The Global Village!

I had a lovely ride today out to Portslade and bag and it was good to get back in the saddle and out in the sun. Brighton is great at this time of year, the few weeks when the weather is great and the school holidays haven't started. I've got a bit of a red face now, and I wished I'd put on sun block, but don't I always say that after the event?

I've got a couple of extra days off this week, I've then the first 2 nights of next shift off, which I'm so bloody glad about. I've really had enough of that place, the whole office politics is just a classic demonstration of how not to run a company, but I'll not moan about that anymore, just revel in my time off!

Oh, I forgot to mention that I was shot at whilst at work the other week, there I was working hard, I heard a large bang but saw nothing. Then at around 5am as it was getting light, I noticed a bullet hole in the window. I kid you not, there was a bullet hole in the first pain of bullet proof glass that our office had installed in the wake of 9-11. I thought I'd snap a piccie of it to show you. I think I should push for danger money!

I've had a few emails off a straight lad that I meet through the social interaction site Bebo, which have been very flattering, rather erotic and ermm tempting. This lad, who shall remain nameless (at least for the moment) is apparently straight, has a girlfriend but wants to have a bit of a 'gay fling' and sample some man love. I'm tempting, after all he claims to be very well above average in the trouser department, he's nice looking and he's only just in his 20's and straight. OK, you can call me a dirty old man if you want, but c'mon, it's tempting, isn't it always flattering when someone younger find you attractive?

But this whole thing with the Bebo boy has got me thinking, do all boys go through a 'gay phase' or require a 'gay fling' to feel whole. And also, the 19 yea old daughter of a friend of mine was telling me that, of all the boyfriends she's had, every single one has expressed a liking or passion, indeed desire for anal sex. Not just giving it, but also taking it, yes apparently the most exciting thing for the modern straight teenage boy it to have something shoved up his chocolate starfish! Is there no real straight men left in the world?

After my bike ride, I toddled off to the newly opened exotic Taj supermarket that's just opened at the bottom of St James street. I wondered around with basket in hand and marvelled at all the wide and wonderful products on offer. There was such an array of food stuffs from all over the world, not just fruit and veg, but pretty much everything from coconut milk from Thailand, rice wine of Japan, honey from Australia and chocolate from America. Oh yes that last one, chocolate from America means so much to me, I have, as they say a little addiction to American chocolate that goes by the name of Hershey! I love the taste of that, slightly sour dark sex in a bar. Indeed, I would beg friends and colleagues who were heading stateside to bring me back a bag of kisses or a bar or two. Classic example was when David jetted off to New York, I gave him $50 to bring some back. We really are living in a global market place, but does the things that were once so hard to get that are no readily available make them less desired and desirable.

Abercrombie and Fitch used to be my favorite brand of casual clothes, yet I had a tinge of disappointment when they opened a store in London. One of the attractions of Abercrombie stuff was it's exclusivity, it couldn't be purchased (legitimately) in the UK. With the opening of that London store, it was now available to all and thus, less exotic, less desired, less exclusive. Now Hershey is available over here (at greatly inflated prices, I may add!) will that mean I will find it less exciting to nibble on? Do I desire it so because I cant have it or do I really truly desire it.

Perhaps it will it become like my Australian Vegimite, a true delight that I count my lucky stars that the world is becoming a smaller place and that dark yeasty spread is now available here within England's green and pleasant shores.

I guess like me, and everyone else in this electronic age you get bombarded with emails, 98% of which is useless spam or advertising junk. However one such email stands out from the rest and that is from those clever smoothie makers Innocent drinks. There regular news letter is always interesting to read. Not your usual advertising junk, but interesting and fun, a bit like their company. Take a look at the Innocent promotional vans, all covered in grass and flowers and the like. Plus the drinks are to die for!!

Has Ramsay faked it again? One of the subjects of the US version of Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmare's has filed a multi-million pound lawsuit against the star claiming, the chef has faked scenes in the programme. This new action comes just a year after Ramsay won a libel case against the London Evening Standard after claims he faked stuff for the UK version of the show, so is Gordon Ramsay a faker or a genius? Could it be there is no smoke without fire or is it just a case of someone just trying his luck against a larger than life very successful chef with a foul mouth and a bit of a temper? Let's face it, Ramsay has become a major player in the restaurant world, he's got 9 top class eating houses in the UK including Boxwood ( where I have noshed!) Petrus, Maze, Savoy Grill, Ramsay's, Gordon Ramsay at Claridges. Over in the states he's got 4 top class joints and also 1 each on Dubai and Tokyo, so you can be sure he's worth a bob or two. But, out of all of those, does he ever cook at all?

I got an email today from Tesco.com and I must admit I got a little excited, it proudly claimed 'Naked Deliveries' The last man from Tesco's that arrived with my goodies was a bit of a looker, so I read on with wide eyes. Alas, my hope were dashed further down the email, it's not the delivery drivers that are naked but the food itself! Apparently you can select to have your groceries delivered without carrier bags, which if you ask me is a good thing. I mean last time I had 14 bags after my weekly shop was delivered, with 1 bag containing only 1 product!

Thats ya lot for now, more soon!