2 bits of news about people I know.

First, after many, many, many years of excruciatingly hard work, my good friend Mike is now a real qualified doctor. As his celebratory SMS to me said, “don’t get sick in Cornwall!”. I, however, can think of no better place… Congratulations Mike from all of us here at Fretnoise (that’ll be me and the wife, then…)

Secondly, my other good friend Ian is rapidly preparing to welcome 2 new family members into the home. He’s been blogging about his impending fatherhood for a while over at The Expectant Father (22 days and counting!), and now he’s expanding his empire by starting a blog about the arrival of his new puppy, Bernard. Professor Bernard Armstrong, to give him his full name. You can follow his adventures at The Adventures of Professor Bernard Armstrong and other Miniature Schnauzer Stories (snappy ) ).