Archive of 2009 December
Have laptop, can travel
on December 30th, 2009 in General by Dan | 22 CommentsOur house very much resembles a clown car – in that it looks functional and orderly on the surface, but it doesn’t take very long until things start falling off and bursting into flame at comedically inconvenient moments. Take the death of my Xbox on Boxing Day as a prime…
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Seeing as though everyone else is at it…
on December 24th, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | 9 CommentsSend your own ElfYourself eCards The kids absolutely love this. We must have watched it around twenty times. Strangely enough it’s starting to wear a little thin for me. Anyway, I’m unlikely to be around here tomorrow so I’d just like to wish you all a happy Christmas. I’ve even…
Continue reading...In which I play right into their hands.
on December 23rd, 2009 in General by Dan | 22 CommentsI know the aim of the following trailer is to offend me to such a point that I start complaining about it and get the movie some free publicity. I know this, but I just can’t help myself. I’m no prude. I understand the concept of post modernism. I know…
Continue reading...Snow Days
on December 22nd, 2009 in General by Dan | 32 CommentsIt’s looking increasingly likely that we’re going to have a white Christmas this year, which is bloody typical because I’m working it. While everyone else is tucking into their Christmas diner I shall be sliding around on abandoned streets trying not to crash into parked cars. Still, working or not,…
Continue reading...Newsflash: Giant stalks Huddersfield
on December 19th, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | 10 CommentsI was in the local paper on Thursday. It was an article about myself and a very lovely woman called Helen being appointed as new Trustee’s of the Joseph Salmon Trust. The story focused on Helen more than myself, which is fine by me – I’m not sure I could…
Continue reading...I can hear music
on December 18th, 2009 in General by Dan | 25 CommentsTara from Sticky Fingers recently blogged about her induction to music as a child. Which set me thinking: I don’t really remember a great deal of music being played in our house. Certainly for a long time I believed that I didn’t like music (until I discovered that it was…
Continue reading...Hey ho, lets go! Lee and Dan’s Midnight Movie Club
on December 16th, 2009 in General by Dan | 3 CommentsForget this “future of blogging” rubbish, lets talk about the real issues: Is Miss Piggy the weakest link in the Muppets? Head over to Lee and Dan’s Midnight Movie Club to join the debate. This week we’re discussing The Great Muppet Caper. Bookmark It
Continue reading...Sunday Morning Uketube
on December 13th, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | 6 CommentsIf ever a tune was made for the ukulele, it’s Hey Ya. Cheerful, uplifting, and fun. Great stuff. Bookmark It
Continue reading...An Alternative State of British Parent Blogging 2009
on December 12th, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | 89 CommentsThis is sort of a response to a recent post over at A Modern Mother called The Sate of British Mummy Blogging 2009 and predictions for 2010. It shouldn’t be interpreted as an attack however. Just an alternative point of view. And I promise I’m not sulking just because she…
Continue reading...Hurrah, its Lee and Dan’s Midnight Movie Club!
on December 9th, 2009 in Uncategorized by Dan | 4 CommentsLadies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to declare that our new nostalgic pop-culture blog Lee and Dan’s Midnight Movie Club is now officially open for business. The first film we’re looking at this week is the classic late seventies Bond movie Moonraker. In our review I advocate genocide, Lee…
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