I know... three posts in one day. Bit over the top, isn't it? But this is just a quickie. A guy I know called Anil is part of a band called Mirrorkicks, and they've just put their latest song and video on YouTube - a stop-action Lego extravaganza! Watch and enjoy...
"I'm playing Snakes and Ladders with Jesus, because I haven't got anyone else to play with." Lest you think I have a super-spiritual four-year-old, I should inform you that we have a plastic Jesus figure that a friend gave Graham as a joke. If Jesus is not around to play games, the toy penguin or dog get roped in. Toby's pretty much board game crazy right now. But usually it's Mum or Dad who gets to sit down and play endless rounds of Ludo, Three Little Pigs, or the current favourite, Snakes and Ladders. None of these are exactly challenging (although Toby is surprisingly good at winning), so you get plenty of time to ponder the deeper questions of life. Such as, what sadist designed the Snakes and Ladders board? Oh yes, it's a very cunning design. At the bottom you have lots of lovely ladders to go bouncing up, so you get halfway up the board in no time at all and think you'll win super easily. But if you miss the mega-ladder up to 8
Comments