Three times a bridesmaid, never a bride, so the saying goes, but in case anyone reading this is unmarried and about to play the matron of honour role for the third time, my advice is don't worry.
BING Crosby never crooned about dreaming of a white Easter, but, according to statistics, here in Britain we are more likely to experience snowfall while we pick the foil off our chocolate eggs than when we unwrap our Christmas presents.
Who said football had lost its soul? Just look at these fine exponents of the beautiful game; celebrating soccer's rich cultural heritage with a traditional bout of fisticuffs.
If my resolve holds out, by the time you read this column I'll be about 24 hours away from a nice glass of full-bodied Rioja with lunch on Easter Sunday - and it will be my first taste of red wine in almost two months.
LET'S face it, there are welcome gifts and then there are welcome gifts. But spare a thought for the nine Palestinian women who made the 3,500 kilometre journey all the way from the Middle East to speak at Watford Trade Union Hall this week.
TRAVELLING on the London Underground is an unpleasant experience at the best times, but, for me, it reached an all-time nadir last week when I had the misfortune to be trapped at peak time for 20 minutes somewhere beneath Russell Square with a carriage full of Eindhoven supporters.
From the artist's impression of the proposed Watford Junction development featured in last week's Watford Observer, it seems that our fair town is about to be blessed, once again, with a pile of junk.
IF you've got any dirty little secrets then I'd urge you to get them off your chest pronto. Judgment Day, it would appear, is upon us. Yes, Jesus Christ is alive and well and living in a modest one bed flat under Bushey Arches.
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