Author Archives: John Mellis

Morning! Looks like another OK day, certainly on the Deeside Riviera. I hope you’re able to get out and enjoy it somehow. I keep seeing photos of packed parks, which is driving me insane. Yesterday, I thought we’d relaxed the laws and I’d stumbled upon an orienteering competition in our local woods because I walkedContinue reading “Thursday May 7th #LaughterSpreadsFaster”

I remember hearing a famous snooker player say “Some days the pockets are like dustbin lids, the others it’s like threading the eye of a needle.” I used to love watching the World Snooker Championship as a teenager. Primarily because it was on during study leave for exams, that time of life where you makeContinue reading “Wednesday May 6th #LaughterSpreadsFaster”

Greetings my Directors Of The Bored, Sunshine and blue skies all day today, apparently, which means we can finally rip off the covers of the brand new barbecue we built on Friday before it rained all weekend long! I know you can’t physically come along, but I negotiated 20% off the price of my BBQ,Continue reading “Tuesday May 5th #LaughterSpreadsFaster”

It’s Star Wars Day. May The Fourth Be With You. Always. I bet you there’s some really cool app that does the Star Wars treatment on your paragraph so it unfolds like the opening of all the movies. “A long time ago in a galaxy far far away” I’ll leave it with you. I don’tContinue reading “Monday May 4th #LaughterSpreadsFaster”

Morning, how are you? Sundays are still lazier in our house, so I feel I have the time to ask. Apologies for not blogging yesterday, but I suppose everyone’s entitled to a day off. Regardless, I feel guilty when I do it with the blog, because I don’t like letting you down, especially the dayContinue reading “Sunday May 3rd #LaughterSpreadsFaster”

Happy Mayday! I miss when it was an actual Bank Holiday so none of the Direct Debits or Standing Orders came off your account, and you could happily lie to yourself over the weekend that you were a financially viable character who could afford to go out for nice meals. What else is it theyContinue reading “Friday May 1st #LaughterSpreadsFaster”

Greetings my Directors Of The Bored, Let’s dive right in because there’s a load of good stuff to get through. First today People Are Amazing. I admit the reason for that is Captain Tom, or, as I should say now, Colonel Tom! But I’m getting ahead of myself. Truthfully, if I’m going to write aboutContinue reading “Thursday April 30th #LaughterSpreadsFaster”

Let me get this right – in Scotland the advice is now to wear something over your face when in an enclosed place where social distancing may be impacted. Places like shops. I don’t know. Last time I wore a mask in Costco I got 14 years. This is going to be a harder sellContinue reading “Wednesday April 29th #LaughterSpreadsFaster”

Goodness, this Lockdown craziness is taking its toll, isn’t it? Directors Of The Bored, before you pounce, I type all of this with my tongue placed most firmly within my cheek, and in reality, completely recognise my good fortune to be happy and healthy at home with my family at this time. But this blogContinue reading “Tuesday April 28th #LaughterSpreadsFaster”

Directors Of The Bored, welcome to a new week! I think. I took the weekend off the blog, so to say I have a bumper edition of funnies to return to really does a massive disservice to the term ‘bumper edition’, but really, there’s A LOT of good stuff, so let’s get into it. I’llContinue reading “Monday April 27th #LaughterSpreadsFaster”