I thought I'd start the New Year with a topic. This month it's "jumping on the bandwagon". I saw a recent advert promoting a "Weightwatchers 1,2,3 Success 2000" plan. That's the end of the topic. How about "This will be the only new millennium most people will witness". Yes... I'm getting pig sick of it all already. The Australian Prime Minister - currently regarded as the biggest party pooper of them all - (correctly) insists the new millennium starts on January 1st 2001. Now he's got support from Arthur C. Clarke (of 2001 fame). I'm going for January 1st 2000, so I can party. However by mid-2000 I expect to change my mind to January 1st 2001 (so I can party again).
A related topic, for all you Latin freaks - What is 1999 in Roman numerals? Apparently the experts are at loggerheads over this. Is it MCMXCIX, or MDCCCCLXXXXVIIII, or MIM, or MCMXCIX. You try and work it out!
Some readers are undoubtedly aware that my car was raped on the night of 16/17 January. Forcibly entered. For those readers generally unaware of the costs involved, here they are. £100 excess on my insurance. Loss of no claims, £50+. Installation of alarm and immobiliser, £200. Thanks a lot. "Vengeance is mine" the Lord said that. But not if I find the bastard first. I said that.
I was stung into action when I read that the North Devon Journal had set up free web space for several local newsletters but not the Bradworthy News. So, you can catch the Bradworthy News on www2.prestel.co.uk/bradworthy and on www.bradworthy.freeserve.co.uk
I was going to set it up on another 3 sites but got bored. Then I had a great idea. I set up several web sites on `Freeserve' (run by Dixons), like www.BradworthyParishCouncil.freeserve.co.uk and www.BradworthyChurch.freeserve.co.uk and set up a load of e-mail addresses, such as TomCann@Martin&Co.freeserve.co.uk and Eric@LavisMedicalSystems.freeserve.co.uk and CecilCollacott@Wistaria.freeserve.co.uk
The password for each account is my little secret! If you'd like to read your e-mails it'll cost you 50p a month.