cut sometime soon
Is this just another way of paying back the gazillions of pounds Mr Brown has borrowed to bail (private) banks out?
I wonder what will be next? Tax credits? Child trust funds?
I rule at conspiracy theories :-)
We are being asked to believe that for over 30 years (Yes, Thirty Years!) successive governments have been over paying pensioners
Well, if I was a government auditor, I would be taking the revolver from the silver platter, walking into the drawing room, and ahem, doing the decent thing!
Im not sure what the consequences are. The government have said that the pensioners wont have to pay anything back...but their pensions will be cut sometime soon
Is this just another way of paying back the gazillions of pounds Mr Brown has borrowed to bail (private) banks out?
I wonder what will be next? Tax credits? Child trust funds?
I rule at conspiracy theories :-)
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Strictly Rubbish
I have never watch Strictly Come Dancing, but with all the controversy with it lately, the latest one being all three semi finalists get through to the final, I would say that its fixed?
The only winner in this show is BT, who will be raking in a ton of cash from all the idiots ringing in.
The only winner in this show is BT, who will be raking in a ton of cash from all the idiots ringing in.
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Sky and Data Privacy
I hate cold callers with a passion you can only imagine. I love my weekends off.
So imagine my frustration when I got a cold call at 10:15 on a Saturday morning.
"Good morning Mr Taylor, how are you today?"
"Huh? Erm, Im fine thanks, who might you be?"
"Im Miss Smith (not her real name) calling from D&G, you have now had your Sky+ box for over a year, and your warranty with Sky has run out, don't worry though..."
"Im not"
"...because we can cover you for break downs, etc etc etc"
"let me just stop you there Miss Smith, Im rather surprised that after reading my contract and it saying that Sky don't sell my data to other corporations, that I find myself talking to a third party about renewing my sky warranty."
"Erm...." Silence.
"I can inform you that I wont be taking you up on your fine offer, of some worthless warranty, that you will wriggle out of the second I need it, I will however be taking up this apparent breach of contract with Mr Murdoch and his Sky team. Have a nice day!"
Click!
Don't get me wrong, I love having Sky TV, but I wonder where I stand on this 'selling on to third party' clause?
Time to do some research I reckon...if you have had any calls like this let me know?
So imagine my frustration when I got a cold call at 10:15 on a Saturday morning.
"Good morning Mr Taylor, how are you today?"
"Huh? Erm, Im fine thanks, who might you be?"
"Im Miss Smith (not her real name) calling from D&G, you have now had your Sky+ box for over a year, and your warranty with Sky has run out, don't worry though..."
"Im not"
"...because we can cover you for break downs, etc etc etc"
"let me just stop you there Miss Smith, Im rather surprised that after reading my contract and it saying that Sky don't sell my data to other corporations, that I find myself talking to a third party about renewing my sky warranty."
"Erm...." Silence.
"I can inform you that I wont be taking you up on your fine offer, of some worthless warranty, that you will wriggle out of the second I need it, I will however be taking up this apparent breach of contract with Mr Murdoch and his Sky team. Have a nice day!"
Click!
Don't get me wrong, I love having Sky TV, but I wonder where I stand on this 'selling on to third party' clause?
Time to do some research I reckon...if you have had any calls like this let me know?
Saturday, November 22, 2008
In God We Trust?
So, the credit crunch is well under way. To me, this has been a long time coming, and it was obvious something like this was just around the corner.
Anyone who lied on their mortgage application form (essentially committing fraud) is now reaping what they have sown, and I for one, have no sympathy with them.
The greedy traders who have gambled with everyones security should now be made to pay with their jobs, in my opinion.
I think this recession is going to be longer and harder than the lies we are being peddled by our politicians
I hope the legend printed on the dollar bill isn't all we have left....because then we are all totally screwed!
Anyone who lied on their mortgage application form (essentially committing fraud) is now reaping what they have sown, and I for one, have no sympathy with them.
The greedy traders who have gambled with everyones security should now be made to pay with their jobs, in my opinion.
