Apparently the government (and the National Union of Students) are suggesting graduates leave the country, the argument given apparently to avoid the woes of the recession. This puzzles me as the government are also frequently telling me that Britain is coping with the recession very well, better than the majority of the world in fact. If we're doing so well why will these people avoid the worst by moving elsewhere? Surely, if we're doing so well graduates from other countries should be coming to the UK.

Today I undertook a right of passage - I got my very own barbecue! Sure, I've cooked on them before, even had a few disposable ones, but now I have my very own. I am a real man now.

Now I have to say I get all cynical and weary when people say things like Formula 1 isn't as exciting as the old days. Different it's true, but to dismiss the current era so easily ignores all the good qualities that exists. However the BBC have taken to showing highlights of "classic" Grand Prixs as part of their build up to each race. I've not bothered yet this year but I noticed for Monaco this weekend they had the 1961 race which appealed to me greatly. A nostalgic look back at an era full of romanticism. However clicking through to that story revealed a gem even more precious, 1992's race.

The problem with the Telegraph's report on MP expenses is two-fold. Firstly, this story is now getting a little tired. We're getting less and less shocked by these claims as the story drags on and soon we won't really care about these abuses. Secondly, like every other story these days, they're trying too hard to grab headlines. The story is big enough by itself, why flog it?

I can't help but chuckle at someone getting a fraudulent delivery sent to an FBI office. However what I find most amusing isn't the criminal, it's the FBI. Apparently they had to call the cops to get the guy arrested!

It's bizarre how the world distorts our view of things sometimes. For example, this morning I saw the headline RBS reports £44m quarterly loss flash by and thought "Oh they've done well then".

Ever wonder what the toughest reality TV show challenge is? Facing down Simon Cowell? Eating creepy crawlies? Well apparently there's a new set of challenges, and these win you "the world's best job"!

I love cooking, yet I don't really get on with recipes. So I've done the only obvious thing I can do, I'm writing a cookbook! I was going to call it Kevin's KookbooK until I realised a) Kook implies a degree of crazy and b)
the capitalisation implies the book may be about White (Flour) Supremacy, so it's currently without title.

I'm never sure if it's really a slow news day when these things happen, after all it seems like there's lots to talk about right now, but today seems one of those days where the irrational and illogical take over our news. Let's summarise a few stories right now:

Something I keep forgetting to write about is that I've been on a Segway! Last year Cathy got me a voucher for a rally day as a birthday present and last week we toddled off to claim it and have some fun and games, and boy were there fun and games.