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Today's Daze

Wednesday 28 August 2024: Barbados

28/8 9.30 minimum 655 kc in under 35 mins exact figure not available as cut out midway praps slight easing of my foot on the pedal. Interiors and cover proofs of Diaries V arrived from Kevin but they can wait till money-earning work done in town to see United no longer Georgie’s aces but Bermuda-owned.

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One Year Ago Today

Saturday 28 August 2004: Hilton Head Island, SC

10.30 tee-time Bill & I won $10 … to the Quarterdeck in Harbourtown after for shrimps oysters & oh yes beer then outside live trio dreader playing Marley, Eileen home when we got back … cross road to Main St Café fish & chips then a bar where Bill was falling asleep. Graham knacked too

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Two Years Ago Today

Friday 28 August 1998: San Juan

Through the afternoon I worked steady showing again restraint in opting not to join the gang for the evening session, putting in ½ hour at the baby shower for Sheila & Pablo … had an impressive array of gifts – I chipped in the agreed $5 when Minella came to collect a week or so back.

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Three Years Ago Today

Sunday 28 August 1994: San Juan

Alex phoned at 9 before mass (his of course, not anything to do with us) then passed by at 10 to guide me to Sunday morning kickabout down Calle Glasgow. United Nations he put it, and Baltazar hairy-backed Spaniard he introduced me to then nodded me round some of the others: Blas (Spanish – Asturias), Patrick

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Four Years Ago Today

Tuesday 28 August 1973: Outwell

I wish I could put something else to sleep. I saw lots of pretty girls today but no touchies. You know that I need a woman as King Noddy says Hans goes home tomorrow I wish … shorter word for tomorrow … grudge the effort … writing that out. Let me invent one … “mub”

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