November 2009 – Roy Stannard's Blog

November 24, 2009

What body shape do you have in mind?

Gain a new body shape. Why weight any longer? By 2050 nine out of ten people are expected to be overweight or obese. (YouGov study on behalf of the British Society of Gastroenterology 23.11.09). Diets such as Atkins have proliferated – as have weight reduction services such as Weight Watchers and Lighter Life – and yet… Read more

November 19, 2009

Very rare 70s and 80s 7″ vinyl liberated – hurrah!

These 70s and 80s songs have been rescued from the very depths of Stannard’s Library, converted digitally from their original vinyl state and lovingly brought to your attention. Some of these artists will never record again and have not been washed up on the beach of any long forgotten compilation. I humbly offer them here… Read more

November 17, 2009

Are you made of the write stuff?

Regular visitors to this Blog will know that I indulge from time to time in creative writing and will have found evidence of this in the form of poetry, an unfinished novel and a short story for children. Putting something like that on your Blog is usually the closest one gets to actually publishing one’s… Read more