First of all a quick shout out to Phil and Jeff (who I assume are too busy today to read LJ) to congratulate them on the birth of their baby boy James. I like James - it is a fine name. Sheila wins the book thanks to her finely honed maternal …

So two days until the local elections and I'm rather disappointed in the leaflets that have arrived so far. So far all I've had is one from a prospective Labour councillor descrying the cuts the Tory council has made. I have some sympathy but the cuts don't actually affect me …

I am considering this on my website. However I guessing that most people who haven't switched don't actually care now, so why should I piss them off?

Went to Rich and Al's BBQ today. Unlike some people I kept the faith and only ate food seared by the flames of …

Friday saw me attending the annual BGPBGPC which this time involved less of a crawl as we spent most of it in TriBeCa. Got a chance to catch up with a lot of people I don't see that often these days including a long chat with richc who will be …

It turns out this comes out like a spicy beef pasty. I was disappointed with the result today but it serves me right for not having sorted out what I was cooking yesterday evening. I was work at 4 o'clock and getting to a panic point trying to find something …