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Andrew Kay celebrates a birthday and discovers that he is a cereal killer

The postman here at Latest Industries Inc. arrives late morning usually. He’s a cheery sort of chap, which I think is a miracle, considering how much stuff he has to carry up here. Read the rest of this article »

Of course, it did mean that by the time I got it it would be the second generation model with all the latest upgrades and so on, but that was not the point. I wanted it and I wanted it there and then.

Andrew Kay finds himself permanently on call with his shiny bright new iPhone

Oh, how I wanted an iPhone. I wanted one more than I can express in words. After all I have been an Apple fan for longer than I care to remember with more Mac appliances than any sensible person would require or indeed want. Read the rest of this article »

Andrew Kay on why the Royal Wedding isn’t high on his list of priorities this year

Please don’t talk to me about the Royal wedding. I have far more pressing things on my mind right now. Things like what to have for tea, and where did I put the battery charger? And please don’t think that it’s anything to do with my own forthcoming nuptials, far from it. All that is in hand and looking good – simple but good. Read the rest of this article »

Andrew Kay finds himself stuck between Brighton Rock and a hard place

Take only a few steps from my front door and you are on what must be one of the busiest film locations in the world. Barely a month goes by without some kind of film crew making camp on Madeira Drive, whether it be for a feature film or some TV advertisement. Read the rest of this article »

Andrew Kay is getting his worms muddled up

On Saturday I hit the ripe (some may say over-ripe) age of 55. I’m not frightened of growing old. If you think about it, none of us should be, as the alternative is dying young. Read the rest of this article »

Andrew Kay has a tip for the city

Ping – an email. I click on a link and it redirects me to a website called makebrightonrock.com. I find a bright web page that declares the following: “Have you got the £1,000 idea? We are looking for ways to make Brighton better. On 14 February 2011 our judges will look at the top 10 ideas as voted for by you. Read the rest of this article »

Andrew Kay reflects on the need – or perhaps the lack of need – for very big mirrors

A visitor commented the other day that I do not have a full length mirror at home. It’s true, I don’t and I have to say that I haven’t had one ever, or at least not one that was intended as anything more than a design feature. Read the rest of this article »

Andrew Kay is in an inventive mood

A s Mrs Lovett says in Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, “Ideas simply pop into my head”. Now to some that might sound like a good thing, and from time to time for me it is. But at others it is simply a distraction. Read the rest of this article »

Andrew Kay is feeling the pressure

I finished 2010 on a high note by being invited by author Paul Burston to join his Polari Literary Salon with the delicious Stella Duffy and the inimitable Molly Parkin. It was a huge honour but not undaunting.

After all, Molly has been writing for many decades and has been doing this throughout and Stella as well as being an accomplished author is also a trained actress and stand-up comic. Read the rest of this article »

Andrew Kay is facing 50 score years and five

Forgive that heading slipping into some archaic numerical form. I just feel the age of 55 requires a certain kind of gravitas, a solidity and dignity becoming of someone that age. Read the rest of this article »