March 2026 Month Notes
Here are some unapologetically mundane month notes.
The older I get, the more I find I am really looking forward to the first cup of tea of the day.
I called my broadband provider and told them the bill was too much and I wanted it to go down. The first line support person said bills don’t just go down, you can only downgrade. Ok I said, I would like to cancel then. Cancel? What did I mean? I meant that I’d seen a new customer deal for £25 and I’m paying more than that… well, it turns out that “competing/new customer deal” is the key phrase, and not “cancel” as I’d expected. Anyhow I got through to a lovely gent with a geordie sort of accent who was simultaneously able to double my fibre speed and take £10/mo off the bill! Quids in! Call your broadband provider 6 mo before the contract ends for best effect, my friends.
Interviewing people for things at work makes me hungry to be on the other side of the table sometimes.
Monkey boy is becoming more and more expert at managing up. I’m often half way through asking him to do something and he just cuts me off with “Yeah yeah, no worries! Hakuna Matata!” and I’m pretty sure my Dad would have clipped me over the ear if I’d done such a thing twice.
Oh, Aldi had this sauce last year called “Korean Inspired Summer Vibes Barbeque Sauce” and I liked it and just finished the bottle. You figure they’re probably not going to repeat a product like that but helpfully on the back of the bottle it says “Gochujiang sauce” so… note to self I like Gochujiang sauce.
In our house we anticipate and celebrate Easter with a call and response that goes “Did Jesus stay dead??” - “NO! Jesus came baa-aack!! We-weh-wehweh-weh-weh” (which is an imitation of a party airhorn).
Til next time. Happy Easter 🌄