I didn’t realise how well-connected Andrew at Wongablog is in Humanist circles. This evening I started reading the Atheist’s Guide to Christmas book that I was given at Christmas. I was already chuffed enough to find it signed, with a personal message, from Ariane Sherine and then I looked at the thanks section at the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Bah Humbug!'
Best day of the year
December 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Life
Yesterday was my favourite day of the year, one that I always look forward to. It does not always fall on the same date, but is normally a few days after December 25th. The timing depends on when the Northern sister can get time off work. It is the day we go up to Essex [...]
Tags: Bah Humbug!·Essex·Family
Festive Telly
December 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Life
I can remember when Christmas seemed to revolve around the television set, something that probably peaked during the 1970s. These days it seems less and less important with so many other competing attractions. If the TV is turned on it is just as likely to be for playing the Xbox or watching a new DVD [...]
Tags: Bah Humbug!·TV
Nothing says Christmas quite like…
December 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Life
…a whole street full of black sacks because the rubbish wasn’t collected this week.
It is going to look lovely tomorrow after the huge cat population have an overnight shredding spree.
Tags: Bah Humbug!·Crawley Council
Decorating the cats
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Life
Getting the car moving again coincided with Jayne getting paid, so today saw one or two rash purchases in town while I was working, leading to an entertaining few minutes at home this evening as we tried to get Scar and Rojo to model their new scarf and santa hat.
Tags: Bah Humbug!·Pets·Photos
Bah humbug already
December 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Life
Jayne was off work today – her school was closed because the rain had somehow stuffed the fire alarm system. I got home to find that she had occupied part of her day by getting the Christmas decorations up. Already.
Whatever happened to the traditions of doing the tree and decorating the house on Christmas Eve [...]
Tags: Bah Humbug!
Must be Santa
November 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Music
This is Bob Dylan’s new one – a Christmas song. I hated it within two seconds, but then it started growing on me and by the end I thought it was brilliant and the best Christmas song since the Pogues. Is it Christmassy though? Sounds like the music from a Jewish wedding to me.
Unfortunately it [...]
Tags: Bah Humbug!·YouTube
The most annoying thing about Halloween
November 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Life
This is not where I bang on about telling children that for one night a year it is OK to accept sweets from strangers and the endless streams of children knocking on your door. That is easily addressed. You can already put up posters saying ‘no trick or treat please’, although I think it would [...]
Tags: Bah Humbug!·Films
Wash Your Face In My Sink
December 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Life
This Christmas season is being defined by plumbing problems. First of all it was the shower not turning off properly. I diagnosed the problem as being a faulty flow control valve, but you have to get such things my mail order – local supply shops do not do spare parts. I ordered one through the [...]
Tags: Bah Humbug!·Photos
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