Archive for February, 2010

Deeds, Porcelains, Poles & