It is Monday another week working for the man lies ahead. But don’t despair rejoice because it can mean only one thing. The Dossing Times Monday Cheer Up. Something to sing to and something to laugh at. To sing we have an absolutely forgotten classic, air trombones at the ready play it aloud for the [...]

So we reach the end of our first full week on the new site and I am enjoying the look of the new site and the renewed enthusiasm I have for posting and upping the quality of what I write (or trying at the very least!). Now we have high hopes for the site and [...]

Dear god, let this be a pasing comment having taken on a life of its own - if ever an edit job was needed it was on the rambling final entry in the Harry Potter series - ‘The Deathly Hallows’. With literally acres of paper put to waste on red herrings, pointless exposition and a [...]

I have written below on the poetry behind Cormac McCarthys writing and the excerpt below from the closing scene of ‘No Country for Old Men’ is a perfect portrayal of this simple yet lyrical style. ‘No Country for Old Men’ is a near on flawless film, an almost perfect counterpart to the Coen brothers debut ‘Blood [...]

The world of ‘Lost’ expanded in last years gripping finale as we discovered some of the castaways return home at some point in their future and so too it expanded as contact was made with a search crew off shore, with serious questions as to who these people may be in the dieing minutes of [...]

Actor Brad Renfro, best known for acting roles in ‘The Client’ and ‘Sleepers’ has been found dead in his LA home.
 BBC Coverage

This year we ran the dossing times fantasy Football league by mistake we left it open for anyone to enter it even if they are not a reader of the blog. We got 230 people in the league and guess who is top. Me. Yaaaaaaaaaaa. Somehow I am top of the league by [...]

Lost in the maze of a backlogged system one of my managers made reference today to the Collyer Brothers. He shook his head as no one at the table got the reference. Tonight I took it upon myself to investigate and of course share the information on who these brothers were. Two American brothers, from [...]

Are my excited about Cloverfield? - Yes.
Are my happy that its release date is imminent? - Definitely.
Are my sorry that I read Harry Knowles review last night on Aint It Cool? - A little.
Is my sorrow counteracted by the outstanding review Knowles gave and the even bigger expectations it has left me with? - Yes.
Are [...]

Blessed with a fleeting taste of heaven, cursed forever with the memory.
It was the middle of November and I found myself in the unusual situation of having to plan a second date. A food basket, of sorts, was called for and as I was eager to impress I headed to my local Tesco in search [...]