Monthly Archives: May 2006

Whatever happened to ‘having it off’ as a euphemism for sexual intercourse? As a child there was nothing more guaranteed to induce fits of uncontrollable sniggering than someone using the phrase, especially innocently. The phrase “I’m having next Friday off” … Continue reading →

I just spent a rather odd day in Germany. You’d expect with the World Cup just round the corner that you’d find the country in the grip of World Cup fever, German flags flying from every shop window and car … Continue reading →

Apple are making it hard for me to love them at the moment. I’ve been spending a huge amount of time fixing up my mother-in-law’s Bondi Blue iMac; decided early on to cut my losses and wipe the hard drive … Continue reading →