Category: David’s diatribes
Rants
Dr Wadge of the Food Standards Agency has made the excellent point on his blog that so-called ‘detox’ diets and supplements are a waste of time and money. They …
Bordeaux
Sorry I have not been posting notes of late. I have been violently ill which has made drinking wine a lot less possible. Yesterday and today I seem to …
Site News
The blog software is now upgraded and seems to be running fine. Hopefully, dear reader, you will not have any more problems accessing the site.
Site News
I am upgrading to the latest version of my blog software, which requires me to move to an ASP.NET v2.0 capable server. There may be some downtime whilst this …
Site News
I’ve signed up for Google AdSense, in the vain hope it’ll earn me a few pennies toward a bottle of wine. I suppose this means I should now try …
Rants
No, it is not being expected to drink Claret; that appalls me. In recent days the head of the Cheshire police force has been calling for an increase in …
Cocktails
Dukes hotel bar used to be one of my favourite places. It was certainly the site of one of my favourite things to say, namely: “Two Tanqueray martinis, please”. …
Drivel
My week’s holiday in Burgundy has been cut short as I am so suicidal I need to be in the psychiatric ward as soon as possible. I am typing …
Rants
At six this morning smoking in public places was banned in England. This includes pubs and even private clubs. Much as I approve of the boozers I visit from …
Drivel
I am not sleeping terribly well; I’ve been up before three and unable to get back to sleep the past few nights. To fill the time I’ve been wondering …
