Eat up, eat up and clear the table!

We are invited out to dinner at a restaurant in Cambridge.  I name no names, but it’s one of a chain owned by a TV chef/celebrity, whose wife specialises in giving the most ludicrous names to their offspring. I have just discovered that the rules of this place stipulate that parties of fewer than six are allowed one and a half hours to consume their dinner, while larger parties are allowed two and a half hours.  Left to my own devices, I would tell this restaurant what it could do with its reservation.  As a guest I must bite my tongue. This is the first time I have come across this time limit.  What if the service is slow?  Husband says then we won’t be eating much and they’ll have cut their own throats.  Have other Charioteers come across this? Will we be served the coffee in paper cups we can take with us?

Emmy award prediction

Politics is not my usual fare though I have enjoyed Sky Atlantic’s, in association with HBO, TV series The Newsroom (one episode from the first season still to be shown in the UK).

Created by Aaron Sorkin of West Wing fame, the show deals with the behind the scenes and on-screen actions at a cable news broadcaster. Based around real news events such as the killing of Osama Bin Laden or the explicit text messages of Anthony Weiner, the episodes have enthralled me.

While some of the acting falls on occasion the dialogue in the programme is first rate; it’s quick, it’s quirky, dynamic, funny, it sounds real. The headliner is Jeff Daniels who plays the anchor of the news station. Dumb and Dumber is one of my favourite films and in it Jeff plays it for laughs with a brilliant performance. Here, his acting is outstanding and shows his versatility as he plays it grumpy with sardonic quips along the way. When asked why he won’t do interviews for the tabloids, he says “They use too many exclamation marks. When I say “I like the news” they print “I like the news!”

Jeff is my prediction for Emmy glory as best actor.

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Meet Cheeky – Super Clown

Some may recall my post on the flooding in these parts last July, in it I pictured the flooded road to my brother’s house (Seaview Rd) the water is still there (it has nowhere to go) and the road is still closed however…

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Settling in

Life is rather busy with a number of unexpected events overtaking us, as well as the start of sixth form for my youngest and the prospect of planning for University for my eldest – however Greg has settled in quite nicely among the turmoil. He is highly socialised, having come from a large family with lots of other pets… so he wasn’t fazed by Pippi’s rejections and slowly she is coming around to accepting him.

So September’s here with all its spiders and webs, night’s drawing in, early dew point and the smell of Autumn in the air. Continue reading “Settling in”

Another grand day out!

In a previous post, I blogged about the Grand Day Out Mrs FEEG and I had at the Olympic Athletics.

Yesterday, we went to the Olympic Park again, this time to some of the Paralympics Swimming Competition heats at the Aquatics Centre. All through the day, the weather was really good, although Mrs FEEG did embarrass me somewhat by using her collapsible umbrella as a parasol when the sun got really hot!
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One rung after another

Christmas. A suggestion was put forward by one of the gang to have a fancy dress party for our Christmas do. This was given a lot of consideration. The impulsive mood was in the air and the motion was almost passed. Saner minds took over and the costumed ball was binned.

My son’s football team had a fancy dress party last year. The novelty effect made it a success though no one wanted a repeat performance. I have only ever been at one myself (I was a snowman, pretty boring I know). It was that long ago it was a party held by one of my old football teams.

If we did have a dressing-up gig this Christmas I would have made a big effort and went for something special. I would have disguised myself as a window cleaner. The outlay on this costume would be minimal: A couple of chamois’s, a bucket, a sponge, one of those wipe the suds down the window thingy’s and we‘re away. Now I know what you’re thinking. This is a boring outfit. You’re forgetting one thing. Continue reading “One rung after another”

On this day a little more than 35 years ago.

Well, actually, not this exact day, but nearly, (I couldn’t resist the title,)  the UK Chart Number One was Anne Shelton and Bing Crosby singing ‘Galway Bay’…and the number one song was based on the sales of sheet music.

What was the number one song on your day of birth?

Find out here.