Everything is funny as long as it is happening to Somebody Else.

Here is another of what I label my 1970s Yugoslavia photographs. More Tuzla that Sarajevo perhaps, but a wet winter's shot nonetheless. Yes it is 10 Murray again looking tired.

I promised it on Wednesday, so here you can have it now: part one of Ten True Things About Me:

• As a lad, my favourite colour was RED. At some point, my favourite colour has shifted to BLUE. I believe that this relates to a temperamental shift, rather than any unconscious political motives.


• When I was in high school - a period I broadly detested, by the way - people would often say "these are the best years of your life". I do not have the words to possibly express how depressing and disheartening that was to me. Gladly, they were quite wrong. [As an aside, how miserable their own adult lives must have been!]


• The depth of my feelings for both of my sons surprises me on occasion. Ultimately, it is something of a relief, as I honestly wasn't too sure how I'd feel about them before they arrived.


• I like chickens more than I like dogs. Dogs smell and too easily tolerate abusive relationships. I don't respect many dogs.


• I have only ever spoken the words "I love you" - in a romantic context - to one person. That seems to surprise people, and their surprise surprises me.