tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56132662024-03-13T11:28:25.960+00:00Never mind the BloggocksSame shit, different day.
Sometimes I get some different shit on the same day.Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-50311663253926407742008-10-09T08:20:00.006+01:002008-11-25T10:53:59.955+00:00So what have I been up to?Quite a lot really, in the last few months I've;Looked at some weird bikes,Enjoyed the weather,Spent some quality time with my boys,Been to my brother in Laws wedding in the beautiful Gougane Barra, West Cork, Ireland, Been camping in France in our new tent and spent 4 days in Euro Disney with G +D and their boys,Anything else? oh yeah I got a new job.I've been in developement for a diferent roleMickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-25348773957975055472008-06-19T19:05:00.002+01:002008-06-19T19:07:42.177+01:00Must. Update. Blog.AAAHHhhh the pressure!anyway to pass the time here is a couple of tim vine jokes,I told my girlfriend I had a job in a bowling alley. She said "Tenpin"I said, "No, it's permanent."I met this bloke with a didgeridoo and he was playing Dancing Queen on it. I thought, "That's AboriginalBatman came up to me and he hit me over the head with a vase and he went T'PAU! I said "Don't you mean KAPOW?" He Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-65309194696238104772008-05-14T07:59:00.003+01:002008-05-14T08:11:15.475+01:00Life begins.Sunday was my beautiful Wife's 40th birthday and in a break from the norm I managed to not fuck it up.After months of teasing her about a surprise "pink princess" birthday party, which she would have hated to the point of divorce, I did actually manage to surprise her.Wifey believed we were going out for meal with our friends G & D but unknown to her I had arranged for some other friends to Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-59728830064181032642008-05-09T18:10:00.002+01:002008-05-09T18:56:22.344+01:00Don't believe what you read.The UK paper the Daily Mail has an article on women seeking "e-venge" on cheating boyfriends using blogs or reading their e-mails etc. One of the women featured is NML (whom you will see listed in my sidebar) I have been a reader of NML's blog. "Tired of men" since 2005 and this article does not represent what her site has ever been about. I would therefore suspect that the information about the Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-37588446735091545922008-04-22T07:57:00.003+01:002008-04-22T08:14:28.717+01:00Vote for LondonI'm not a very politically minded person, I really don't take much interest in anything political but if there's one thing in politics I'm sure of it's that Ken Livingstone is a nasty man. He is a horrible arrogant person who seems to think he owns London and thinks he doesn't have to answer to anyone. Some of his ideas are pretty sound, others are badly thought out but overall he is a wrong 'Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-53311317868282320912008-04-21T07:21:00.002+01:002008-04-21T07:50:26.671+01:00Walking fat, Roman witches, fanny faced Ood's and disappearing BeesDoctor Who is back oh yes!Pretty good so far, Catherine Tate is different from your run of the mill assistant, not as hot as the lovely Freema Agyeman or as bushy eyebrowed as Billie Piper but still good in a sort of argumentative stroppy way.Next week starts a two parter featuring returning classic baddies the Sontarans, and I'm gagging for the season finale featuring the return of an Uber Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-77775371420939328642008-03-12T08:02:00.006+00:002008-04-01T08:40:33.517+01:00Bad Parent's ClubBlimey I was in danger of missing my "next post in Q1" deadline.*Well as usual lots going on, too much to write about and not enough time.No1 son has been going to cubs for well over a year, he goes every week and last year got an award for the highest attendance. He is not a fairweather cubscout. The cubs do lots of excellent activities and camps etc and one of the things he was really looking Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-77505205123183245722007-12-11T18:14:00.000+00:002007-12-11T18:25:24.773+00:00News just in...A few weeks ago No1 son went on a bike ride with the cubs and performed a first class face plant, knocked himself out cold and spent a night in hospital. He is fine now, he recovered very quickly and was soon back to his grumpy ungrateful, pokemon obessessed self!*if you're not sure what a face plant is, search on youtube for it and you'll soon get the idea.Last friday Wifey went out with the Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-2323318291467247862007-10-05T09:28:00.000+01:002007-10-16T08:32:55.255+01:00A Facebook moment.Beep Beep " 'scuse me mate...."if someone in a car parked at the side of the road calls for your attention you would be likely to think that they are after directions. You wouldn't expect to be asked for directions by a London Cabbie though. So I was a bit confused when this cabbie tooted and called me, it got worse when he lent across the seat of his cab, held his hand out for me to shake and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-31293632687350301502007-09-26T08:33:00.000+01:002007-09-26T09:46:28.029+01:00Now, will ye have a cup of tea? oh go on, go on , go on ...etcRighto, I'm back and ready to write a long, interesting, informative and funny post on this blog. But seeing that has never yet happened I don't see why I should start now, so here is the normal drivel.The last week in August the family of Mick all traipsed across the sea to Ireland. We stayed in a lovely cottage with the Wifey's parents which wasn't that bad and worked out quite well.One of Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-31882269544958235672007-07-23T07:50:00.000+01:002007-07-23T08:16:57.606+01:00I've reached page 27 and no one has died yet! (sorry if that's a spoiler).Well I have started reading the Deathly Hallows (if you don't know what I'm on about then you must have been living in a cave, yes Bin Laden I'm talking to you!) So far I'm a bit disappointed, not with the book, just that I wish it was twice or ten times the thickness then it would be longer until it's all over, and Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-91552261911386661172007-07-04T08:47:00.000+01:002007-07-04T08:48:02.914+01:00quick post to test the new layout and commenting.Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-90379632534250854652007-07-03T07:31:00.000+01:002007-07-04T08:59:58.944+01:00Breaking-news-flash-update-bulletin-broadcast.well to say I've been busy would be something of an understatement. So here's a very brief update of events from Chez BloggocksNo comment :- My (rather unreliable) comments provider, Enetation, went offline for a while and although their website stated that no users would be affected the comment code prevented this blog from loading so I had to removeMickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com245tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-80146073272110344832007-04-25T18:58:00.000+01:002007-05-26T13:39:16.511+01:00 This sign now sits where I used to park my bike at work.Canary Wharf have removed virtually all of the free motorcycle parking areas around the Wharf due to their desire to build on every available inch of land.First of all the areas at each end of Ontario Way went so the power station there could be enlarged. They set up a temporary bike parking area under Westferry Circus. This was the Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-27888374638719840532007-04-19T18:04:00.000+01:002007-04-19T18:54:59.843+01:00Long time no see.Back in October I wrote about an old friend finding this blog and contacting me, well Mark is in the UK for a couple of weeks and we met up for the first time in 10 years last week for a beer or three.Recalling the stories and our lives from the past was great, we chatted about our sadly departed friend Bryon. On Monday we visited our old Kung Fu club. I actually trained for the Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-63958434372633341922007-04-11T08:50:00.000+01:002007-04-11T09:47:14.048+01:00Shit happensCar issues 1: knockingwe have had a bit of a knocking noise from the steering in our Ford Galaxy when turning the wheel hard. Bazza (who used to be an AA and RAC patrolman before he joined the glamorous world of photocopier repair) told me its the CV joints that need replacing. I got the following quotesFord main dealer £ 726 for both sides, couldn't do it until around the end of thisMickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-61164292524765361662007-04-03T18:19:00.000+01:002007-04-03T18:45:59.463+01:00Space Rhinos on the moonOh yes! Doctor Who is back.Great opening episode and the new assistant is smart, sassy and very hot!. Don't get me wrong Billie Piper is a babe but I struggle with the blond hair and brown bushy eyebrows look.Also I finally managed to watch the final episode of Primeval, the time travelling dinosaur show that featured Hannah Spearit (from Sclub 7) in her pants nearly Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-53600504444772238812007-03-22T17:50:00.000+00:002007-03-22T17:55:39.479+00:002007 Budget summary.you are worse off.Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-2730548118809676902007-03-10T21:50:00.000+00:002007-03-10T21:53:04.534+00:00No comment!seeing as some people, including are me, are having trouble leaving comments I have turned on the Blogger comments. We'll see how it goes.Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-3648185115284763682007-03-02T07:30:00.000+00:002007-03-05T08:42:42.348+00:00"HELLO, I'M IN THE CAR DOING 120 ON THE M4"Last week the fine for being caught using a handheld mobile phone whilst driving you would be doubled to £60 and you would get three points on your licence. If you get 12 points you are automatically disqualified from driving. Using a mobile when driving has been illegal since 2003 but has stopped just about no one.This is one of those laws that should Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-5103363446750433332007-02-27T09:12:00.000+00:002007-02-27T10:08:31.417+00:00Pearls of wisdom from my Dads desktop calendar #2Preschool children asked about the difference between mums and dads;"mums work at work and at home, dads just work at work""mums know how to talk to teachers and dads don't"and my personal favourite which is certainly true in my house,"dads are taller but mums have more power"Lots going on at the moment, Big'un will make his first communion this Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-58876503238091067462007-02-19T17:55:00.000+00:002007-02-19T18:06:53.981+00:00I stared at him in disbelief, with a disgusted look on my face......as the dirty, inconsiderate fecker leaned with one hand on the coffee machine and looked at his reflection in the front of it, whilst in his other hand he held his battery powered shaver. He was having a shave, in the coffee point, leaning against the machine that was in the process of making me a well deserved cup of hot Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-88345917932685242142007-02-14T07:45:00.000+00:002007-02-14T08:04:47.988+00:00That's amoreSo it's Valentines day, the in-laws are having all three boys for the night and me and Wifey will be on our own. What have we got planned? well first of all Wifey wants to go and see some awful Chick Flick starring Huge Grunt, surely there must be some violent zombie/vampire/martial arts film on that she'd rather see? Oh well then we might get in a bit of food or a swift pint then Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-1170923387980902292007-02-08T08:26:00.000+00:002007-02-08T08:29:48.246+00:00This is my back garden at 06:00 this morning.I think I'll go by train today, it looks a bit cold for the bike.Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5613266.post-1170778015992481472007-02-06T15:58:00.000+00:002007-02-06T16:06:56.003+00:00Let's celebrate !Because according to my "Dads Desktop Calendar" that I got for Christmas, today is Waitangi Day.If you live outside of New Zealand or are not a Kiwi, or are not familiar with New Zealand history then this fact will probably have escaped you (as it did me until I tore off yesterday's page from the calendar).Anyway a quick browse to Wikipedia turned up this;Waitangi Day is the Mickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15527813815253917738noreply@blogger.com0