Today is officially a D&N 'Happy Day'! That is because I left the swimming pool - er, have I mentioned that every morning I go - oh, right, I have - so, moving on - I left the swimming pool in time to catch Tim Lihoreau on 'Classicfm' playing, as he does every Friday at 8 minutes to eight, Souza's Liberty Belle March. I tell you, there is no better way to start your day than with that splendid, cheerful march. Also, of course, it coincided with yesterday's news that the Monty Python team are reforming for a one-off show which I am sure will feature the march that was their signature tune.
Then, later this morning, as usual, I cruised the highways and byeways of Blogdom - and nearly fell off my chair at EU Referendum, the home, or perhaps fortress might be a better word, of Dr. Richard North, the normally granite-faced, irascible Yorkshireman who bombards Brussels on a daily basis, because today he was positively cheerful! Well, perhaps I exaggerate a tad or two, but I feel sure there was a slight crack in his features as he reported that the Ukrainians had just told Brussels to get lost! Apparently, although the good Doctor didn't put it in quite these terms, the Ukrainian dictator president has let it be known that he has no intention of releasing his predecessor who, poor lady, languishes in jail, and that anyway, having compared the physiques of 'Vlad the Impaler' and Mr. 'Rumpey-Pumpey' he definitely preferred Putin and his pecs. Well, who would you choose?!
Don Corleone A Brussel sprout
Apparently, when the news came through to Brussels the apparatchiks were, and here I rely on my, er, trusty Google Translate, totally "gob claqué" (that's 'gob smacked' to you ignoramuses). All I can say is that anything that cheers up Dr. North cheers up me!
