Daddy Papersurfer

THE BEST OF BRITISH …..

daddyp — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:00:37 +0000

……. with apologies to overseas avid readers. There is a television series starting tonight on BBC2 at 9.00pm. It’s called Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School for Boys. Gareth Malone, who really doesn’t look that much older than the kids, is indeed an extraordinary man who believes in the power of communal singing to engage, enliven and unite communities. He popped up [...]

ETYMOLOGY

daddyp — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:00:03 +0000

When I was just a glint in my father’s eye and a look of fear in my mother’s, to be told to wash your mouth out with soap meant you’d probably just sworn or said something rude. I guess if you say it now it might have completely different connotations. [This is one of the Mitchell brothers [...]

SO WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

daddyp — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:00:55 +0000

Gertrude, my pet llama, has been with me almost as long as I’ve had a blog. [new avid readers might like to put Gertrude in the search engine over on the right – either that or get a life of course]. Anyhoo, I was fossicking in the loft the other day and came across the suitcase [...]

TEA BREAK

daddyp — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:00:28 +0000

I’ve been very busy this weekend what with one thing and another and haven’t had a chance to write any posts yet so here’s a very intimate picture showing my domestic arrangements to keep you going for the time being. All that tea made me keep going I can tell you ……. Oh yes, and here’s a [...]

MY MOTHER-IN-LAW

daddyp — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:04 +0000

Avid readers might have noticed that I have rarely mentioned my mother-in-law. There is a simple reason for this. She would need a post as long as War and Peace [and would probably have a similar title]. Anyway she did teach me a couple of things that have been very useful in helping me get through life [...]

LISTS

daddyp — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:18 +0000

Everyone needs lists …….. otherwise listlessness sets in ……. obviously. The Top 100.net is all about lists. I’ve put various lists over there: this has been great fun – the people involved have just the right amount of dementedness and are excellent at telling me how to do ‘stuff’ when I got confused. There are serious [...]

HIGH COO

daddyp — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:00:49 +0000

I am blown off course But an ill wind it was not The food down South is bloody fantastic, so quite frankly, I think I’ll hang around here for a few more weeks. [a few weeks ago] [a couple of days ago] This young chap arrived about 6 weeks ago looking rather dishevelled, wet, cold and hungry. He looks fine [...]

SALLE D’ATTENTE

daddyp — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:00:21 +0000

We all know that a lot of life is spent waiting. I had a little Google to see what other people had said ….. I took a course in speed waiting. Now I can wait an hour in only ten minutes. – Steven Wright My whole life is waiting for the questions to which I have prepared [...]

THE SECRET OF A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE

daddyp — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:00:54 +0000

I’m often asked how Lo, she is a terrible Goddess and I have survived for well over 45 years as a couple. I usually manage a shrug. As the TG was in a benign mood yesterday I asked her what she thought. “It’s simple – you have to learn to enjoy being irritated.” (Interesting. You actually [...]

OH LOOK – IT’S FRIDAY

daddyp — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:00:54 +0000

Tiggz popped over for lunch the other day and came up with an idea for a cartoon. What was reeeeally funny was that 2 of the greatest brains on the planet …… and mine …… took about 3 hours to refine it ……. oh well. (What were reeeelly funny were the ones we came up with [...]