Laughton Road

Plans are afoot to go abroad, to America, one weekend soon.

An extended weekend, of sorts: Friday through Monday, and we would probably stay in a hostel somewhere.

The thing that’s so tempted about it is that it will be right in the middle of American football season, and not only would we get to watch [...]

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There is a piece on the Telegraph website on Manchester United, who are in tremendous amounts of debt. And it got me thinking …when football teams are in as much debt as this, it shows just how far the shadow of the economic downturn reaches: well beyond us to every aspect of society. There are [...]

There is an article here about the world’s most expensive hat, which is apparently being sold for around £60,000. Quite an expensive hat indeed, then.
Now, as hats go, it looks rather nice, I suppose. Is it £60,000 worth of nice? I don’t know. The article tells us a bit more about it, too. Evidently this [...]

The film ended up being pretty good, and on this occasion I’m pleased to say that it didn’t have a surprise unhappy ending. Now that it’s finished, though, it doesn’t look like there’s much on. Indeed, the television shows seem to range from shows on the economy and finance, to shows on the essence of [...]

Today has been fun. I had lunch with a friend who I haven’t seen for the best part of three years. It’s a shame, because we grew up together, and we went through school together, and then, as happens after you finish school and start university, we went our separate ways.
He was always very [...]

I’ve decided to look into doing an MA degree.
For the kind of courses I’d like to study, the various Arts colleges in London seem to be the place to do it. It’s an interesting place, too – obviously, being a thriving, bustling capital. But there is an interesting video on You Tube, too, where someone [...]