Sunday, August 05, 2007

Plinth & Grommets

What is the plural of 'plinth'? Is it 'plinths' or simply 'plinth'. I know not.

Anyway, weekends can be just as exciting for middle aged people as they can be for the younger generation.

I have replaced going clubbing on a Friday night, or going to the 'disco' as it was when I was a young lad, for purchasing a set of golf clubs and one of those nifty little portable putting greens you can probably see in a large number of Japanese salary men's offices. I now need to find myself a golf teacher as I cannot seem to get the small white ball to lift itself off the ground high enough when I hit it with one of my new clubs.

With no hangover from my trip to Thaniya Plaza report, except a 7000 Baht investment - including golf bag I hasten to add, I was able to then transport the 'Jeamster' to Tesco Lotus for a spate of bookshelf buying to replace the midday visit to the pub to neutralise the effects of numerous cans of cheap strong lager and/or cider and whatever shots of Southern Comfort or Gin that would have accompanied them at the disco.

Shelf purchasing took place after my piano lesson which I have just re-started after a few months off. Handel's 'Joy to the World' is now my next challenge which includes using whole scales and finger cross overs. Not all that dissimilar to the 'fingers and tops' of the disco era, I suppose. Similar sort of dexterity required.

Talk about hair of the dog! Shelf purchasing is a great cure for golf club purchasing.

With the weekend not nearly finished, said shelf has now been assembled by yours truly and I am happy to say that I was able to use the words, 'Plinth' & Grommet' in a fully contextualised and legitimate manner.

Finally - 'Joy to the World!!' to all the other poor sods who have been cohersed into constructing an 'out of the box' shelf this weekend. You deserve a nice cold beer! Me? I've had mine for the weekend so I'll settle for a few scoops of Svensons' Rum Raison.

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