Just got back from a week in Portugal where we rented a villa for a week. It was so remote that the only thing you could hear was the breeze and dogs off in the distance. Unbelievable peace and quiet which you hardly find anywhere these days.

To my surprise I hardly listened to any music whilst away, I mainly read and listened to the blissful silence.

Caught a little Claude Challe [to help the chilling] and Big Band stuff on the ipod. Had an overcast day so sat indoors reading with a Portugese radio station on in the background. The music was good but the presentation left much to be desired and it had a lot of 'dead air' which is utter radio anathema!

What I did realise whilst flicking through stations in the hired car was that they has a lot more female presenters on air than we do. Have you noticed how nearly every UK radio station has 90% male presenters and hardly any female voices during prime time [if you don't include Steve Wrights' 'old woman']. What the hell is that all about?

Back in the office today and a gigantic 252 emails, half of which were trying to sell me something or infect my PC.

Just took a lunchtime walk in glorious sunshine, it always appears on a work day following a grey and damp weekend doesn't it? Sods law!!