  Saturday work was murder in the 1st Degree - so much mail, so little time. The silver lining to this cloud takes the shape of a miniature radio thingy which allows me to listen to Radio 4 when pounding the pavement. 'Today' is by far the best source of news UK radio wise although, it has a tendency to follow the lead stories in the national media - symbiotically parasitic relationship if you ask me.
John Peel's programme had an ex postie on talking about his experiences in which he mentioned the peculiarity of neighbours names, e.g. The Bridges live near the Floods. My favourite name Miss Philomena O'Flaherty, and another was Ida Love, The Cockwell Inn. sorry! Had a meeting with the candidate for the Ardrossan North council by election, there are candidates from New Labour, Lib, Tory, SNP, Socialist Labour Party and us, the Scottish Socialist Party. More disturbing is the appearence of a BNP candidate. Ardrossan has historical associations with The Orange Order and Ulster Loyalism, perhaps this would explain it. We've programmed leafet drops, a public meeting with our candidate and the Party's National Convenor Tommy Sheridan. Sheridan, love him or hate him, always draws a good crowd, all for the week I get back from hols. Visited Moli's Paw while in his locality. He is an anarchist and artist amongst other things.
He is always interesting to talk to and has told me some tales. He reckons William Burroughs tried to pick him up in Tangiers when he was younger. That I do believe. On a sadder front neither of us is fit for the 60's shindig at Chez TNR and thewife's, and perhaps not the SSP BBQ tomorrow, we'll see. 
