"You can't take that away from me...."

Thursday, 9pm

Thought for the Day - How does the petrol pump goes a penny over ten pounds when I've put the nozzle back?

Pug Status - Hogging the sofa

I don't think Obi Pug Kenobi was too enamoured about being snapped next to an ugly mug for the new Hertbeat photo gallery this morning (but perhaps I'm being a bit hard on myself there). Our Princess is not a morning pug, bless her, although she does perk up when Mummy shares her toast with her. Not too much Marmite in the corners though, otherwise she pulls a face like a bulldog licking bleach off a nettle....

A drive to Oxford for a job interview today; not too arduous although travelling out of the area meant an afternoon without Hertbeat on the radio. After a short while enduring stations of inferior quality I was soon searching for a CD, any CD....

I managed to find a double album called "School Disco" in the glove compartment - an album which, had it been recorded at my school, would have consisted of an hour of Spotty McDonald pleading with Lisa Saddleforth to go out with her followed by a parting salvo of some quiet vomiting into a hedge. Thankfully it actually contained a medley of top 70s, 80s and 90s tunes, ensuring that the roadside wildlife of Oxfordshire was regaled by yours truly singing "Never Gonna Give You Up" and "I Am The One and Only" at the top of my voice....

I put the second CD on for the journey home where, despite a mildly embarrassing moment where I realised I remembered a sizeable chunk of the lyrics to "Mickey" by Toni Basil, I was thoroughly enjoying myself. Until I stopped at some traffic lights in the middle of Aylesbury, right opposite a bus stop full of school kids. Having cranked down the windows and cranked up the volume for "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen I was forced to take evasive action as the theme tune from "Jim'll Fix It" blared out at full volume. A quick switch to the next track didn't really help my cause, as I continued my journey informing the Aylesbury public just how much girls want to have fun....