Mid Life Mayhem

CHURLISH PI/part 3 From alecweston ^Pro in Where the Rainbow Begins (23 minutes old)

"Cheryl-Chiswick + murder "already has 231,000 google entries, most of them mistakes. "A Halloween Prank Gone Horribly Wrong?" asks one newspaper about an entirely unrelated murder in Preston Lancs, … more

Sunday Depression From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (49 minutes old)

That full-on Reproach that beats me up from the inside. Beats too fast by the heart. Not false consciouness - but False Conscience, deep guilt for non existent crimes. Daddy's little enforcer, … more

CHURLISH PI/part 2 From alecweston ^Pro in Where the Rainbow Begins (4 hours old)

He can't bear it any longer. Abruptly he starts hacking at the bits that stick out with a pair of culed nail scissors. "Good luck with the rest of your life," she shouts up the stairs. "You'll ne… more

Home is where... From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (18 hours old)

It struck me this evening, coming up the hill in the rain from a meal in my friendly French cafe, a present to myself after a long day at my mother's... it struck that, after more than 20 months livin… more

CHURLISH From alecweston ^Pro in Where the Rainbow Begins (1 day old)

Today's word is CHURLISH. Not every day has a word. Saturday 7th November should count itself lucky. A star is born. Peter Churlish, Private Investigator. He has a brother Geoffrey. And … more

are we alone? From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

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The joy of a woman's passive smoke From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (1 day old)

I have never smoked a straight cigarette in my life. (And I gave up smoking anything more interesting eighteen months ago.) As I've made clear on this blog, sometimes quite pompously, I hate stran… more

A Fly for Europe? From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (2 days old)

Following the demise of Tony Blair's chances of becoming President of Europe (the job is not so glamorous or powerful that the title may sound), it looks as if they may job may go to Herman von Rompuy… more

They have started drilling again From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (2 days old)

one of my back teeth in the basement next to my bedroom (I live on a hill)… more

A Nightmare. From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (2 days old)

I had a nightmare. Don't want to want to tell you about it.… more

Linksys router From dave41 ^Pro in Digital Lifestyle (2 days old)

Linksys Broadband Router does a best job for both home and small businesses supporting standards-based branded equipment. These router comes with removable antennas that enable you option of attaching… more

Different shades of Blues From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (2 days old)

I have been feeling so much fear these last few nights - once in the form of financial panic, another time the fear of letting go of the familiar, another time terror of death (a nightmare of drowning… more

Dog on Bus From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (2 days old)

Bus stops. Dog ambles on and down the aisle. A determined amble. Pad, pad, pad, pad. "It doesn't belong to anybody!" someone exclaims. It looks quite dignified. Smooth skinned non-barking mongrel,… more

I am grumpy From sixpence ^Pro in Risk it for a biscuit (3 days old)

Apologies in advance for the rant but I don't have any other outlet for it. Parsley's ex-partner's mum died on Monday, so I sent a text to Parsley's daughter yesterday which said, I am so sorry … more

Missing From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (3 days old)

I miss you. Your presence can be enfuriating, too, but I can engage with that. Besides, your absence isn't fun.… more

Words can never hurt you From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (3 days old)

Scoundrel. I love the sound of the word. I would have liked to have been a scoundrel at least once in my life, but I think the concept is a but too Terry-Thomas for me. In my thirties, I thought… more

A tall neck story From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (3 days old)

Anyway there were these two ostriches, A and B. Of course I could give them cuddly names, but that would be a wee bit anthropomorphic, don't you think? And, as far as I know, nobody has an ostrich… more

So, Goodbye "Featured Blog" page From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (3 days old)

Or not? Will we be told? Can't say I wil be sorry - the algorithm chosing them seemed to be so perverse. It niether tracked the blogs more the most visitors (check any internet analytics site and… more

Tags that are lost forever From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (4 days old)

Hello alecweston, in order to use your tags to improve the searchability of your blog posts, it has been necessary to make a few changes to the tag system. (Blah, blah - most BCUK bloggers amy … more

It's not fair! From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (4 days old)

But if everything in the world were fair, we would all be living just above the poverty line.… more

Tell me something I don't know From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (4 days old)

please… more

the key to a succesful blog From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (4 days old)

What do you think the key is? A new young blogger has asked for my advice. How would I know? Considering the overall high quality of Too Much to Declare (sarky, negative comments will be deleted :>… more

All's for the best, in the best... From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (4 days old)

of all possible worlds. Well, not quite, but after assembling all the necessary info about gas meter numbers, empty flats in building etc (and locking myself out in the process, price of locksmith £… more

Blog Adultery From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (5 days old)

"If you spent half as much time talking to me as you do writing in that blog, we might have a chance of saving our marriage." Has a blog ever been cited as a co-respondent in a divorce action? "Just… more

No Gas From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (5 days old)

So I've had a shower, washed my hair! Hot water! Central Heating! Fixed by a friendly engineer within five minutes and no charge! So what was wrong? Somebody had turned my gas off at the meter.… more

How long is eternal life? From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (6 days old)

five minutes shorter than the wait for the guy to come and fix my central heating boiler.… more

Healthy Weight From dave41 ^Pro in Health & Travel Blog (6 days old)

The weight loss pills balances – and controls – estrogen and its actions while Estrogen promotes cell growth, and natural progesterone keeps that growth from going beyond. If you don’t have a suitable… more

Panic over From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (6 days old)

...by the way, since you asked. But my boiler is not due to be mended until 4pm, because I have a longstanding business appointment in Chichester this morning. My hair looks like a Guy Faulkes b… more

What are the colour of her eyes? From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (6 days old)

Her eyes change colour several times in the course of the 800 page novel. Although they begin and end as hazel brown, they are greeny-blue for a good part of the first section, then transform overnig… more

... and sulk From alecweston ^Pro in Too Much To Declare (6 days old)

Yes, I'm pissed off, too, that only one person let me hypnotise them last night. http://alphamin.blog.co.uk/2009/10/31/look-into-my-eyes-7283038/… more