The Passage of Time

Well, folks, just a quick note to say that I'm delighted that the Government has declared a long weekend for my Very Major Birthday. Yes, yet another pensioner will be added to the National Debt next Saturday. Jan Hupfau (whom I love more and more) has offered to host it at her horse stud at Rutherford, just outside of Maitland, so I'm going up there on Thursday. There will be about a dozen of us, so we're looking for a jolly time and the odd glass of bubbles.

Oh, so far her horses haven't called in sick, but I hear a rumour that this year's Melbourne Cup will be run at Phlegmington - bopom tish!

Hugh