Once upon a time, there was a young man with far too much time on his hands and the ability to sleep soundly throughout the daytime and early evening. Due to the unusual nature of the hours this lad was awake, he rarely got to see any television that was not BBC News 24 Hour. That particular channel believes, as it states in it's advertisements, that anything can happen within 15 minutes. This causes them to repeat the headlines every 15 minutes and the rest of the news every half-hour. With the exception of HardTalk, 3.30am every weekday, this television watching is rarely a distraction. Besides, it's surprising just how little usually does happen in 15 minutes.

So, if you see someone walking about in the morning with terrible morning hair, reciting infallibly the news headlines of the night before, please direct him home to his bed. Oh, and that'll be the guy that uses those graveyard hours, news droning on in the background, to write the stuff you will find on these here web-pages. He hopes you enjoy them.

He also hopes you will buy him lots of beer the next time you see him, although he realises this is unlikely.