On Smiling
20th August 2010
Dearly beloved,
We are gathered here today to observe a short blog (yes, another one). In fact there’s barely any writing in this one, mainly on account of my having removed the tips of my fingers in an effort to commit a succession of massive bank heists while avoiding detection.
On the World Cup
7th July 2010
England may have been pi$$ poor and the World Cup may nearly be over, but before we have to stare the Premiership full in the face again here’s my World Cup blog.
Or at least it began as a World Cup blog…
On me aged 26
3rd January 2010
Hello and welcome to my first blog of 2010. Let’s hope it’s a good one, without any tears.
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On the Olympics
22nd August 2008
Christ on a bike how I love the Olympics. Can there be anything more inspiring than watching supreme athletes from all five corners of the globe doing battle in a spirit of goodwill? Sean Connery weeps whilst watching great feats of athletic endeavour. I do the same. For three weeks it gives hope to mankind. Can you imagine a war breaking out during the games? (OK, there was Russia and Georgia…) If sport is indeed a ‘glorious irrelevance’ then there is nothing more glorious than this quad annual celebration of human endeavour.