Author: Richard Carter

A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.

Freewheeling part 2

Exactly two months ago, I discovered that I could freewheel my car from my house all the way into town—a distance of just under a mile. Mile, schmile… This evening, on my way home from work, I discovered that I could freewheel my car all the way down the B6138 through Cragg Vale—that's a magnificent… Continue reading Freewheeling part 2

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Cheryl

I was sitting in a restaurant in Derbyshire with a colleague last night. I had already repositioned all the radiators and was searching for a network connection under the tablecloth, when the actress Cheryl Ladd, of 1970/80s Charlie’s Angels fame, entered the restaurant with a small entourage and sat at the table next to us.… Continue reading Cheryl

Fix

BBC: Horse defeats men in £24,000 race [07-Jun-03] Two legs have again lost out to four in one of Wales' most peculiar race events. Hundreds of spectators turned out to see 378 runners try and beat their equine opponents in the annual Man v Horse Marathon in mid Wales… No man has ever beaten the… Continue reading Fix

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Gecko

I woke up yesterday morning and my eyes looked like a gecko's: all swollen and scaley. Nice. I usually have trouble with mild eczema on my eyelids in the summer, but they had never been this bad before. The swelling had reduced this morning, but my eyes still looked pretty bad, so I went to… Continue reading Gecko

Redefining the word Rock 'n' Roll

Our friends' teenage son is in a rock band with the absolutely brilliant name of Worried About Dave. They played a battle-of-the-bands-type gig recently, so an artistically inclined friend of theirs made them a banner to hang behind the stage. Unfortunately, his capital Rs looked more like Bs, so the band was introduced as WOBBIED… Continue reading Redefining the word Rock 'n' Roll

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I have seen the future of Rock & Roll

…and its name is Broooooooooooooce! Very good. Very good indeed. And very punctual. The chap is a complete pro—even when trying to hang upside down from his mike stand and falling off.

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A Modest Proposal

BBC: Gardeners' pet hate for cats [26-May-03] …Wildlife experts say keeping cats locked up from dusk to dawn will prevent much of the carnage they create, and will also mean they are less likely to be run over. No, what we really need is a way to prevent cats from creating carnage without diminishing their… Continue reading A Modest Proposal

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