Black Sheep Ale

Ah, what a lovely beer. Brewed in Masham, Yorkshire, at 4.4% abv it is not too strong. But really, the thing is the flavour. It develops on your tongue and gets fuller and riper in the mouth. Absolutely lovely. Well done.

New User UI - Testing

So, testing the new Blogger UI.
It wasn't so good  last time

but they advised they've had lots of feedback and ironed out the bugs.

So if this posts successfully, I might make the switch permanently.

Deficit Reduction

I understand that deficit reduction is high on everyone's agenda. My understanding is that the deficit referred to is the annual deficit, that is - the amount we borrow annually vs. the amount we spend. So, annually, we are still borrowing more money than we spend - as a nation. So, if we are still, on an annual basis, borrowing more than we spend, then we are still adding to the overall amount that we owe. 

Even if we reduce the amount we borrow annually, this is still adding to the amount we owe overall. 

This is like me, as an individual, entering 2011 owing £5k, and promising to only add £1k to the £5k sum - rather than stop borrowing and pay back the original £5k.

What planet are we on, people? How can we, as a nation, agree to adding to our national debt? For the next three years? I am amazed and appalled. Still, until the general populace become aware that "deficit reduction" does not equate to "debt reduction", there won't be an outcry.  Clever...

TTFN.

Winter Lurgy

I have been laid low by the lurgy. Even now I don't feel great.

Hungover & Housebound

Not how I planned to start the New Year. Stuck in the house with three kids demanding to watch kids' TV, and TW playing computer games. We can't go out because it's raining and I'm still drunk - so I can't drive anywhere. And nowhere will be open anyway.

2012 Resolutions

1. Be hungover less often
2. Stop spending money unnecessarily
3. Get a new job
4. Read the comics I buy
5. Sell the comics I don't read
6. Buy flowers for TW more often

That should do it, I reckon.
TTFN.