Firstly, I must give a huge apology to everybody who has sent me a message over the past few weeks and got no reply. Sorry!

Just over two weeks ago I started getting what I thought was a cold. Wrong! I've had deadly 'man'-flu before, but now realise I've probably never been sick in my life. I've just got my voice back, and for somebody who loves to shout and make heaps of noise that's been torture. I couldn't read, smoke, drink coffee, listen to music, eat or do anything but cough and moan - and I'll usually do more of everything when I've got a cold (being of obstreperous nature - like the kite. LOL).

The weather has been shit and my lady spent her week off work looking after me. Bless her. My voice has only just started coming back over the past couple of days and I won't be shouting until the weekend, but I have a cigarette smoking away in the ashtray next to a half-full cup of nearly cold instant coffee as I type, so things can't be that bad.

I started reading again at the weekend. Biggest of all addictions. To me, reading is one of the biggest (and best) facets of being a human being and having a blinding headache and blurry vision has sucked nuts.

I've mostly been listening to TV.

News and documentaries make me realise I probably read too much history and not enough current events.

I watched Black Gold on the doco channel and realised I was the luckiest bastard in the world. Some people's lives suck hugely. If that's not bad enough, some huge corporations are keeping them poor to maximise their profits! Unfuckingbelieveable! Best and brightest? Voted most likely to strike it rich? Probably.



Now I've got that off my congested chest I'll get on with replying to all the cool messages I've been sent. Adios.