Its a harsh, cruel world, in all its grim reality. Which is why you may have noticed (or not) that my postings of the vital information I provide most days has been a little more ‘random’ than usual. More erratic. Not in content, that’s always random and erratic. Abusive. Insulting. Disrespectful. Hate-filled. Lila-obsessed… That’s why you read it.

But its been the times and absences that have caused the magnitude of disappointment and loss in your heart.

Because to demonstrate the sheer pain of living, I’ve been having to get in to work early. I know, I know, ‘what a tragedy!’, but it means that rather than putting my daily thoughts down in leisurely fashion over tea and my banana, pondering life’s mysteries and inconsistencies, exorcising my demons so I don’t end up with my head doing a 360 and spewing out green shit, then sauntering in just post-rush hour; instead of all that, I take the early tube and head to t’City. With the hordes of great unwashed. And all because I allow my staff to holiday. Well, I did. Never fucking again!!!

Yet even without my daily ‘outlet’, I can’t still my beating head. If ya get me drift. And this morning my thoughts were about that the word ‘random’, which actually applies to virtually every facet of our lives. Even football. Because it all comes down to chance. And chances. Because Harry Kane (the world’s best striker) converts 17% of his shots into goals. One goal every six shots. But here’s the horrible thing about all statistics; you don’t know which of those six shots is going to work. He could score 3 goals in 3 shots and not score for the next 3 matches. Of course, when he’s FUCKING INJURED!!! that reduces both shots and goals. Obvs. And then Billy Useless comes along, averaging 1 goal every 273 shots, someone like Lukaku, Janssen, and gets a hat-trick. Its the sheer randomness that makes you realise why statistics will never let you know who’s gonna win any particular game. Averages have no predictive value whatsoever. Its a wonder any team ever wins the league; its all so random.

I’m going to sit in front of the tv for the Leicester match on Sunday and with Lila helping, will try and make some quantifiable sense out of things.

Happy Friday

A xxxx