The problem is a simple one, for poets all around, that lots of words so need to rhyme when uttered as a meaningful sound. So whilst ‘wheel’ is easy peasy aardvark is certainly not Similarly phlegm is virtually unrhymable and must be replaced with ‘snot’. And thus we come to Brexit, that nouveau little word – Read More-
We love a grave. Can’t get enough. So in our spare time Mel & I go and visit the dead. Nothing morbid, nothing bizarre, perverse or even more than a touch ‘strange’ but we love a good cemetery. We eventually did Highgate, possibly the world’s most famous burial ground, we’ve done Recoletta in Buenos Aries, – Read More-
We have a little flat roof. Over the extension we built onto our kitchen 12 years ago. The guys who built it have long since vanished into that netherworld ether of shitty craftsmen who you never want again to darken your doorstep. Or lighten it, re-shape it or fill the missing chips. Nor anything else – Read More-
That’s it then. The football season’s over so this must be the final table. Finished early this year due to… because… errrrr… as the new stadium at Tottenham is delayed because the interior designers can’t decide on the final colour scheme in the toilets. So the Premier League said ‘play today and then its over’. – Read More-
We need the rain. We need water. The reservoirs are depleted, the rivers running dry, the crops desiccating and my lawn looks like shit. But why does it have to fall on Thursday? Or Lila-day as its known round here? Though I must add that Lila really doesn’t mind the rain. Is barely aware that – Read More-
Another week, another England sporting superstar in trouble for the English malaise. Getting pissed and fighting with whoever is around at the time. Obviously, we can’t include England cricket star Ben Stokes in that really now as he has been found completely ‘innocent’ of all charges. And that, quite honestly, is backed up by some – Read More-
Cars don’t break down any more. People do, but cars, over the last 40 years, have become so much more reliable and dependable. There was a time when you wouldn’t leave home on a road trip without AA cover, a pair of tights (in case the fanbelt ‘went’, which they often did), a large vessel – Read More-
Ahhhh, Jezza. They keep diggin’ and they keep striking gold in them thar hills of old news releases. Where were you in 2014, Jezza? I was at home watching Arsenal, I remember it distinctly. We beat… errr… we beat Shrewsbury 7-2 in the league… CUP!… But we have photos of you in Tunisia laying wreaths – Read More-
Its over. The football season. The beginning of the football season is over. First matches all been played. Are the results in any way ‘representative’ of what’s to follow? Do they offer any viable predictive value for the 37 following matches? Or are we in that grey area where the players are still ‘on holiday’ – Read More-
Our beloved Harry Kane, leader of the line for the one and only Tottenham Hotspur, captain of this fine nation’s almost best ever national football team and man of all (Premiership) seasons, has faced some tough scrapes in his life. He played for Millwall FFS where just arriving at the car park is a trauma. – Read More-