Arthur's Column

Last Week in London

• Table for mice
• Table for very small people
• Thing for holding potatoe upright while its being nuked (microwaved)
• Thing for placing eggs in when you take them out of the fridge and place them on the counter

Arthur junior grows older and consequently larger on a daily basis. It is quite something to watch him learn about life, learn how to grab things and how to aim his regurgitation such that it lands on the only clean stretch of clothing. It amazes me how I have become more conscious of babies now. Went to a rip-roaring party on Saturday nite where there were two other babies. Suddenly its time to play the old comparing and "spot the best looking baby" game. Who would have thought?! At least he's learnt to sleep the night through.

Had occasion to visit the King Lud again on Thursday night. I've mentioned this pub many times in this column, but for those of you who are not regulars, The King Lud is at the bottom end of Fleet Street here in London. It's a very popular pub, serving a huge variety of English real ale. Thursday was very hot here in London, which resulted in me opting for a continental lager (Stella Artois). Consequently (5.5% consequently) I got a tad trashed to say the least. All in good fun.

So the kiwis go 1 up in the Bleddisloe Cup series. This is an important series down under. For my money the ozzies played better, and deserved to win. The ref's indecision swung the game in the last 10 minutes when he reversed (sort of) a judgement - and told the ozzies not to try for the posts. The game went downhill for the Wallabies from there. Demonstrates the huge amount of psychology that is a part of these games.

Got to go - hectic at the moment. Remember, if you drive around London, watch out for the guys on bicycles. One of them may be me!

Take a look at the Pub Guide while you're in the neighbourhood!

Last Week

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