If travelling to Skegness, always avoid Grantham and Melton Mowbray. Now, both places may have sterling claims to fame (That Bitch Thatcher in Grantham and Pork Pies in MM). But they should be more famous for the ridiculously outdated traffic systems designed for three men in a horse drawn cart. Travelling at 4 miles per [...]
Maybe it’s because their’s some trickledown of cash from the Prem. Or maybe because the Championship has a number of ‘big clubs’ down there. Or maybe it’s because the overall standard is pretty poor despite the hype.
23rd April will see the cast and creators of Spamalot attempting to create the largest coconut orchestra in the world in Trafalgar Square. Which is fine. But what will they do with all the accumulated horse manure?
Normally camoflage involves some kind of distorted pattern in natural colours. Today, I saw a bright yellow Morgan that was so well hidden that I almost missed it. It was sat in a field entrance in front of a field of oil seed rape just bursting into flower. So for all of you camo-loving youngsters [...]
Leicester on match day isn’t a fun place to be. And it isn’t because the place is full of knuckle-draggers (unless certain teams are in town). No, it’s because the place is a dump with virtually no traffic control in place so a 10 minute trip takes about 30 minutes because all the traffic signals [...]
My daughter insists on playing a track she likes, then replaying it again and again?
After around six and a half hours in the car today, I noticed a few things. 1) The areas you drive through are normally more interesting than the place you are going 2) There are loads of interesting buildings that you think ‘I’ll find out what that is when I get home’ 3) You never [...]
After the slow burn that is Spring Training, we are now approaching the slow burn of the MLB season. It goes on forever, the games swing this way and that and I can never keep pace with all of the happenings across the league. But baseball offers hope for all as it appears to be [...]
Late night delivery on a whim for such things as cold, sliced salami; olives; beer. Free ironing services. Dog crap clearing services. Dishwashing services.
Take 3 commentators. Let them rabbit on to themselves. Let them swear and bad mouth their mates on the team. Then let them realise that they are live just before the race is about to start. Priceless … … and even better with Sky+
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