The Basics Range Blog

Tried to write this blog three times now.

"Seriously dude, if it's not happening, just tell the truth and be done," said d.

I was gonna tell you about my new "girlfriend" - the 4 year old next door, who would not only talk the hind legs off a donkey but would then ride it up and down our balcony to try to impress her own personal "Santa".

Tried to write that down, and ran into a brick wall of honest but actually quite unfunny dialogue.

Then I was gonna tell you about the mad woman by the lake - We all went walking round the lake in our local park after visiting dad, and encountered a demented woman who was feeding grass to the ducks, knew them by name, personality and ailment. She told us about one diminutive duckling who had grown significantly over the last three weeks, and had non-waterproof feathers. "I've already brought up my stomach contents three times getting them grass" she explained, slightly randomly. "I'm not supposed to bend," she added. We unashamedly walked away from her.

But in the end, it being a Tuesday, I guess the headline is the weigh-in. 

It's bad.

It's as bad as it's been on this Disappearing re-bound, as predicted yesterday.

It's 16 stone 7.75 - up some 3.25 pounds on a week ago today. As also detailed this week, it's going the wrong way mainly due to lifestyle factors - a tremendous amount of arse-sitting to meet editorial deadlines, and late eating after hospital visiting. These factors will alter and the direction will revert. Till then, take this Basics Range Blog and be happy, dammit! Still too much to do!!!