Being Funny, It Turns Out, Is Like

Being Funny, It Turns Out, Is Like Being A Bank. It's A Confidence Trick. As Long As Everyone Believes In You, You Are Fine.

As It Happens, I Have Personally Been Something Of An Enthusiast For The London Olympic Games, Mainly On The Grounds A) That A Bit Of Wasteland Will Be Made Nice And B) That It Tends To Make Everybody Happy That Their Country Should Be The Centre Of World Attention For A Couple Of Weeks In Their Life.

We Escaped The Last Big Bursting Of A Bubble - The Dotcom Bubble - With A Relatively Light U.s. Recession. On That Occasion, The World Economy Found Its Way Back On Track Fairly Quickly.

Nice Guys Finish Last, But We Get To Sleep In.

The Fact That Radio Is So Hopeless At Delivering Data Makes It An Uncluttered Medium, Offering The Basic Story Without The Detailed Trappings. But It Does Mean That If Data Is Important, Radio Is Probably Not Your Place.