This isn’t a travel blog. At least not yet. But it isn’t not a travel blog and I went to Athens recently and I have some thoughts. Probably not unique, possibly ill-considered and most certainly sweeping generalisations. But they are mine. To get a bit poetic for a second, Athens is a city in indecision.… Continue reading

There are lots of things that I irrationally hate. Many of them would be good contenders if I ever got invited onto the TV show Room 101. But my first pick would be the phrase ‘this one’, specifically in online posts about a partner. You know, “Much needed weekend away with this one!”, “Can’t go… Continue reading

I went and saw my GP the other day. It was a fairly routine appointment, I’m not dying. That shouldn’t need clarifying, but I always feel the need to add it any time I tell someone I’ve been to the doctors. Anyway, as a writing exercise, I’ve been trying to take a mental note of… Continue reading

Here is my hot-take on the current major geopolitical situation in the Middle East. Even deciding the wording for that first sentence took some time before I settled on the word situation. Conflict, war, invasion, occupation are all loaded. Situation is bland and vague enough to not offend anyone. I hope. But maybe my main… Continue reading

I like a good conspiracy theory. They make excellent pub-chat and were lots of fun back in 2015, before they became dangerous and terroristy. For me, they are particularly fun when they combine or contradict into a super-conspiracy. My own super-conspiracy that I am wanting to push is that no animals are real. They’re all… Continue reading

I doubt I’m ever going to do stand-up, but if I was, I have one story in my pocket that would work. It never fails to get laughs. This is that story. This story happened recently, and by that I mean it happened pre-Covid. I was getting the bus to my parents one Saturday morning.… Continue reading

Every Christmas for the last few years, LadBaby have got the UK Christmas Number One single. I’ve always thought I get irrationally angry at this. But now, with the half a year’s separation from that annual event, I’ve come to my senses. It is perfectly rational to dislike this occurrence. Here is a rambling essay… Continue reading

The 16th season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia just finished airing. I thought it was a return to form after not really enjoying (the clearly COVID affected) season 15. There was less of the self-reflecting meta-humour that veteran shows are wont to do and more plots focussed on what the Gang does best (being… Continue reading

Saudi Arabia is currently pumping millions and billions into sport. Partly golf (which well, meh), but also football. As agreed by everyone who isn’t receiving one of those petrodollars, this is a bad thing. As one of those people I also agree, though I think football is on a slippery slope, Saudi money or not. … Continue reading

Whenever a celebrity or sportsman is ‘cancelled’ for ‘historic tweets’, I immediately have to search out the offending tweet. It feels grubby and I know I am feeding the clickbait outrage machine, but I feel I need to know. I want to see just how offended I should be by the tweet. Or rather how… Continue reading