Crikey, haven’t been here in a while I’m ashamed to say.

So, it’s time for a bit of a catch up as far as books are concerned. With less than 3 months to go, I’ve written about 18 books on here so still 12 to go to reach the magical number of thirty which I hoped to have read by the end of 2009.

That’s pretty much a book a week which although it isn’t an unattainable target, it’s unlikely - especially with the things which are coming in the weeks ahead…

I was at Tesco in Carlisle the other day and became involved in a bit of people-watching.

Beside the carpark, they have a pretty big recycling area with skips or enclosures for pretty much everything you would ever want to get rid of - from glass and plastics to clothes and cardboard.

As a relative youngster with hopefully a good few years ahead of me, I’m trying to bear the need for recycling in mind and always assumed that the main users of these places would be people of a similar age to me.

I’m not planning a revolution, or any revelations - but I have been thinking a bit about resolutions and the title was just begging to be written!

It’s around this time of year that people tend to eat and drink too much over the festive period and then announce some really drastic new regime for the new year which they will never stick to for any great period of time.

The obvious ones are to give up smoking, or cut down on eating or drinking but some people take it to extremes and vow to do all sorts of things.

I’ve been watching this story develop over the past week or so, and my viewpoint on it has changed slightly, but not very much.

I don’t want to say too much on it, but the stance that this woman has done nothing wrong and was jailed for something silly only stands up when compared to the laws and ways of life in this country.

Say you want to buy a car, a really nice desirable car that you want to show off to other people - what is the main decision you have to make, apart from which model to buy?

To me, it has to be which colour to choose from the multitude of metallic and pearlescent hues on offer in the manufacturer’s brochure.

This colour should not only say something about you as the owner, it should also show off the curves and lines of the car’s design to their best effect.  The colour is also important for the future as it could have a beneficial or detremental effect on the future value of the car when it comes time to hand it in and purchase a new one.