I love HMRC, no really - and I’m not just saying that in the hope that I’m looked on kindly. Okay, so they ‘misplaced’ the personal information and banking details of 25 million people, so perhaps I could count on them to not expect everyone to upload their online tax return until the last possible […]
It’s my Nana’s 90th birthday today. Well, figuratively speaking – she’s been dead for a few years now. When my death comes I’d like the doctor to say something like this about me too…
“Cutting down the tree with a chain saw was strenuous enough for an 85 year old woman. To then swap to a […]
I rose, showered, walked to the nearest underground station – the autumnal morning sun was shining brightly, but there was still an aura of mist over the greener parts of the city – I pressed my Oyster card against the reader and wandered, somewhat bleary-eyed to the end of the platform to make sure there […]
As another hurricane is battering the Caribbean this weekend, I received an e-mail from a regular commenter, which I’m going to put up as my first guest post. As the title makes clear it’s about the aftermath of hurricane Katrina. Just about all I heard here in Germany was about New Orleans, about mis-management, how […]
I’ve developed an enormous respect for people that work in translation. With time I’ve got to a point where I trust myself to translate things from either German or Science-speak into English. Actually, as I have enough friends who need the freelance work (and are better than me) I tend to pass the majority of […]
After saying he was a great runner, what happens? I delete the post.
German Word For Today: “42,195m” - 26 miles, 385 yards
Song playing as this was published: The Undertones “Teenage Kicks”
