http://odeo.com/channels/144291-Kim-Ayres KimAyres no <p>Kim Ayres&#8217;s channel</p> Kim Ayres&#8217;s channel Kim Ayres&#8217;s channel en-us 40 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:37:17 -0800 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:37:17 -0800 http://odeo.com/episodes/17667843-Geordie-s-Mingin-Medicine My daughter Meg reads an extract from Geordie’s Mingin Medicine, which is a Scots translation by Matthew Fitt of Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine My daughter Meg reads an extract from Geordie’s Mingin Medicine, which is a Scots translation by Matthew Fitt of Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine My daughter Meg reads an extract from Geordie’s Mingin Medicine, which is a Scots translation by Matthew Fitt of Roald Dahl’s George’s Marvellous Medicine tag:odeo.com,2008-01-26,17667843 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:37:17 -0800 no Kim Ayres scots, geordie's mingin medicine, meg ayres http://odeo.com/episodes/7910733-An-Enthusiasm-for-Rugby I think it would be fair to say that I carry a few psychological scars from this time in my life, which is why I am still struggling to cope with the idea that my son actually wants to give up his Sunday mornings to go and play rugby. I think it would be fair to say that I carry a few psychological scars from this time in my life, which is why I am still struggling to cope with the idea that my son actually wants to give up his Sunday mornings to go and play rugby. I think it would be fair to say that I carry a few psychological scars from this time in my life, which is why I am still struggling to cope with the idea that my son actually wants to give up his Sunday mornings to go and play rugby. tag:odeo.com,2007-02-05,7910733 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:00:08 -0800 no Kim Ayres Sports, fatherhood, school, rugby, monologue, kim ayres, midlife crisis http://odeo.com/episodes/6832113-Total-Perspective-Vortex So how insignificant are we? So how insignificant are we? So how insignificant are we? tag:odeo.com,2007-01-24,6832113 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 09:27:28 -0800 no Kim Ayres kim, crisis, universe, monologue, significance, perspective, ayres, midlife http://odeo.com/episodes/2355063-Advice-From-Fit-People I want to be fitter; I’d love to be fitter; I just don’t want to have to go through the process of getting fitter. Quite frankly it terrifies me. The reality is that I have NEVER been fit. I have no idea what it feels like to be fit. I cannot imagine it. I cannot visualise it. All I have to go on is fit people telling me that I’ll love it, despite all my personal experience to the contrary. I want to be fitter; I’d love to be fitter; I just don’t want to have to go through the process of getting fitter. Quite frankly it terrifies me. The reality is that I have NEVER been fit. I have no idea what it feels like to be fit. I cannot imagine it. I cannot visualise it. All I have to go on is fit people telling me that I’ll love it, despite all my personal experience to the contrary. I want to be fitter; I’d love to be fitter; I just don’t want to have to go through the process of getting fitter. Quite frankly it terrifies me. The reality is that I have NEVER been fit. I have no idea what it feels like to be fit. I cannot imagine it. I cannot visualise it. All I have to go on is fit people telling me that I’ll love it, despite all my personal experience to the contrary. tag:odeo.com,2006-11-07,2355063 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:17:45 -0800 no Kim Ayres Comedy, exercise, fitness, monologue http://odeo.com/episodes/2345696-Last-Minute-Holiday “Are we going to have a holiday this year?” Maggie asked. We’d talked of the possibility a few months back and then promptly forgot all about it. No conclusions had been reached. “Well the kids break up from school on Friday, so we’ll have to do something about it quick.” One of the advantages of the Scottish Education System is that the summer term finishes two to three weeks earlier than the English, often allowing you to get a better deal before all the prices shoot through the roof. “We’re also getting low on the savings,” I continued “so if we’re going to spend any money we’d better do it before it’s all gone.” “Are we going to have a holiday this year?” Maggie asked. We’d talked of the possibility a few months back and then promptly forgot all about it. No conclusions had been reached. “Well the kids break up from school on Friday, so we’ll have to do something about it quick.” One of the advantages of the Scottish Education System is that the summer term finishes two to three weeks earlier than the English, often allowing you to get a better deal before all the prices shoot through the roof. “We’re also getting low on the savings,” I continued “so if we’re going to spend any money we’d better do it before it’s all gone.” “Are we going to have a holiday this year?” Maggie asked. We’d talked