Fringe benefits
The week has passed, cheering Mo Farah to the rafters, but keeping just enough breath in its lungs to propel …
Plums and berries and gout, oh my!
The week has passed goutily. I know. I’m sorry. There’s nothing more tedious than people moaning about their ailments. But …
Lunchtime, and other illusions
‘Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.’ – Douglas Adams. ‘Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.’ …
Being a good sport
The week has passed sportily. Wimbledon, Tour de France, Test match, rugby. Strawberries, cream, energy drinks, Pimm’s. The thwack of …
Putting the ‘ex’ in ‘expert’
The week has passed, by recent standards, relatively uneventfully. On Friday, too late, it occurred to me that two weeks …
I like to ride my bicycle. Sort of.
6/6/15 10.15 pm I cycle from my home in West Norwood to Crystal Palace Park. About ten minutes, most of …
Metacricket
The silent thwack of imaginary leather on non-existent willow; the ripple of notional one-handed applause; the hypothetical murmur of appreciation …
Not So Vicious Cycle
It was that perfect day. People — a lot, but not too many; a sporting event — exciting, but not …
Olympericks
I blame my friend Dave. A few days ago he wrote the following on Facebook: “There was a young gymnast …
Tennis Balls
There are some tasks that I simply can’t take on without some sort of diversion: ironing, doing large double-sided jigsaws …