The Wife’s out of town on business all week so don’t expect much noise emanating from here. My goal’s to spend every waking moment (and even some non-waking ones) either focusing on the new manuscript or reading.

One quick note, however, with which to leave you . . . As I was making the bed this morning, the television on, I realised I couldn’t imagine a more horrific torture than being forced to watch morning news talk shows . . . oh, the banality! . . . I’d snap like a brittle rubber band within the hour.

Needless to say, the TV in the bedroom will remain off in the morning unless the beautiful game’s on. Oh, how I love FSC and Setanta.