5-4-Friday… 5 annoying phrases

I am fully aware that I have ranted in the past about the way people sometimes write or speak. I’m not sure what give me the authority to pontificate on this subject but, nevertheless, here are five uses/abuses/misuses of the English language that have been trying my...

Dryathlon, January 2014 – Day 22

Day 22 in the Big Dry House and Chris is in the Diary Room!  We are almost there! Just 9 days to go now until the end of January and the Guinness PIP Team is well on the way to achieving its target of raising £900 for Cancer Research UK by abstaining from alcohol. We...

Dryathlon, January 2014 – Day 15

Day 15 in the Big Dry House and Chris is in the Diary Room!  Things I have learned/confirmed at the end of the second week of staying dry and dieting. 1)  Our Thursday Night Football crew, TNF Wigan, cannot think for itself. At least two of my team mates have followed...

5-4-Friday… 5 online things

It’s been a few years now since I had to do this, but the tax man has finally caught up with me and is asking me to submit a self-assessment tax return instead of him working it out from the information he already gets from my employer. I’m not sure what additional...

Dryathlon, January 2014 – Day 8

Day 8 in the Big Dry House and Chris is in the Diary Room!  Things I have learned/confirmed in the first week of staying dry and dieting. 1)  Trying to match the Thursday Night Football lads’ three pints of lager with three pints of orange cordial in even time...