hump day post Archives - Page 2 of 12

HUMP DAY: Road Rules (For Two and Four Wheels)

I love to drive and I love to cycle. I understand how hairy it is out there to be a cyclist when drivers are careless. I have the concussions, broken bones and a brain injury to prove it. I’m also driven to […]

September 3, 2014January 9, 2015

HUMP DAY: Saying Goodbye To Close Friends

I’m saying goodbye to some close friends this week. Namely some favorite tee-shirts and things (and when I say things, I mean under garments). The test of time has claimed the lives of some of my favorite clothes. Slight frays have become […]

August 27, 2014January 9, 2015

Hump Day: Are We Watching The Same Movies

I love a good movie, but the problem with movies is what makes a good movie good is subjective. What I think is a good movie may not be your cup of tea. I accept that and you do too. However there […]

August 20, 2014January 9, 2015

HUMP DAY: A Pork Pie, A Pork Pie, A Kingdom For A Pork Pie

I’m celebrating sixteen years in the US as of yesterday and just to prove it, I got homesick while I was in Seattle last week. Homesickness now and again and shows itself in many ways. It can be a desire to be […]

August 13, 2014January 9, 2015

HUMP DAY: Bedside Manners

The customer is king in the US and that’s great, but there are limits and that’s never more applicable than when it comes to dealing with doctors and dentists. I’ve recently been to the doctor and dentist so my opinion has been […]

August 6, 2014January 9, 2015

HUMP DAY: The Muppet Show

The other week I talked about Public Information Films of the 1970’s scared, warped and thrilled me as a child with their unfiltered messages of what not to do as a kid. This week I want to talk about a kids’ TV […]

July 30, 2014January 9, 2015

HUMP DAY: The More You SHOULD Know!

Even though I’m in the second half of my forties, it’s odd that some mundane things such as getting on an escalator or crossing the road will make me nervous. It’s not that I’m a big ‘fraidy cat or anything. My fear […]

July 16, 2014January 9, 2015

Hump Day: Fruit & Veg

I drive Julie to distraction with this one. She’ll hold up a radish or something and say, “Will you eat this and if so, how will you eat it?” I have issues with fruit and vegetables. I don’t know where it stems […]

July 2, 2014January 9, 2015

HUMP DAY: Bucket List

I first met Royston fourteen years stealing melon from a pig. Six months old and malnourished he was an odd looking longhaired dachshund, but Julie and I had an instant connection to him. Since then Royston has become my sidekick…or have I […]

June 25, 2014August 7, 2015

HUMP DAY: Fun Facts

I’m feeling frivolous. I hope frivolous doesn’t mind. Anyhoo, very few of you have met me, so you haven’t gotten to see or know me in all my splendor. To remedy this, I thought I’d share a few facts about me. 1. […]

May 7, 2014January 9, 2015

Simon Wood

Tags