Jan 26th – Mama weer all crazee now.

Thinking about it all again now, it seems far more likely that I am older than I am.

22nd Jan – You can thank your lucky stars that we’re not as smart as we’d like to think we are.

This notion has gained such traction with me that I am starting to think that my father may not have been that bad after all; persuading myself to look at him and his sort like exhibits in a museum from whom I have evolved.

19th Jan – Signifyin’ Monkey, stay up in your tree, You are always lying and signifyin’, But you better not monkey with me.

‘You’re one of them now,’ he said, ‘a talentless gobby prick with ideas above his station and work to match.’

12th Jan – You’re gonna reap just what you sow.

A lesser man might once have been embarrassed at making such a gaff. The trick is, to act like you still meant it after your error has been explained to you.

7th Jan – La vie c’est plus marrant, C’est moins désespérant, En chantant.

Oh yes, la vie manqué went on a frolic of its own, all right.