I have been out of action for a few days, because a head cold teamed up with an ear infection and decided to invade my skull. Hasn't been a great deal of fun, but spending time lazing around the house has brought a few things to my attention.

1. That if you follow the SMS instructions in the day time TV adds, you can get yourself relieved of some serious money. The fine print on one SMS horoscope advert I saw lets you know that your bill will be increasing by 25 bucks a WEEK should you be foolish enough to text "put my granchildren in debt" to 191 blah blah blah and sign up. Jeebus!

2. That every advertising photo of a watch in existence has one similarity. Spot it? They all show the time as being around 10 past 10. Normally I would try and ponder something witty to explain this phenomenon, but since this cold has completely sucked my will to live, I will leave it up to you. Remember, click the number next to the title to make a comment.