Today’sentry has been prompted by this:

Those are my diaries, folks, covering every year from 1985 (the year I turned 14) to the end of 2000 (when I was 29). 1992 and 1994 seem to be missing. There were quite long periods when I didn’t write, but I don’t remember ever not having a diary, so I wonder where they are? 1992 was my second year at university, and 1994 was a difficult year for me, but even so….

Let’s start with 1985, though, shall we? I was very precocious. Don’t look surprised. I w...