'The Times They Are a Changing'

 Forgive me father for I have sinned, it's been six months since my last confession... Well blog post anyway and many things have changed since then. Dearly Beloved and I have been on holiday to possibly the world's most boring place; it's like Eastbourne but warmer.I have a new East European friend who can tell me fascinating stories about living under Ceausescu and we have potentially new and undiscovered family members waiting in the wings. Sadly we have also had a bereavement but such is the way of life and the world moves on.

As a nation we have discovered that we really are crap at sport, particularly rugby and we have uncovered a German, fifth column plot to slowly poison us all. The country has rallied behind a new Labour leader who may be able to temper the more extreme excesses of the Great Tory Fire-sale. We have also discovered that the evil hordes waiting to invade our country are really just nice guys looking for a safe home. I don't think I can remember a time when public opinion changed so dramatically, almost overnight, due to one image. It probably ranks up there with the photo of Kim Phuc running naked from the napalm attack in Vietnam for its global resonance.

My friend and musical accomplice Rod came round the other day and changes are definitely afoot for him. A side-effect of this will hopefully be that we can get our Bob Dylan tribute out of the studio and on to the stage; it's very good, you should see it. I am generally a fan of change, I like new opportunities and experiences as long as they don't cost too much. I myself have bought a new phone and we are seriously looking into buying a new car.
I am even considering changing my name to Miriam and my underpants more than once a year. 

Maybe it's this atmosphere that has given me the nudge to start writing my blog again, maybe it will last more than a week. A few people have said they enjoyed it so if they were just being polite, that will teach them. I shall keep a weather-eye out for the future and report back accordingly. Onwards and upwards and may the devil take the hindmost.   

Postscript: I have just come home to discover that my most excellent Brother and Sister In Law have bought a house so congratulations to them. It will mean the end of years of renting and having to move home at least once every year... I expect that trumps my new car and fresh underpants then.