Is it because ah is?

Call me cynical, but I feel my eyebrow rising instinctively when I hear of Obama spending quality time with the ailing grandmother who had been such a support to him, blah blah blah. I wonder if he would have taken so much time off the campaign trail and made such a fuss of it if it was to tend to his black granny. As US African Americans go, he reminds me a little of Steve Martin in The Jerk. This is no criticism, by the way. It may well prove to be a very serendipitous way of getting a non-white male into highest office. If he's half-caste, at least he's half like us...

Luvvies, dahlings

Here's a little game for you. Go on You Tube and type "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme" in the search line. See if you can spot me treading the boards. Eight clips to discover. Warning! They're all talking French!

Attaboy

Stan has some toys confiscated from his bedroom because he hasn't tidied them away. The next day his mum brings them back and tells him that if he doesn't tidy them away today they'll be confiscated for good. He thinks about it and then says: "Tu n'as que les confisquer". Respect. He's only four.

Everybody's gotta get stones

I bought some Cadbury's Fruit & Nut because I love the taste of Melamine in the morning.