In my world, every now and then, the wheels come off the truck. Never mind changing the tyres…it usually involves the sort of experiences that make you want to hibernate under the duvet until the world ends and we all end up as flesh eating Zombies. Given last week’s events, becoming one of the undead is looking like a favourable option. But I digress…
I wanted to dedicate this blog to heroes. It came to me as I was running down the fairway along the beach. Running is usually a good source of inspiration for the blog, so I was surprised that heroes popped into my head…Well, it may have had something to do with the tall ship moored in Sandwich Bay…You know, swashbuckling pirates and fantasies of Johnny Depp! But I digress…
As the running gave way to wheezing, I started wondering what had happened to all of the heroes. Where are they? Those square-jawed, muscle-bound men who rescue damsels in distress and still manage to make it back to the office! Men who combine witty repartee with rippling physique. And yes, for those of you who know me well…they must have their own hair and teeth! Though at this point in the run…anyone with a stretcher and a champagne drip would have sufficed!
Perhaps I have been asleep in my own tower for far too long… it’s quiet, but I keep finding legumes under the mattress. Still, I digress… When I look around and wimpy, weedy, iffy men have suddenly assumed primacy…well, in the UK anyway – that is the only explanation for Simon Amstell and that twit boy in plaid who presents T4… So, I’ve decided it’s time to do a Bonnie Tyler. It’s a hero with hearts and flowers or nothing for this particular princess.
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