The headline in the paper yesterday made me laugh, “Mourinho Fury”. Why this was considered to be newsworthy is a mystery. Mourinho is always furious, it’s his default setting. It’s like having a headline saying Alex Ferguson hates referees or the rain in Spain mainly falls on the plain (note to self – is that […]
Today’s post is dedicated to the memory of my dearest friend, Bunmi Wilkey. So, I have the flu–again. But hang on, I hear you say. Didn’t you already catch the flu virus at Christmas? Shouldn’t you therefore be immune? You’da thunk, right? The worst part has been having to work through it. Dealing with people […]
The major theme I’ve noticed this week is human folly. My favourite story is about the British Army’s latest recruitment drive. Following the last six or seven debacles instituted by various British governments in various parts of the world, the general public has politely decided to be included out of joining in the multifarious acts […]
Water, water, everywhere but not a drop to drink. You can’t see the forest for the trees. Where there is no vision, the people perish. Etcetera, Etcetera. In a breath-taking act of what I can only call vandalism, the owners of Leicester FC sacked Claudio Ranieri. Even in the low-expectations world of football, this managed […]
The things we say – I’m starving; See Rome and die; I would give my arm for that dress/bag/house. If we are to account for every idle word on Judgment Day, I for one am royally screwed. A Patek Phillipe 1518 watch sold for £9m at auction last week. This is not my usual […]
