1st January. Sheltered Housing Exciting New Year.

Having glanced at the local paper I considered raiding my brother's drawerful of unused Viagra prescription and bringing in the New Year with 'Brooke - slim, friendly, blonde, 0776349...'

It could have been money well spent if Brooke was in her mid-twenties with the body of a Supermodel but that seemed unlikely and to be honest I couldn't be bothered going out as far as the Cashline at Sainsburys.

Poor reception limited viewing to a very unfunny Graham Norton and highlights on S4C from a sort of T in The Park in Welsh, featuring various bands famous in Wales but obviously nowhere else.

By Sheltered Housing standards it was a very late night when I finally got into bed with a mug of cocoa, 11.20pm.