Leonard Cohen

I like the fella, but:

"Like a bird on the wire,
Like a drunk in a midnight choir,
I have tried in my way to be free."

I'm afraid I just don't understand this.

Red kites

I could knock a red kite out of a tree with an apple from the bedroom window - which I think, on balance, is a good thing. Mind you, thinking about it, the kite is a sturdy bird, so it would probably take something like a bramley to knock it off a branch.

Carnage

One thing I have learned as a father is that you really need to make sure that ALL soft toys you buy can sit up without support.

Book review

I have just finished reading 'Untitled' by 'Anon' (waterproof - free with baby magazine).

Frankly I found it disappointingly vague.