For some reason one day this week, the conversation at home gravitated towards liver and onions. It was related to something that had happened in the supermarket, apparently. Alex, who gegs in on every single conversation in the house, didn’t … Continue reading
The commonly held view seems to be that modern life is far too stressful. “Life was much easier back in the day”, as your mother and granny always used to say. In actual fact, it probably isn’t much harder these … Continue reading
Saturday sees the Latics play their last home game of the season tomorrow against Blackpool. On the pitch, Blackpool are struggling at the wrong end of the table, and their fans are embroiled in serious acrimony with the club management … Continue reading
It’s Easter time and, given that we live in a world that is obsessed with social media, commercialism, materialism and celebrity, I think it is sometimes easy for us to lose sight of the true meaning of Christian religious festivals … Continue reading
I may have mentioned this once or twice recently, but my 9-year old son – Alex – is currently obsessed with the Marvel franchise. No, not the people who make powdered milk, rather the media company responsible for the creation … Continue reading
This week, and this is by no means an uncommon occurrence, I have been having a lively, reasonably good-natured fall out with some of my fellow Wigan Athletic fans on various social media and on the Latics’ message boards. The … Continue reading
It’s an occupational hazard, but sometimes you have to humour your kids and play the games that they want to play in the name of keeping them entertained in school holidays and during wet weekends. If you are the father … Continue reading
Hull City supporters have been arguing for with their chairman over his desire to change the club’s name from Hull City to Hull Tigers. He wants to do this because he thinks it will enhance the club’s commercial opportunities, particularly … Continue reading
I stained, intentionally, four 6’x5′ garden fence panels this week. Unintentionally, I also stained in a fetching green colour: 1. Approximately 1% of my sand coloured (not green) patio. 2. The other side (brown) of the fence that belongs to … Continue reading