Andy's Glasses

a blog through the eyes…

Andy Conway

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January 5, 2020

Meaning of life…

When Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang declared this week that he wants to leave Arsenal to play for ‘a team wot wins things’, I don’t think he was referring to the FA Cup. His fellow (mercenary, badge-kissing hypocrite, journeyman) striker, Alexandre Lacazette said the same. Unfortunately, unless Manchester City, Liverpool or Barcelona are interested in a couple of – Read More-

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January 4, 2020

War!!!

Good God, your… What is it good for? Absolutely nothing! Which is not strictly true. War is in fact very good for killing people. Lots of people. Mainly the ones who haven’t started the war, nor those who caused the problems in the first place. But without wishing to sound too Jeremy Corbyn about this, – Read More-

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January 3, 2020

Peppaaaaaa…

Ok, I’m not going to ‘review’ the Peppa Pig show. I just can’t. Not that it wasn’t a pleasant and totally fucking inane hour, not that it wasn’t cleverly done, not that it didn’t entertain the kids a bit, but… The odd thing was, Lila was fairly indifferent to it too. She liked it but – Read More-

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January 2, 2020

Back to work…

It’s the 2nd of January. 2020, in case you missed that bit. So its officially ‘back to work’ day, even though I reckon about half the City won’t return til Monday. But for the first time in recorded history, back-to-work day coincides with Lila-day. Ok, Lila’s only 2 so there its not like a burning – Read More-

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January 1, 2020

Let there be light…

The best festival in the Jewish calendar is Chanukah. No arguments, no challenges, no nuffink, its the best. It’s the ‘festival of light’ and celebrates a miracle. When Judah Maccabee fought off the Romans/Greeks/Babylonians/Real Madrid and saved Jerusalem and the Temple. But there was only enough oil to keep the ‘eternal flame’ alight for one – Read More-

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December 31, 2019

Black and white…

It’s life, Jim, but not as we know it. That could apply to so many things which refer, allude or typify how the world has changed. Driverless cars, video phone calls, V-A-fucking-R. And, of course, political correctness. And yet it seems that being politically correct is just not enough. It is pathetically insufficient, if you’re – Read More-

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December 30, 2019

Lovely…

Next Christmas I think I’m going to go to England for my holiday. The weather’s lovely, this time of year. Bright and sunny. Don’t care about ‘hot’. Just ‘dry’. So I’m going to see if I can fly there on my airmiles, otherwise we can’t book it. Should I check flights to Europe, or non-Europe? – Read More-

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December 29, 2019

Surprise surprise…

So the weather in Tel Aviv hasn’t been the best. In fact, what’s the opposite of ‘best’? Probably raining so fucking hard, so fucking often that the drains can’t cope, the roads flood and the Israelis all stay in because they don’t understand the concept. Maybe they’re the clever ones. We go out. We get – Read More-

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December 28, 2019

Star worn…

I’ve just seen it. The last ‘ever’ Star Wars. And I’m still crying. Mainly with laughter but also because it’ll never grace our screens again. And in case you haven’t had the thrill, the joy, the moment in your life yet, I promise no spoilers. Because you can’t spoil this film. Everyone whose ever died – Read More-

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December 27, 2019

International man of mystery…

We went on a walking tour. Of Jaffa. Where they don’t got no oranges, cos its so small and compact and squashed together that there’s just no room to grow their most famous product. But Jaffa can trace its history back 4,500 years, which is a bit special, and is mentioned not once but twice – Read More-

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