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24 words posted by Simon on 16 September 2008

Just seen my first Christmas display of the year in Marks and Spencer. They do know it’s only 16th September, right? «

16 words posted by Simon on 3 August 2008

I’ve just spotted the Google Street View car in Newcastle. Very exciting stuff! «

54 words posted by Simon on 27 July 2008

Mr Brown’s current favourite refrain is that he is “Getting on with the job”. When will he realise that many want him to do the opposite? «

Carol Vorderman’s treatment by the makers of Countdown is shocking, and I don’t share their confidence that the show will go on without her. «

50 words posted by Simon on 24 July 2008

Eddie Mair’s masterful pasting of the News of the World’s lawyer on PM today was the best bit of interviewing I’ve heard in ages. «

It’s testament to Richard Whiteley’s work ethic that two supposedly more experienced presenters – Lynan & O’Connor – couldn’t hack the load. «

26 words posted by Simon on 22 July 2008

Just had my first experience of booking train tickets under the new, simplified system. It was just as ludicrously time consuming as before. «

This post was filed under: Diary Style Notes, Trains, Transport.

32 words posted by Simon on 21 July 2008

Today’s Daily Mail has no fewer than 17 coupons to cut out and collect. If I want a crap DVD or vile encrusted hairclip, I know where to go. «

22 words posted by Simon on 20 July 2008

I’m sure drivers exhibit a negative correlation between familiarity with the highway code and familiarity with their car horn. «

This post was filed under: Diary Style Notes, Cars, Driving.

56 words posted by Simon on 17 July 2008

The linguistic viral outbreak “a.m. in the morning”, as in “I had to get up at 2am in the morning”, is rapidly becoming an irksome epidemic. «

I note that the new stands of branded products in M&S seem perpetually full: Just a hunch, but maybe people shopping in M&S want M&S stuff. «

25 words posted by Simon on 16 July 2008

The lack of street cleaners and build-up of rubbish almost make me want the Government to surrender to Unison’s corpulent demands… Almost. «

This post was filed under: Diary Style Notes, Strikes, Unison.

39 words posted by Simon on 15 July 2008

The WordPress update cycle is seems to be getting unmanageably short… I feel as though I’m constantly upgrading, these days! «

Has the summer season started early? Newcastle airport is the busiest I’ve ever seen it! «