When I posted before about significant breaking news I was thinking of putting "such as someone famous dying". but I didn't, because knowing me, someone famous would die.
Former TUC leader Len Murray has died aged 82
You youngsters won't understand this, but in the formative years of my childhood - especially during the Winter of Discontent - being General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress meant he was never off the telly.
I think I precipitated this on Saturday, when Jimmy asked me to get him a whisky, and I said he had a choice of Famous Grouse or Glen Moray. Then I said "Glen Moray, didn't he used to be General Secretary Of the TUC.
I have been previously responsible for the deaths of Dirk Bogarde and Jill Dando.
It was, however, my sister's friend Elaine who killed Princess Diana.
Blogging hiatus will resume forthwith.