Andy's Glasses

a blog through the eyes…

2024

carbs
August 20, 2024

Good news, bad news…

The good news is: you can eat carbs again. Don’t hold back. No counting calories. Have the extra slice. Buy two of those. Eat the whole loaf. Toast is now king. Whereas it was… toast. Yet here in the Times this very day, they’ve given us carte blanche to binge on everything they told us – Read More-

beach
August 19, 2024

Beam me up, Scotty…

What are we going to do about the Scottish Nationalists? Ok, due to various… issues, we’re now lumbered with only 9 of the fuckers in Westminster since the last election. Previously there were about 70 which is too much for anyone. If I’m honest, one SNP MP is one too many. And yesterday showed me – Read More-

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August 18, 2024

Terrorist…

I am a terrorist. Not like a suicide bomber, I’m much too important for that and would never wear anything that resembled a ‘fat suit’. And not like Joey in that he wants to destroy everything, in a considered manner. But in one way, as defined by our esteemed new governmental intentions, I am as – Read More-

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August 17, 2024

World is turning…

Who doesn’t read of the recent incursion by Ukraine into Russian land and not grin like a Spurs fan at a postmortem meeting for an Arsenal loss? I’ll tell you who’s not grinning, Vladimir Putin. Though he seems rather quite powerless to re-take control of that little extreme part of his territory currently under enemy – Read More-

prayer
August 16, 2024

see the light…

A pamphlet dropped through my door yesterday. Nice one. Thick. Good quality. Full colour, gloss pages. It was entitled ‘Light for the Last Days’ and, quite frankly, it has changed my life. I read the prayer on the back page (posted above) and immediately felt lighter, stronger and completely liberated. Because reading this relieves you – Read More-

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August 15, 2024

Latte wars…

So yesterday it was Gail’s, today it’s Starbucks. The CEO has left because of Israel. Gaza. Palestine. There was a posting by ‘Starbucks staff’ basically supporting the atrocities of October 7th. Legal action was taken about using the Starbucks name on such a post. Now he’s gone. There was also trouble by the ‘workers’ about, – Read More-

cool
August 14, 2024

Gail-force…

Twenty five years ago? Maybe more, McDonalds wanted to open a store in Hampstead. The local forces of retired Colonels, twin-setted bridge players, champagne socialists and minor aristocrats with major drink problems ganged up to try to prevent such a downmarket establishment ‘ruining the tone of their high street’. And with it, presumably, the entire – Read More-

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August 13, 2024

First world problems…

Lila and Joey have gone on holiday. They’ve taken their mummy and daddy to Cyprus. And left me behind!! Ok, August is not really my prime ‘go on holiday’ time anyway, in fact I’ve avoided it ever since my kids left school. They’ve gone to Cyprus. Which, as long as it doesn’t catch fire, like – Read More-

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August 11, 2024

Gonzo…

The term ‘gonzo journalism’ was used back in the 70s to describe the work of Hunter S Thomson in Rolling Stone magazine. It’s like journalism with no rules. It’s first person rather than 3rd a lot of the time and it doesn’t adhere to normal structure or protocols. Like evidential truths. Who needs ‘em? So – Read More-

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August 10, 2024

In a flap…

If there’s one thing more depressing than the Olympics ‘opening ceremony’, it’s the closing ceremony. The purpose of the opening ceremony is to bore everyone to tears and incitement to suicide. It goes on for 13 hours and even if its not raining it can only be seen as some vanity-project of narcissistic artistic directors – Read More-

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