Pub Joke 1
A man went into a pub. “Good evening, sir”, said the landlord, what would you like to drink? “A large whiskey thank you”, said the man. “That will £3.50”, said the landlord. “No”, said the man, “I distinctly remember you invited me to have a drink. I thought it was very kind of you”. The […]
World Monopoly Champion
I will recount how became the first joint world Monopoly champion in 1977. Messrs. Waddington – the producers of Monopoly – and the Financial Times got together and  threw out a challenge to find the world Monopoly champion. In fact it was the first joint world champions as one of the rules laid down was […]
14 September 2009
A sort of personal medical day. It started with the auxiliary nurse coming to file my fingernails. She was followed by a medical engineer adjusting the geared arm support attached to my eating table (kindly supplied through my Addenbrooke’s Hospital MND NHS Unit) Finally, an optician, from Glasses Direct came to check that the replacement […]
12 September 2009
The last day for me of the cricket season at Lord’s today – the fourth, of what had turned out to be a disastrous - 7 one-day series against Australia. Sadly, the result for England was no better than the earlier three games… However, it was the most beautiful summer’s day and I had a […]
11 September 2009
Lunch at home today with a fellow MND sufferer and his carer. It was a very useful session in swapping ideas how to cope with our very similar disability — weak hands and arms. One thing he had which I did not was a ‘kindle’ (e-reader). Of course, I have the Sony version which I […]
10 September 2009
My quarterly assessments with me MND team at Addenbrookes today. A little earlier than usual in order to clear me medically to go to China. However, I made it clear that whatever they said I would still be going. In the event, I got the all clear to fly – no likely breathing problems. The […]
9 September 2009
Arbitration Club lunches, yesterday it was the Mother Club and today the Oil and Gas branch, both mercifully within walking distance of Liverpool Street Station. I was also able to pick up my visa from the Chinese Embassy before the Tuesday lunch. The third of the one day matches against Australia today, which again, resulted […]
7 September 2009
I made my long-awaited visit to Papworth Hospital today. I was there for nearly 4 hours undergoing a variety of respiratory and expiratory tests as well as having a chest x-ray and a lung blood test. Basically they were testing my FVC (Forced Vital Capacity) and checking my diaphragm for any deterioration in my breathing. […]
6 September 2009
The second of the 7 one-day series against Australia at Lord’s today. I’m so disgusted with England’s performance that I will only say that we lost by a street and did not distinguish ourselves in any area of the game However, cricket aside, I had a lovely day and met many friends both in the […]
4 September 2009
Today a courier arrived with an oximeter for me to use in preparation for my visit to Papworth Hospital next Monday. I believe that they are testing for any possible weakening in my diaphragm which will ultimately affect my breathing. All I have to do is to wear a clip, overnight, on my forefinger, attached […]