The New Beachhutman Blog

This Christmas was pretty much the most “normal Christmas day I have ever had, and that includes my time in Saudi, where Christmas was still a form of bacchanalian orgy.

I did take the day off, and had the luxury of late arising, followed by two runny eggs with toastie soldiers, some of the special coffee, and a dab of the lime marmalade, while reading the papers online and listening to my local Spanish radio station.

Then it was time to start a chkdsk/f on the laptop, which has succumbed to a few dodgy folders, probably the result of downloading “Quantum of Solace” before DVD release, always a risk with new releases. So I left CHKDSK running, and went for a walk in Xinlong park, which was bright and sunny, and deserted.

On my return the process was still running, so I took myself off to Chaoyang Park. There I walked in the sunshine for a while, before popping into Jenny Lou’s for a jar of horseradish. Then home and a roast joint of fine Chinese beef, and my first Brussels since this time last year, and a side of roast pumpkin.  Over dinner I watched a DVD, then listened to radio 7.

All in all, a nice, calm, relaxing Christmas day. I may do it again next year!

Joy and dyspepsia to you all.

(Courtesy and copyright G Scarfe and the Times)