They have all but done away with switchboard operators and now inflict upon us the delights of the voicebox, a remote control system guaranteed to drive customers potty. You may have suffered it already. It's like playing snakes and ladders with a...
By constantly stirring up our emotions, editors and programme makers have created a mood of cynicism. These days we tend to jeer instead of cheer. Let's pat each other on the back - with a real hand.
Jean and I also heard about a lady of 69 years who has rediscovered ice skating, one of her teenage delights. "You don't have to think about people or issues...
Laughter and tears seem to sum up what the British are all about. We're a grumpy lot, that's for sure, though at the same time we like a giggle.
Moan, moan, moan. Sound like Victor Meldrew, don't I? Ellen falls off the sofa laughing at him, but I suspect she's really thinking "Just like my old man!" All...
Ah, the good old bad days! We didn't have two ha'pennies for a penny, but we knew how to make the most of life and were never short of a laugh.
What's the fascination with other people's homes, I wonder? Certainly interest in Through the Keyhole never flags. It has been running for 14 years and is now...
You cannot go backwards in life. We should have known, of course, but memory plays tricks on us all. Everything looks better from a distance.
