Entry for 30th December, 2008 - 1066 and all that

I have been watching “1066 – The battle for Middle Earth” on Channel 4. I have to watch it furtively and alone late at night. My Significant Other regards documentaries with the suspicion of a vegetarian towards a mixed grill. So, I am a bit tired today, following watching the telly until 1.30am last night.
There is still something utterly pleasurable about watching television on your own in the wee hours. And on this occasion I am not talking about the pleasures of Television X (although there is a time and a place for everything). I am talking about the simple pleasure of being on your own.
Solitude is something that is hard to find in a family of four, and in the little oases of it that you can find, you have to fill up your water bottles, because it’s a long camel ride to the next group of palm trees.