Charlie went to a party at the Civic Hall tonight. It was something organised for pupils in various schools who are involved in volunteering. They had a local youth band playing there – 84MM – who Charlie says were very good. Since he enjoyed that I am now really wishing I had taken him to […]
Entries from December 12th, 2006
Local Knowledge
December 12th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Life
Something else I learned today is exactly what the establishment called Pleasuredrome is. It is tucked away under an arch beneath Waterloo East station and is just a glass door with no clue as to what it is, beyond having a slightly suggestive name. At work we thought it might be an obscure and tiny […]
Tags: Doh!·Gay/Lesbian·London·WILT
What I learned today
December 12th, 2006 · Comments Off on What I learned today · Life
I stumbled across a couple of bits of trivia today: The typeface used on British road signs is called Transport and its a year younger than me. The Irish writer Flann O’Brien, author of one of my favourite books – The Third Policeman, was a principle officer for town planning. I still can’t reconcile the […]
Goals Galore!
December 12th, 2006 · Comments Off on Goals Galore! · Life
Last Sunday the Observer had a story in its sports section about how boring the Premier league is compared to the other European leagues. The telling statistic for them was the average number of goals scored per game. We were running at just over 2 while most other leagues were around 3.25 or higher. Something […]
