Togger? Grimsby Man speaks!
13
Jun
A mite harsh on the beautiful game, perhaps, but it made me smile.
Category Archives: life
We can’t control our thoughts but …
17
May
[ezcol_2third][/ezcol_2third] [ezcol_1third_end] We can’t control thoughts, but we can observe them. We can’t control emotions, but we can let them come and go. Dance like no one is watching … Live each day as if it were your last … … Read More »
Old is beautiful: capitalism is ugly
14
May
Posted by a friend on Facebook. I love its snappily heartfelt response not just to ageism and sexism but, more important still, to their life negating exploitation for profit: I was in the hallway at the airport, headed to my … Read More »
Privatising the NHS
27
Apr
My sweetie looks worried. There’s blood in my pee. Oh. And what did we eat yesterday? Er, beetroot. Right, and plenty of it. That’ll be forty-three pounds-ninety please. Plus VAT. Actually and seriously, these days we have to go to … Read More »
His Purpleness …
21
Apr
… the impossible, the outrageously and stratospherically talented Artist Known as Prince has died this day. Sometimes it snows in April. I just heard someone on the radio offer that “he played guitar as well as Hendrix, wrote songs as … Read More »
Enjoy yourself (it’s later than you think)
19
Apr
Guy Lombardo was first in with this Sigman & Magidson song in 1949, but it was too good not to be followed by others: Doris Day and Bing, for instance, and much later The Specials. For life affirmative chutzpah, though, … Read More »
Don’t tell him your name, Pike!
28
Feb
[ezcol_1third]Who do you think you’re kidding Mr Hitler? To all Dad’s Army fans (and if not, why not?) Simon Drew’s witty greetings card is a snip at £2.20 and available here.[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end][/ezcol_2third_end]
For God’s sake
27
Feb
Walking on Ecclesall Road a few minutes ago, two young New Zealanders stopped me. “Hey, we’re new to Sheffield and wondering what there is to do around here.” “Well it’s no great shopping Mecca and not big on architecture either … Read More »
Kingfisher 2
27
Feb
I doubted in Thursday’s post that I’ll ever capture a kingfisher in flight in a pin sharp image. I blamed lack of kit and ornithological knowledge, and slow reflexes. All true to a degree but the bigger problem is my … Read More »
Kingfisher
24
Feb
[ezcol_1half]This beauty’s been in Sheffield’s Porter Valley, on a pond two hundred yards from my home, for a few days. She – I think I can tell the sex from the orange on the lower mandible of the beak – … Read More »