Stepping Out of Christmas!
When December arrives, the winter gloom descends upon us. Then the Christmas lights swoop in like knights in twinkling armor, apparently granting us the permission to eat and get pissed. Pubs and restaurants turn into bustling havens, and suddenly, everyone’s as jolly as Santa Claus himself. The build up to Christmas is still a wonderful time of the year. However, after the much-anticipated work break ends, the winter gloom hangs around ...
Unveiling the Shadows: The Reality of Corruption and the Call for Accountability
The radio today had a guest, Dr. Rangan Chatterjee, discussing positivity and negativity. He talked about journaling life to figure out what makes us happy or unhappy. It got me thinking about watching a new ITV Drama on the Post Office Horizon scandal. Sometimes it's tough balancing being informed and not feeling hopeless. Still, despite the tough content, it's been eye-opening. It's made me sure that there are truly awful people out there. ...
Christmas Comedy
On Christmas Day, millions of people across the globe put Netflix on the TV to watch Ricky Gervais’s new stand up routine. Gervais is making millions and millions from these shows, allowing him a string of “I don’t care, I’m loaded” jokes that Billy Connolly perfected decades ago. It’s a clever way of getting the audience onside. Micky Flanagan does it as well but in a far funnier way than Gervais, in my opinion. From The Office ...
Ruddy Footballers – Too Much Money, Always Diving, Blah Blah!
I saw a post on the BBC Sports page the other day. It was about Harry Kane scoring again for Bayern Munich. There was a bit of a love in from England and Spurs supporters but it wasn’t long before the gammons joined in the party and started abusing him. Farmers League Diver Whenever I see Harry Kane interviewed he seems a very humble, pleasant sort of bloke. When I see him play football, he appears to do what he is paid handsomely for, ...
What Makes a Good Bloke?
When I heard about the death of Benjamin Zephaniah yesterday I felt quite sad. Where is the justice in a decent bloke like him dying whilst the other Benjamin (Netanyahu) lives on? The first thing that came to my mind was that Zephaniah always seemed like a really good bloke. What is a good bloke? It’s a term we hear quite a lot (“He’s a good bloke, is John”) but how is it defined? I think all us blokes would like to be remembered as ...