Away for a wee while now - off to the Hong Kong to visit family, do some shopping and to catch some much needed rays - bikinis packed already (case will be full of stuff for various members of the family!) Whilst I do really need this break, it feels...

So on Saturday, I continued with this year's gig fest and went to see Green Day at the MEN Arena. I'd say I'm a relatively recent fan of theirs, only really got into them after the release of their American Idiot album in 2004, although I do have some...

Following on from me driving straight past my usual motorway exit to work in total clueless-spaced out mode, I did another klutzy thing at the weekend. Was just chilling on Sunday when I noticed the time was 3pm and that Tesco would be closing in an...

"You were very knotty!" This from the lady who had just given me a 6 minute head and shoulders massage - work is promoting a healthy wellbeing thing, so we've had people in to give advice on healthy eating, exercise, discount cycling initiatives and...

On Saturday, 5 mins into the match, the white ball hit the red one and went into the back of the net. No, this wasn't playground football, it was Premier League and resulted in Liverpool losing 1-0 to Sunderland. Ok, you can argue that they should have...