Something really interesting to report

The tricky part of maintaining a blog is coming up with interesting morsels with which to feed your readers. It's not always possible, but one tries to scrap around as best one can so that the readers will want to come back for more. Today is one of those days, so the outcome might be a bit on the thin side. Mind you, even thin slices can be entertaining - don't we all enjoy laughing at silk purse/pigs ear conflagrations?

OK! Don't laugh at me please - this is all I have to offer. Here's what happened. I paid a visit to my aunty today. She was telling me that there was an actor staying in the house next door, while he was acting in the theatre in Belfast. That might be interesting, I thought.  

'So, who is he'?

'Adrian Dunbar', she said.

'I've heard of him - I think. He's one of those actors you see on TV all the time, isn't he?'

This was beginning to develop into a marginally interesting anecdote - you know - worthy of a mention on the blog, perhaps. And you will know Adrian Dunbar. He's been in things and when you see his picture, you will say (perhaps out loud)...

'Oh him - yes, I've seen him in things'.

Then you will try to think of where you have seen him before.  

'What's he been in - I know him, I really do. He's been in all sorts'.

Then you will think again, but nothing definite will come to mind. At this point, I was starting to wonder whether this was going to be worthy of mention to anyone, ever. I tossed it around, saying it out loud...

'When I was at my aunties in Belfast last week, that actor fellow Adrian Dunbar was staying next door. You don't recognise the name, no? If you saw him, you'd recognise him. He's been in all sorts of things.'

That's when I realised that this anecdote may not have legs. Maybe Adrian - fine actor that he is, and all - maybe he's just not famous enough to merit an anecdote. And then I thought about the content. He was staying next door to my aunt. Is that really significant enough to make the story interesting? Maybe if I'd had dinner with him, or talked to him or something - that might just work. But an actor who nobody had heard of, that I didn't really have any association with other than a possible geographical proximity to - it's just not the stuff of legends.

But regardless, that is my entry for today. I visited my aunty and she has Adrian Dunbar - that actor in lots of things whose face you might recognise - staying in the house next door to her. Sadly, it just doesn't get more interesting than that. Anyway, that's your lot. If you don't appreciate my efforts, go and make up your own stories. If you think that you could do better, then I am waiting to hear who you nearly saw today? Stumped! I thought so. Honestly, some people are so hard to please!