Are we not tired of endless advertisements telling us that news staff on TV stations can hardly wait to tell us the news? Endless squawking about how committed they are and how early they rise in order to give us the “Real story”.
Category: Major’s Corner (Page 27 of 32)
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- Jim, Dave, Chris and Peter
An old but still young friend passed away last night. He admitted that he had frittered away a great deal of life on very little, wasting it as he said. Almost his last words were, “It has gone by so quickly.”
Have you ever noticed how odd some people are? I don’t mean chaps who have a funny gait, such as several mems here about the club, men who thump their legs before attempting to stand to get the circulation going. No, I mean the types who expect something with a sense of entitlement, without really earning it.
May I ask the question of my female readers, that of :
Do you really approve of your men having beards?
I am curious because around this seaside burgh there appears to be an enormous number of hirsute male faces about. I recall that I did not enjoy having an uncle of mine rub his hairy face into my tender neck when I was but a boy, then why should women? But they must. Even with bits of debris and half eaten food scattered about their men’s stubbled faces.
What a day in Vancouver…Blessed sunshine and very warm for a heavy blazer and snug regimental tie. Over to the Vancouver Club for a slap up breakfast with no suggestion of a dry martini. I was asked to make a speech as usual and I had prepared a humdinger going by its reception.