Miscellaneous

I may not often venture much further than the football stadium to watch live sport, but I do consider myself somewhat of a connoisseur of sport in general.  Well, it’s a fancy way of saying fair-weather fan but I’m sticking with it. So today (yesterday for you readers) marks a particularly significant day of sport.  Kicking off is the Australian Open tennis final, where Scotland’s own Andy Murray goes up against Novak Djokovic for the chance to win his third Grand Slam title.  Later on — Read more →

It’s easy to think back with a heady nostalgia over the year gone by when the days between Christmas and New Year draw in and you realise that soon it’ll be a new calendar you need rather than just a new page.  Every year I try to look back on things and remember what the big moments were, just to get a sense of perspective on it.  Normally it revolves around making something out to be a little more important or joyful that it was.  — Read more →

Golf is one of my favourite sports, and although I don’t get as much a chance to play as I’d like I do enjoy the odd game or two when they come around.  Golf’s a nice way of spending a few hours in the outdoors, playing a simple game and spending time with the people you’re playing alongside.  It’s sedate and calming, unless you’re having a particularly torrid time of it, and there are very few activities in 21st century life that really offer that. — Read more →