In the interest of health and safety, my Mistress has dug a footpath out by the back door. It was tough going through the 18inches of ice, but she was worried that Shadow or I might break a leg otherwise. At least we\u2019re built with four leg drive which is at least a little more reliable than the inferior human version. With even more snow forecast, my Mistress is wondering just how long it will be before our drive is usable. Dear readers, NEVER have a drive with a 40 degree slope! (unless of course you live in one of the countries that doesn\u2019t have any snow, or you drive a four-wheel drive vehicle.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yesterday was a momentous day in the world of twitter. I got my first follower that I don\u2019t know who they are. Now to be fair, there are many of you reading this diary who I don\u2019t know, but Twitter is still a new experience and I\u2019m finding it rather exciting. If you haven\u2019t joined me yet, you will find me at http:\/\/twitter.<\/a>com<\/a>\/therealalfiedog<\/a> So far I\u2019m following a couple of celebrities. I am particularly disappointed that Matthew Perry (Chandler in Friends) hasn\u2019t wished me a happy Christmas, but I was glad to hear from Stephen Fry. If I\u2019m being strictly honest it was my Mistress who was disappointed as she added Matthew Perry to the list we were following. He\u2019s one of the people she\u2019d like to invite is she could have a celebrity dinner party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of my Master\u2019s Christmas presents was the Top Gear Board Game. It\u2019s very good and anyone can play, but it does rather go on. By the end everyone was delighted that someone actually finished the game and didn\u2019t mind at all if they weren\u2019t the winner. Fortunately it was my Mistress who won. It turns out she\u2019s particularly good at knowing which cars are cool and which aren\u2019t.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"