Tell: Sticky

Tell us about something that stuck to you. What was it? How come it stuck to you? How long did it stay stuck for?

Debate: Pseudonym

Pseudonyms are great. Their widespread use within the blogging community makes for lighter, brighter reading and viewing.

Your view?

Right Now: Custard Pie

Your friendly Post Box Custard Pie Operatives are standing by with big, fat, juicy custard pies, ready to splat them onto someone's head, anyone's, on your behalf, as soon as you tell us who and why.

Experience: Encore

If you could relive your experience of any live event that you attended - music concert, theatre visit, football match, protest march, festival - anything, which event would you relive... and why?

For me, it would be an Alabama 3 gig at London's Brixton Academy in December 2001. The gig was great, but 'socially speaking' (you know when you introduce people to one another and hope that they'll get on, but it doesn't quite happen?), I messed up big time with that that night and so couldn't take in the fullness of the band's performance.

Picture Response #19

Wot's that, then?

Tell: Geo-wow

Please forgive the title.

Recently, I experienced a geo-wow. In my '50 Walks in Staffordshire' book, I read of the Hanbury Crater - the result of the biggest, non-nuclear explosion of World War Two. The crater is 1/4 mile (400 metres) across, 100 yards (91 metres) deep and 24 miles from my front door. It was a bit of geography that produced a bit of a wow (with a nod to a bit of history).

Share with us a geo-wow of your own - anywhere that has struck you as pleasing and surprising - a hidden gem of a place.

Debate: Holiday

It's that time of year... so here's this weekend's subject for debate.

The essence of a good holiday is having to do absolutely nothing at all.

Or is it?

Right Now: Sentenced

To adorn the room/space/area where you're currently sitting, you are invited to write a one-sentence brief for an artist/maker who will create whatever you like - painting, sculpture, installation - or something less obvious. What is your one-sentence brief?

Experience: Birthday

A topical post: today is the birthday of both your hosts, albeit in different years. (Does that make us non-identical astrological twins?) So, after you go "whoop-de-doo happy birthday you two", please share a most wonderful birthday experience of your own from any age, any year.

Tell: Talk To The Animals

If you could talk to an animal - just one type of real-world animal - please tell us which animal you would talk to, and what you would discuss.

Debate: Roses

You are admired and loved. Whether it be from your most loved one, or two, or ten, you are to be gifted.

The fact of the matter is that there's nothing that says 'I love you' quite like a dozen red roses.

Agree? Disagree? Preferred alternatives? Do share.

Right Now: Quality Of Life

If you could take one action - only one - right now, to improve the quality of your life in the present moment, and it could be anything at all: what would you do?

Experience: Exposed

Self-effacingness aside, describe the most recent photograph of yourself at which you've thought 'I like that more than I like most other photographs of myself'. And say why you particularly liked it.

Could be from years ago, was hopefully from yesterday.

Picture Response #18

Where does the road go? Who - or what - travels on it, and why?

Tell: Teacher

Not so long ago, there was a television advert that proclaimed 'Everyone remembers a good teacher'. We hope this is true. Tell us of a good teacher or someone from whose guidance you benefited enormously.

I will recall Mr Maxwell - a much-blinking, Irish, French teacher who I suspect gave a lot more to my secondary school and its pupils than many would ever have fully acknowledged... putting on the French trips alone must rank the man amongst saints... at least.

Any good teachers?

Debate: Borders

This blog has been accused of trivia, even froth. The phrase 'shallow as a puddle' has been used. We refute this. Utterly. And to prove our point, we are offering a serious subject for this weekend's debate.

Should national borders be abolished? Please give reasons for your answer.

Shallow as a puddle, indeed. Bah.

Right Now: Interviewee

I was surprised this morning to whizz by the TV and notice that Tony Blair was sitting on the breakfast-time sofa of a popular show and was being quizzed by a most gentle interviewer. 'What's he doing there?' I thought. I didn't have time to find out, though he looked relaxed.

This makes me wonder: Who would I - and who would you - most like to interview or see interviewed?... Could be anyone from any field and from any era.

Right now, for me, it's a toss-up between the real Guido Fawkes and Monica Lewinsky - a likely pairing. Your interviewee/s?

Experience: 2007

Please tell us about something you really enjoyed in 2007. What was it? Where? Who were you with? Why was it so good?

Picture Response #17

You are standing in the foreground of the scene below.


What is that sound that you can hear in the distance?

Tell: Carrots

My friend hates carrots. Raw, cooked, grated, sliced - makes no difference. 'Nasty sweet things,' she said. 'Vegetables shouldn't be sweet. Bring on the broccoli.'

'But carrots must be good for something,' I said. 'Apart from eating, that is.'

The ensuing discussion was most entertaining. So here's your chance to amuse yourselves this Monday morning: suggest three possible uses for a carrot, other than eating it.