What did I learn in 2010? Some surprising things made my top 20.

As 2010 sinks under the horizon it‘s time to ponder what my rich – and not so rich – experiences of the past twelve months have taught me. So here we go.

My discoveries of 2010, in no particular order, are –

1. Drying the keypad of your lap top with a hairdryer melts the keys.
2. Grandkids are wonderful – ‘Goodbye Evie-Grace and goodbye Jobe. So nice to have had you.’
3. Gordon Brown may not have been a very sunny individual.
4. When bending to tie my shoe laces it’s now worth checking if there is anything else to do while down there.
5. A Church of England Bishop can slag off God, the Trinity, the Virgin Birth and maybe even snog the Devil. But to call the first-in-line to the throne ‘Big Ears’ is a step too far.
6. Fixodent is not the same as toothpaste.
7. Don’t trust SatNav to get you to Tampa airport
8. Our embassy in Thailand uses little bits of paper to keep track of UK citizens stuck in the country during a crisis.
9. There is nothing better than good friends and the love of a good woman
10. Windsor is a much underrated town with highly overpriced car parks.
11. Americans don’t use the word ‘proud’ as in ‘sticks out a bit’ – and many of their cars don’t have a rear windscreen wiper.
12. A few inches of snow in the UK is more deadly than several feet of the white stuff in any other country.
13. Forgiveness tastes far sweeter than revenge.
14. Sky +ing a tv series and then watching the lot in a marathon session is a blast.
15. British Airways have a whole department dedicated to preventing you from spending your air miles.
16. It is sad when it takes a funeral to tell you things you really ought to have known about someone.
17. Our local curry house is not as good as it used to be.
18. When a Spanish car-parking company is caught red-handed driving your car without permission it is your fault.
19. People are at their nicest when they are trying to sell you something.
20. If you spend time thanking, helping, and encouraging others you’ll spend most of the year with a smile on your face.

That’s mine dear reader. Do you have a mo to share yours? Please.

Happy 2011.

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