Annual diary anguish

The buying-of-next-year's-diary time is once again upon us and, as some of you may know, I usually go through much anguish as I review how this last year's diary has performed and as I try to predict which -- if any -- of my diary-based needs will change in the year to come.

No real anguish this year. I'm still happy with the Collins Sterling week-to-an-opening (A5) that has been my companion for two years running.

I was tempted by the new Moleskine offering (the large weekly planner)

but at three times the price and lacking Australian public holiday and other useful local information it doesn't quite beat the Collins Sterling, even with its uber cachet.