“Simon was playing football today,” Shaun told me in hushed tones. “He’s broken his leg in three places and is in the Royal Surrey.” The was a moment’s pause. If I’m honest, I was waiting for a punchline - The Hunter brothers are notoriously hilarious, and this could well have been another in a long line of pranks.
But, unfortunately, it wasn’t. Simon was holed up in the Ewhurst Ward of the Royal Surrey County Hospital, his legs in bits after a swingeing tackle against his Police colleagues. Broken in three places, for crying out loud - he never does anything by halves.
And, as it turned out, the timing leaves something to be desired. In a month’s time, his wife Lucy is due to produce a second child - leaving her with an enormous tummy, one awesomely active child and a one-legged husband. And Simon is due to graduate to full policeman duties - which will now have to be delayed for months.
I’m told Simon produced several top-class jokes while he lay on the football field, dosed up on laughing gas. “I’ve broken my leg in three places”, he told Shaun over the phone. “I’m not going back to those three places again.” He asked his colleagues if he would get sacked from the Police as he “hadn’t got a leg to stand on.” Now he’s at home, feeling a bit down and in need of phone calls and visits. As he mentioned on the phone tonight, “whenever you come, I’m likely to be here.” So, send him emails using this form and phone messages of support if you can. Brighten the little fella’s day.

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I post a load of links that I’ve found interesting and log them all under “Linkblog” over there on the right hand side of this site. Here are the latest ones, in case you’ve missed them.

Linkblog between December 2nd and December 3rd:

• A Portrait of Alaska - Chilly.
• Cleaning Coinage with Cillit BANG! - And the dirt is GONE
• Get out your stethoscopes! | MetaFilter - Just for education, you understand…
• 2004 - The Year in Pictures - Some depressing, some cheery, all brilliant.
• Amusing Classified Ads - Zepellins and Chinamen. Genius.
• The easy way to send a letter - For the ultra lazy. I use it.
• Do schools today kill creativity? - Ken Robinson - This guy’s an incredible speaker - funny and thought-provoking…
• best of craigslist : An Apology: To the Girl in the Parking Garage - Someone find this guy and make him write comedy…
• Wired 13.01: The BitTorrent Effect - BitTorrent - saving people millions a year…

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http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/2007/05/wedding-invite.html
Claire and Dave, a perfect fit.

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http://johnplaceonline.com/stress-management/beat-insomnia-with-14-proven-techniques/
Step 1. Close eyes.

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http://www.dumblittleman.com/2006/12/40-tips-to-improve-your-grammar-and.html
Peas please Louise.

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http://odyb.net/food-cooking/62-little-known-uses-of-vinegar/
I’m thinking we need a lot more vinegar.

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http://lifehacker.com/software/how-to/remove-a-wine-cork-trapped-in-the-bottle-279219.php
That’s be a great party trick. Now to find a party.

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http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/07/7-simple-foods-to-boost-your-mood.html
Cheer up, you misery.

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http://coverclock.blogspot.com/2007/07/gtd-red-yellow-blue-green.html
Red, Yellow, Blue and Green.

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http://64squar.es/
Get those brain cells buzzing. CheckMATE.

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