Sunday 6 December 2009

I've been completely wiped out this weekend, possibly as a result of a gregarious Friday evening, spent first in the Research Club with future university colleagues, and then in the Chip Bar with past BBC colleagues. How west end is that? I'd been in at the university teaching the Performance students in the afternoon, and a very attentive bunch they were too.

Scottish readers who follow that national institution Oor Wullie may like to note that the featured character in today's Sunday Post story is my sister's late partner, John. Getting a whole Oor Wullie story to yourself is a reflection of truly legendary status: as Meg said, 'It beats an obituary in The Times, doesn't it?'.