Given I could barely leave the house in the days after my father died, I was somewhat surprised to see Frank Lampard back to work for Chelsea so soon after his mother’s death.
This picture was taken after Lampard scored the winning goal by a penalty kick against Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final on Wednesday.
The photograph and this article by Simon Barnes on grief and football are extremely moving; they explain why I’m a fan.
From our “you couldn’t make this shit up” department, we give you the lawsuit to end all lawsuits. And people want to blame the lawyers…
Anyhoo, PC Bitseach and I have been voting. Coming, as I do, from a country where people tend to vote for the (wo)man rather than toe a strict party line, and given that I don’t love any of the candidates, I have to say that I didn’t finally commit myself until I was stood in the booth this evening.
While it is very non-u to disclose for whom one has voted, I will say that I based one vote solely on the basis of that candidate’s hilarious excoriation of Luke Akehurst on a blog.
Who says bloggers don’t make a difference?
It appears that the Boycott Nandos people are mounting their last stand against Richard Midda. Their objective is to block Nando’s application for an alcohol licence. Given the number of pubs and licenced restaurants on Church Street already, all I have to say is, “good luck with that”.
My question is: What do you really hope to achieve? The Vortex is gone and not coming back. Richard Midda isn’t obliged to rent the premises out to your “business co-operative” or anyone of your choosing. Your victory, if any, will be pyrrhic. If not Nandos, it will be another big hitter who can afford Midda’s rent. Simple as that.
What did I say about Hill’s “never say die” mentality?
Sing it, sister.
As for McLame: -
Hasn’t anyone told him even the Republicans are sick of Bush?
The beautiful play award goes to the Arsenal.
I love a come back story.
PS
If Obama might be compared to Arsenal (pretty football, touching, on occasion, the face of brilliance in how to orchestrate a campaign), then Hillary Clinton is Manchester United, fighting for every blade of grass.
Football’s one thing, being President is another. I admire the never say die mentality.
As for McCain? He’s Teddy Sheringham.
Further to Jeremy Jacobs and My Point Dave’s request that I consider what I would like to do if I discovered that I had a terminal illness that wasn’t debilitating, herewith, my “Bucket List”: -
1. Crew a yacht to the Galapagos;
2. Argue a case in the Supreme Court;
3. Publish a novel that moves millions of readers to laugh (with me);
4. Publish a book that people find useful;
5. Be asked to take the conn of a naval ship; and
6. Sit on the beach in Okinawa one more time.
What would you most want to do before you “kick the bucket?”
This really is the limit. Rowan Bloody Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, sees the introduction of sharia law in the UK as a “good thing”.
Cheers Rowan, I’m sure British Muslim women are queueing up to thank you. Us “Islamophobes” need to be forgetting about the Rule of Law, the Constitution and natural justice and rolling out the triple talaqs ; why fuss with silly English divorces (or marriages)? Hey, I’ve got an idea! Why not bring in sharia-tastic rules of evidence into cases where Muslim women have been raped? Why don’t we all give a free pass to the “honour killing” of women and little girls, for the sake of “good relations”, of course?
Thanks again, Rowan, for doing your little bit to hang women out to dry.
“… All you did was weaken a country today, Rowan. That’s all you did. You put people’s lives in danger”.
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As per usual, my friend Dave at My Point nails it .
NBB
Dr Rowan’s now astounded by the reaction his views have provoked?! What planet is this guy on? Rowan needs to be reading Nandita Haksar’s, “The Demystification of Law” to inform himself of the realities of plural legal systems at the grassroots level. Then he can resign.
From our, “oh for fucksakes” department, we give you MPs living on the edge in Stoke Newington.
You really couldn’t make this shit up folks.
Caption competition anyone?
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