Football -Balotelli - what an utter plonker. Appalling tackle, deserved red card. Looking at the subs City brought on, it shows the strength in depth that their money has secured. In the end, money talks, and although they went out of Europe tonight, they will be a major force in English football for the next few years.
Personal - Phil Pellow [aged 62 and three quarters] has obtained Open University Qualification in Creative Web Design, to go with his City & Guilds level 2.
Hurrah!
Another glass of Rioja, I think.............
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
I know it's worth pot loads of money, but............
Isn't the Champions League a load of KACK?
Boring boring boring.
Of course, if Everton were in it, different ball game.
Boring boring boring.
Of course, if Everton were in it, different ball game.
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
A visitor
Beneath the holly tree and the apple tree at the bottom of the garden we have a whole bunch of rotting logs. We put them there to encourage creepy crawlies, which are good food for a number of garden birds, and they've been there for about six years now.
Early this morning, at dawn, I was in the kitchen making a cup of tea for Barbara, and saw a wren alight into the garden and poke around among the logs looking for grubs. Sheer bliss - they are such reclusive birds and what a pleasure to see one.
Taking the cup of tea, the arthritis in my left thumb gave me a sharp reminder, the cup went tits up and the tea was spilled over the kitchen floor. Twenty minutes to clean it all up.
Welcome to my world.
Early this morning, at dawn, I was in the kitchen making a cup of tea for Barbara, and saw a wren alight into the garden and poke around among the logs looking for grubs. Sheer bliss - they are such reclusive birds and what a pleasure to see one.
Taking the cup of tea, the arthritis in my left thumb gave me a sharp reminder, the cup went tits up and the tea was spilled over the kitchen floor. Twenty minutes to clean it all up.
Welcome to my world.
Monday, 14 March 2011
Spingtime
I think it's fair to say that spring has arrived -over the weekend, we spent some time in the garden clearing away the rubbish from winter. Leaves from last autumn, now morphed into dark purple mush by [1] the dreadful snow of December, [2] the garden flood of Christmas/New Year caused by a pipe becoming disconnected in the outside bog while we were away in the far east, which left the whole back garden under 4 inches of water and [c] my general indolence. Also, the Barby which hasn't moved [or been cleaned] since last used late in September. Plus, removing all of the shrubs and plants murdered by the winter weather.
Still, the garden is now "tidy".
Plus, the garden birds are now arriving at the feeding station on the apple tree. A pair of blackbirds are nest building in the monster Ivy/Holly leaf mass, and a pair of tree creepers have set up home behind the ivy. Which is nice. There are some blue tits, great tits, thrushes, sparrows and starlings around and it's nice watching them all grabbing a feed and gassing to eachother in the trees.
Managed a direct hit on the tabby cat from three houses up on Sunday morning [twatted him with an ash tray] so hopefully he will not be re-visiting soon.
Finally, we have cleared the water fountain of dead leaves and rancid water and got it going again with clear, fresh water for the birds to have a nice bath.
Phil Pellow, News at Ten, Crosby.
Still, the garden is now "tidy".
Plus, the garden birds are now arriving at the feeding station on the apple tree. A pair of blackbirds are nest building in the monster Ivy/Holly leaf mass, and a pair of tree creepers have set up home behind the ivy. Which is nice. There are some blue tits, great tits, thrushes, sparrows and starlings around and it's nice watching them all grabbing a feed and gassing to eachother in the trees.
Managed a direct hit on the tabby cat from three houses up on Sunday morning [twatted him with an ash tray] so hopefully he will not be re-visiting soon.
Finally, we have cleared the water fountain of dead leaves and rancid water and got it going again with clear, fresh water for the birds to have a nice bath.
Phil Pellow, News at Ten, Crosby.
Friday, 11 March 2011
Poetry corner 3
From Satis? Fanzine, 1999:
The ghosts look down in sadness
As we drift from higher plains
They must recall their own careers
Where pride always remains
The tackles, passes, movement, goals
The roaring of the crowds
The sun, the rain, the wind and snow
Flat caps, and smoke in clouds
Gleaming trophies lifted high
oh-six, and thirty-three
Jimmy Dunne and Alec Troupe
Joe Mercer, Stein.........Dixie
Sleeves rolled up. passions high
when the going became tough
Giants who believed
Only the Best is Good Enough
And now we pray to lesser gods
with flash cars, agents, designer gear
Whose passion is for sound accounts
with cash to spare, no fear
They sit us down, they calm us down
they price the workers out
They sell us forty five quid tops
And dip their greedy snouts
And where is all the passion gone?
The love, the care? How come
They cannot understand it?
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
The ghosts look down in sadness
As we drift from higher plains
They must recall their own careers
Where pride always remains
The tackles, passes, movement, goals
The roaring of the crowds
The sun, the rain, the wind and snow
Flat caps, and smoke in clouds
Gleaming trophies lifted high
oh-six, and thirty-three
Jimmy Dunne and Alec Troupe
Joe Mercer, Stein.........Dixie
Sleeves rolled up. passions high
when the going became tough
Giants who believed
Only the Best is Good Enough
And now we pray to lesser gods
with flash cars, agents, designer gear
Whose passion is for sound accounts
with cash to spare, no fear
They sit us down, they calm us down
they price the workers out
They sell us forty five quid tops
And dip their greedy snouts
And where is all the passion gone?
The love, the care? How come
They cannot understand it?
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Bodily harm - A Warning
What starts as a passionate cuddle can develop into serious damage to the body - if your wife has [a] significant fingernails, and [b] little control.
Blood will flow.
you have been warned.
Blood will flow.
you have been warned.
Thursday, 10 March 2011
What a load of tosh!
Just trundled upstairs to the home office after consuming a few cold ones watching Braga - Liverpool in the Europa.
Gawd, it was dreadful.
Lump it to Andy - the new Anfield mantra - was the order of the day for the last half hour after Carroll entered the fray. Unfortunately, he is a way short of match fitness and [hard as he tried] he made little difference apart from changing the tactics of the team.
Thought Joe Cole looked a sad shot pony this evening, and mystified as to why Mereiles was exiled to the right wing for the latter part of the game.
Mystifying tactics, no organisation or cohesion, the Reds were very poor.
Suspect that 40,000 screaming scousers [well, some of them will be scousers, anyway] can help Liverpool through in the second leg, but as the competition develops and the opposition becomes more taxing, Liverpool will have to work out how to score some away goals if they wish to progress much further.
Gawd, it was dreadful.
Lump it to Andy - the new Anfield mantra - was the order of the day for the last half hour after Carroll entered the fray. Unfortunately, he is a way short of match fitness and [hard as he tried] he made little difference apart from changing the tactics of the team.
Thought Joe Cole looked a sad shot pony this evening, and mystified as to why Mereiles was exiled to the right wing for the latter part of the game.
Mystifying tactics, no organisation or cohesion, the Reds were very poor.
Suspect that 40,000 screaming scousers [well, some of them will be scousers, anyway] can help Liverpool through in the second leg, but as the competition develops and the opposition becomes more taxing, Liverpool will have to work out how to score some away goals if they wish to progress much further.
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