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Life is about living for today so forget about tomorrow

As you read these words, I will be driving back up the A14 from Stansted airport before looping on to the M6, destination Brum. Read

Music downloads a bit like having strawberries without the cream

It’s download this, download that and download the other and there is a significant body of compelling evidence – well, me – pointing to the fact that this may not always be a terribly good thing. Read

Why DIY should be turned into a no holds barred Olympic sport

For some reason, my words of encouragement did not go down well. Read

Slimming down can leave the PM, and you and I, full of beans

If Manuel Uribe can do it, so can you, so can Gordon Brown, and, most importantly, so can I. Read

Don't let your beach break read become the story of the blues

It is not the weather, the food, the scenery, or watching the tent burn down – it is a book that defines a holiday. Read

Getting papped when you least expect it shatters the fragile ego

We are obsessed by obesity and anything bordering on tubby, and thus newspapers are splashed with pictures of celebrity chaps with “moobs” and ageing, dethroned catwalk queens flashing flabby, cellulite-stricken thighs. Read

You are welcome to anything you can find in the McComb bins

In the new era of food frugality, I would like to invite any of you to nip round to my house tonight and help yourself to any edible treats you may find stashed in my rubbish bins. Read

Viva Espana as the ruthlessly efficient Germans finally get done

We thought it was all over – but it isn’t yet. And for that we must say: “Muchos gracias.” Read

Wafer-thin turkey and cucumber portions on the menu this year

If you eat in the sort of places I eat in, you'll be familiar with the concept of a menu degustation. Read

My decision to back Forza Italia in the sweep could undo me

It's the game of death in the group of death, albeit the result may be irrelevant, because whoever wins, they may both die anyway. Read

Report on the plight of poor criminalised youths is rot

Bloomin' kids, they don't know they're born. Read

Ray Mears couldn't tame my backyard wilderness

Our garden, by which I mean our back garden, is modest, perhaps 30ft in length. It represents my major contribution to the sustainability agenda and I am particularly proud of it. Read

Welcome to the Brum drunk tank

Get drunk, spew on the pave-ment, start a fight, fall over and crack your head open....Farewell to another celebratory bank holiday weekend in Birmingham. Read

Flip flops and Led Zep tour shirt for the office?

Summer is approaching and we are on the cusp of that tricky season for fashion-conscious chaps. Read

Madonna in Maidstone - they deserve each other

Why can't these people just shut up? Are they afflicted with an as yet undiagnosed mental illness that only strikes the comfortably well-off and the loaded? Read

Stoking the imagination of true football fans

For anyone who truly loves football, the elevation of Stoke City to the Premiership has to be the story of the season. Read

Get online to watch the local election yawn-fest

I really should blog, I know I should. Read

Why Tony Soprano whacks Cranford

Ihave got in with a bad bunch, a seriously bad bunch. Read

Senseless attack just typifies our society today

A reminder this week, if a reminder were needed, of the casual violence and downright nastiness that lurks in our midst. Read

Brimful of salt and too expensive - thanks Delia

Like many people, I've never had an easy relationship with Delia Smith but I have always been prepared to give her another chance. Read

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