I think this recession is going to be longer and harder than the lies we are being peddled by our politicians
I hope the legend printed on the dollar bill isn't all we have left....because then we are all totally screwed!
Oh How People Change
Or how the mighty have fallen!
I didn't realise that Johnny Rotten was now a salesman? I remember in the 70's how the Sex Pistols scared me (I was 7 years old!) As I grew up I realised they pushed the 'anti establishment' envelope, as part of the punk movement.
I even warmed to Mr Rotten in the Jungle a couple of years ago
However, tonight I saw him selling butter on TV!
What the fuck?! How do you go from 'God Save the Queen' to 'You'll never put a better bit of butter on your knife'?!
What a twat! Everything he ever says now, will be like a turd dropping out of his mouth into my drink
Wanker! I hope the money was worth it!
I didn't realise that Johnny Rotten was now a salesman? I remember in the 70's how the Sex Pistols scared me (I was 7 years old!) As I grew up I realised they pushed the 'anti establishment' envelope, as part of the punk movement.
I even warmed to Mr Rotten in the Jungle a couple of years ago
However, tonight I saw him selling butter on TV!
What the fuck?! How do you go from 'God Save the Queen' to 'You'll never put a better bit of butter on your knife'?!
What a twat! Everything he ever says now, will be like a turd dropping out of his mouth into my drink
Wanker! I hope the money was worth it!
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Northern Ireland
Last weekend I drove my 'Father-in-law-elect's Jaguar XJ6 over to Northern Ireland for him. Apparently he has always loved Jags, and ever since I got my XJS, he has wanted one (see what my brother started?!)
Anyway, his is a red XJ6 with tan leather interior. Absolutely lovely to drive too - you feel like you're king of the road when you're in it. Here's a picture...
I drove from Lincoln to Cairnryan in Scotland (which is near Strantraer on the west coast of
Scotland) to catch the ferry, pictured below here
Once on the Ferry, I took this picture of the moon light on the deck - it didn't come out as well on digital as it looked (it was on my phone)
I got to Bangor at 11:15pm, and felt as fresh as a daisy. It was just really nice to drive all that way alone, just me and radio 4 :-)
The next day, we did our usual thing of going down to the local pub, drinking a load of Guinness, and backing a few horses (which I never do) I happened to be very lucky this time, and won 32 quid for an 8 quid outlay...I managed to drink my winnings away :-)
A great weekend was had by all...
Anyway, his is a red XJ6 with tan leather interior. Absolutely lovely to drive too - you feel like you're king of the road when you're in it. Here's a picture...
I drove from Lincoln to Cairnryan in Scotland (which is near Strantraer on the west coast of
Scotland) to catch the ferry, pictured below here
Once on the Ferry, I took this picture of the moon light on the deck - it didn't come out as well on digital as it looked (it was on my phone)
I got to Bangor at 11:15pm, and felt as fresh as a daisy. It was just really nice to drive all that way alone, just me and radio 4 :-)
The next day, we did our usual thing of going down to the local pub, drinking a load of Guinness, and backing a few horses (which I never do) I happened to be very lucky this time, and won 32 quid for an 8 quid outlay...I managed to drink my winnings away :-)
A great weekend was had by all...
I Hold My Hands Up, I was Wrong!
People who know me, will know that two of my least favourite subjects are Football (well, sport in general) and Hull.
When I heard that Hull had been promoted to the Premiership, I thought, oh well, they will be the whipping boys, and will be relegated by the end of the season.
Well, am I being proved wrong?! Only goal difference is standing between them and the top spot!
While I still couldn't care any less about football if i tried, I know there are loads of people in Hull who will be over the moon about this, so I guess its a good thing
Yawn :-)
When I heard that Hull had been promoted to the Premiership, I thought, oh well, they will be the whipping boys, and will be relegated by the end of the season.
Well, am I being proved wrong?! Only goal difference is standing between them and the top spot!
While I still couldn't care any less about football if i tried, I know there are loads of people in Hull who will be over the moon about this, so I guess its a good thing
Yawn :-)
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