I call myself a writer, but here’s one I missed.According to the doomsayers, the end of the world is December 21st 2012. Why? Because it coincides with the end of the Mayan long calendar which runs for about 5,000 years and then some.At t... Read more

And all sorts of special events have been planned... but unfortunately most of them have been cancelled due to lack of money after she cleaned out my bank account last month.   I'm not going to tell you how old she is because it's a well-kn... Read more

A virtual mirror post from my main blog at www.dwrob.com   While you lot are arguing the toss between Kate Bush, Robbie Williams and Dickie Valentine, I caught a snippet on Facebook from our old friend, Trevor Belshaw. Trevor's been in the ... Read more

Here's a little tale I picked up on the Beeb. People have been nicking stuff from the MOD to the value of about £700,000 last year. It's pin money at the size of the MOD budget, but what intrigued me was the items the thieves made off with... Read more

It's January 2nd and ever since New Year's Day became a public holiday (yes I do remember a time when it wasn't) I've always regarded this as the official start of the New Year. January 1st is always taken up with a party at my sister-in-law's far... Read more

Now here's a thing. My audioboos average 18 or so "listens", I put up Flatcap On Marriage (part 2) about 8:30 this morning and it's taken 162 listens.   Is Flatcap on the verge of fame and fortune? If so it won't be long before I'm postin... Read more

Just to prove that inane idiocy is not the exclusive province of teenagers, Mo, Trevor and I have been doing some research in the tap room of the Lamplighters Arms, and we learned that many of our favourite works of fiction started life as recip... Read more

I've been retired just two days and already Her Indoors is taking advantage. She sent me out shopping yesterday.   I hate Christmas at the best of times. I see no good reason why I should feel cheerful in temperatures of -5 while walking ... Read more

Hello playmates   Have you had a good day? Excellent. Would you like to hear about my day?   I was at the doctor's this morning for a blood test. Nursie could not get blood out of my right arm. It's obviously run out. So she tackle... Read more

The Robinsons are on the move again, this time to Belgium. We've done the Netherlands, Italy, the former Yugoslavia, most of the Spanish Costas, the Balearics, Canaries, and travelled as far afield as the USA, and I see no reason why the Belgians ... Read more