Good lord......

...has it really been a week since I last put digit to key? I am sorry for having neglected you so. It snowed a lot here today, but thanks to bloody technology I was able to work from home. Thanks Mr Babbage. Your fault.

Being on one's own so much, often leads to random tangents of thinking. Thoughts occur which would, if in company, remain locked firmly in their cranial bastille, never to see the light of day. Irrelevant flights of fancy or absurd questions. Why for example, are black farmers so rare in this country? Think about it - have you ever seen one? I just wondered. When did shoes go from reasonably priced to REALLY expensive, for even a basic shoe? Why is it that when my freeview channels are merrily playing up and presenting me with nothing more than a mosaic of pixels and a sound a little like a robot with hiccups, the only channels untouched by this technical hitch are the b*stard shopping channels!? "Next on MoreMoneyThanSense, we have this cubic zirconium studded collection of goat jackets. They are an absolute must have for the Nanny or Kid in your life, the phones are literally ringing off the hook - oh I do believe the buyers are bleating down the door for this one - all at £299.99 plus £99 p+p, You would be a real silly billy to miss it...."

There's another question - who applies to be a host on those things? Whose AMBITION is it, to plead at the camera for those who are clearly a leftback short of an England squad, to spend their dole on a cushion with a wolf's face on it? I bet their Mothers are really proud. "Nice day at work darling?" "Yes, I sold 350 Winnie the Pooh cricket bats at £30 each to people who can't afford to eat or dress their children. I think a bit of my soul died". "Well, as long as you're happy dear".

Then I started thinking about Valentine's Day and how far I am away from the one I love (my girlfriend lives in the States), this made me sad, then angry, then sad, then a bit peckish, so I had some Thai Style crackers. What I am trying to say in my hideously hotch potch way is, if you have a loved one, be thankful that they are around rather than resentful that they are there for any reason. Ok, they may have spilt coffee on your extremely rare 1st edition of Harry Potter and the Stretched Plot. They may well have left a sink full of whiskers after having shaved with your razor. They may well be watching something that you don't like, or that you do like but you fancy a bit of rudeness but he/she is tired. Move on. They are there and they love you. Be thankful.

Well. I have gone on far too long. Cheerio for now.