Reference :- The kids are feeling a bit guilty about giving Sky anchor Paul Murray a hard time .

Reference:-     The kids just saw some photographs of Paul Murray proudly ensconced in his new "man cave " studio , and he looks so happy that they feel sorry for their recent remarks and wish to make amends .

Great "man cave " Paul.   Personally I don't have a " man cave "myself , just a shed full of tools and equipment for performing useful tasks .   I call it a workshop , although these days that often means a place where people gather to discuss the minutiae of gender bias in holiday brochures , or  group therapy for self help , or something similar .  But that is not meant to take anything away from your man cave with the charming fake industrial look and the various momentos you hold dear . 

It's an interesting  moniker  ,"man cave ".   It has a no -nonsense neanderthal flavour that imbues the
concept with a certain anti -intellectualism .   Well done .    The kids are impressed by your collectors items , and the artwork .   They like the picture of the Harbour Bridge free of soot . I pointed out that it looks like an image on a flat screen powered by electricity ,which is doubtless your subtle way of saying that access to cheap electrons is a basic human right .

 Monte loves your model of the hot Kingswood  , and tells me he thinks it is a HJ model , probably with a 308 and a Holley four barrel.   They may guzzle gas , but they don't make them like that anymore . Remember when the more petrol futilely wasted by your conveyance , the more impressed  your mates were ?  Those were the days .

 Ken junior wants to know if that is a lute on the bottom shelf , and what kind of songs do you play?

And Gabbo wants to know if the model ship is Captain Cook's bark   "Endeavour " .   He cant quite see if it has three masts or only two , in which case he says it is a brigantine and not captain Cook's vessel .

You don't really have to reply Paul, the lads are just trying to be friendly after having a go at you in the last post .    I daresay you probably do the same when you unfairly castigate a celebrity on the spur of the moment and later regret it .   Its all a learning curve for the young ones .

Happy man caving . 

 Your comrade , Ken