of the possibility a few months back and then promptly forgot all about it. No conclusions had been reached. “Well the kids break up from school on Friday, so we’ll have to do something about it quick.” One of the advantages of the Scottish Education System is that the summer term finishes two to three weeks earlier than the English, often allowing you to get a better deal before all the prices shoot through the roof. “We’re also getting low on the savings,” I continued “so if we’re going to spend any money we’d better do it before it’s all gone.” tag:odeo.com,2006-11-05,2345696 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:40:27 -0800 no Kim Ayres http://odeo.com/episodes/2345668-Mouse-Slayer How can I have nearly reached the age 40 and never had to deal with a mouse before? And yet there I was a couple of nights ago trying to coax Maggie down from the chair she was standing on in the kitchen, wondering if she had an over active imagination or whether she really had caught sight of a mouse shooting across the floor out of the corner of her eye. The blood-curdling scream that had had me charging into the kitchen expecting to find a severed hand crawling across the worktop, left me in no doubt that Maggie was quite certain about what she had seen. How can I have nearly reached the age 40 and never had to deal with a mouse before? And yet there I was a couple of nights ago trying to coax Maggie down from the chair she was standing on in the kitchen, wondering if she had an over active imagination or whether she really had caught sight of a mouse shooting across the floor out of the corner of her eye. The blood-curdling scream that had had me charging into the kitchen expecting to find a severed hand crawling across the worktop, left me in no doubt that Maggie was quite certain about what she had seen. How can I have nearly reached the age 40 and never had to deal with a mouse before? And yet there I was a couple of nights ago trying to coax Maggie down from the chair she was standing on in the kitchen, wondering if she had an over active imagination or whether she really had caught sight of a mouse shooting across the floor out of the corner of her eye. The blood-curdling scream that had had me charging into the kitchen expecting to find a severed hand crawling across the worktop, left me in no doubt that Maggie was quite certain about what she had seen. tag:odeo.com,2006-11-05,2345668 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 08:33:17 -0800 no Kim Ayres http://odeo.com/episodes/2344606-Sports-Day-The-Re-run It’s that time of year again when competitive parents are putting their offspring through gruelling training regimes, while the rest of us are preparing to tell our kids that it’s not the winning but the taking part that counts. Which, of course, is complete bollocks. It’s that time of year again when competitive parents are putting their offspring through gruelling training regimes, while the rest of us are preparing to tell our kids that it’s not the winning but the taking part that counts. Which, of course, is complete bollocks. It’s that time of year again when competitive parents are putting their offspring through gruelling training regimes, while the rest of us are preparing to tell our kids that it’s not the winning but the taking part that counts. Which, of course, is complete bollocks. tag:odeo.com,2006-11-05,2344606 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 04:28:18 -0800 no Kim Ayres http://odeo.com/episodes/2344578-Supposed-to-be-somewhere-else Did you ever have the feeling you were supposed to be somewhere else, doing something important, but no matter how hard you try, you can’t remember what it was? There are times when my entire life feels like that. Did you ever have the feeling you were supposed to be somewhere else, doing something important, but no matter how hard you try, you can’t remember what it was? There are times when my entire life feels like that. Did you ever have the feeling you were supposed to be somewhere else, doing something important, but no matter how hard you try, you can’t remember what it was? There are times when my entire life feels like that. tag:odeo.com,2006-11-05,2344578 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 04:17:30 -0800 no Kim Ayres http://odeo.com/episodes/2344567-The-Messiah-Complex Am I supposed to be the saviour of mankind, or am I deluded? According to my Messiah’s Handbook, to doubt one’s divinity is a necessary crisis for any would-be Saviour to work His way through. Am I supposed to be the saviour of mankind, or am I deluded? According to my Messiah’s Handbook, to doubt one’s divinity is a necessary crisis for any would-be Saviour to work His way through. Am I supposed to be the saviour of mankind, or am I deluded? According to my Messiah’s Handbook, to doubt one’s divinity is a necessary crisis for any would-be Saviour to work His way through. tag:odeo.com,2006-11-05,2344567 Sun, 05 Nov 2006 04:12:15 -0800 no Kim Ayres