I was at my desk at 09.05 this Monday morning. Nothing extraordinary there but considering I live in South West London and this particular desk was in Newcastle, this represented quite an achievement. And this prompt start was only possible due to a considerate, thoughtful taxi driver. I ordered a taxi at 05.45 on Monday morning. I slept downstairs on the sofa bed to avoid disturbing the household at that unearthly hour. ...

…have a lot in common. I was interested to read that David Beckham suffers from OCD and simply can not abide an odd number of lines cans of coke in his fridge I have a similar obsession about cans of Grolsch in my fridge. 0, 2, 4, 8 but never 1, 3, 5, 6 or 7. If we ever get an odd number, I simply drink ’em scold the offenders soundly and banish them to the cupboard (where odd numbers only are allowed). ...

Lee Trundle’s smile after Swansea’s victory (in the Sunday Pub League Final played at, of all places, Cardiff) couldn’t be any wider without fracturing his jaw. But what I love about this story most is the following statement by Swansea FC’s chairman, Huw Jenkins: ‘Maybe it was a heat-of-the-moment thing’ Possibly, but given Lee Trundle had gone to the trouble of getting a T-shirt printed with a cartoon depicting a person urinating over a Cardiff shirt, that seems a little unlikely.

On the return flight from Newcastle to Heathrow, I was sitting behind a family who were lucky enough to be going to Sydney, Australia for a holiday. I was immediately behind two young lads (8 and 6). Obviously both were very excited at flying for the first time. They were excited when we pushed back, they were nervous when we accelerated down the runway and they were delirious when we left the ground. ...

Or, in my case: Hello BMI, Goodbye BA. Last Monday, my flight to Newcastle was cancelled and the later one was delayed. When I re-booked at Ticket Sales, I asked whether I could make use of the business lounge as a gesture for the inconvenience caused by the delay. Ticket Sales said that might be possible and to ask at Fast Bag Drop. Fast Bag Drop said that might be possible and to ask in the Business Lounge. ...