Sunday 8th Jan 2012 Sherlock and the steriliser

This particular Sunday was a fortnightly visit to my parents.  My brother and me go to their house for lunch and an afternoon of chit chat.  We catch up with them and find out what has been happening with their neighbours, and my mum normally regales us with past moments and stories from her life.  Not one visit goes past without her telling us about some uncle or auntie from her family.  I have now lost count of the amount of uncles she's had.  It got to the point now where i think she may be making them up; although they are always entertaining little gems of her family history.
On a previous visit, my mum told me about her uncle Reg who worked for a rubber factory in the week and was a nightclub bouncer at the weekend.
For some reason this week she raised the subject of sterilisation.  Don't ask me how we got there, its just the sort of thing mothers (of a certain age) seem to end up talking about; or it is if you're my mother, anyway.
I always end up making wise cracks at most things she says, and this was no exception.  I said I don't like the idea of having to sit my balls in a pan of boiling water for three minutes to stop me from having kids.  It got a laugh but not for the reasons id intended. 
Well, it got to five o'clock in the evening and it was time to go home.  Myself and my brother are both big TV watchers (ours is only 32" though).  We have been watching the new series of Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch.  That was the highlight of our TV viewing for the whole weekend, and it didn't disappoint.  Bringing the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is as bold an undertaking as any of the BBC's Charles Dickens adaptations.  The three things they have on their side for 21st century Sherlock is the writing team of Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat and Jeremy Dyson; all seasoned professionals when it comes to this sort of thing.  Having co-created this version with Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss is really beginning to shine through as one of the UK's greatest modern storyteller.  Having written some great episodes for Doctor Who as well, it is in many ways due to his excellent scripts that this series of Sherlock is getting the praise it deserves.

Back to work tomorrow, another Monday in the workhouse!