Today, while lying in my bed desperately trying to delay getting up, Radio 4 had a news item on sperm donation. I was still drifting in and out of sleep, but I believe the gist was that not enough people are donating sperm any more (I didn't hear if that was due to donors going down (no pun intended) or to demand for fertility assistance going up).

The issues are complex. Its not just persuading men to stand up and be counted (pun intended), but also that the law was changed in the...

My thought for today:
Am I the only person that finds parking newer cars harder?
I think it is probably a European thing, and is the consequence of safety. I vaguely remember that cars now have a specification to limit how much damage they cause to Mr Bloggs if they hit him while crossing the road. This has meant that instead of the old high bonnets that you could see while driving, cars now have really low bonnets that you can't see. So I find when parking that I don't know where...

Yesterday, after having my truck towed through a muddy field, I contemplated how deep the furrows were.
It occurred to me how funny it would be to have a few packets of seeds in my pocket which, if discretely sown, would provide a colourful and mysterious addition to the field sometime next spring.

Now, in my case it would prove a good way to loose the contract next year, so I didn't.

But next time you're at a festival that gets a bit muddy; take a few packs...

Having given much thought () to it, I have decided that it is better for the masses if I detail many of my ponderings in a blog and not inflict them on a forum.

And what better day is this! Obama is crowned messiah of america. Or at least that is what the McCain camp were warning.
But, to an unread Englishman, I have no idea as to when Obama will be installed, and no idea of the power he can actually yield.

If its like Britain, then even with the masses...