It’s been a while since I updated. I’ve not been inspired to write. Also, a lot of the stupid little comedy observations I make on a daily basis have been consigned to my twitter updates instead. Please feel free to follow me at @caledoniaman – (http://twitter.com/caledoniaman) I’ve been busy painting and decorating this week. Lesson [...]
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Ten things on a Tuesday
Last night, I possibly saw the funniest thing I’ve seen in years. Whilst walking up the Playfair Steps with one of the guys from work, we passed a beggar who had built what could only be described as a supporting cast of ‘Snow Beggars’, complete with wee arms made of twigs and hair made of [...]
A wasted journey and the clocks go back.
It seems like a while since I last posted. In reality, it’s only been a few days. I’ve been slightly uninspired. It happens. Sometimes it’s like a blogging brick wall has been built and you can’t break through it. Saturday saw me on a five hour round trip to see a Scottish Cup match which [...]
Poofs, hoors and junkies – Part II
I never forget a face, but there are certain faces I’m more inclined to remember than others. In particular, I am inclined to remember the face of anyone who has called me a poof, a hoor, or a junkie. In fact, if someone has called me all three then they become lodged in the memory [...]
Cooger and Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Show/End of an Era
I started reading Ray Bradbury’s “Something Wicked This Way Comes” yesterday. I’ve read it before and thoroughly enjoyed it but was inspired to read it again after watching a creative writing podcast where the author described it as one of the books which inspired him the most. It’s as brilliant as I remember it. Bradbury [...]
Poofs, hoors and junkies
And so it came to pass. We went to Glasgow to watch The Spartans play Pollok in the first round of the Scottish Cup. A cracking tie was played out to a 1-1 draw in front of 1,200 fans. What a great atmosphere. I travelled through on the team bus, which was most convenient. Arriving [...]
There’s not enough bitterness and hatred in American sport
I love the NFL. I spent the whole of Sunday night watching the weekends games. 6 hours of high definition streaming gridiron courtesy of the NFL. Now, whilst watching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game, I couldn’t help but notice that there is actually a section of the stadium built to resemble a pirate ship, complete [...]
Sport Billy and the perception of Marky punter
Remember Sport Billy. I just dug out that picture of him from t’interweb. Don’t remember him looking so smug, camp or indeed, so American. Then again, when can you rely on memories from your youth being reliable. I used to think that ‘Derby Day’ on the ZX Spectrum was magnificent. It wasn’t. It was shite. [...]
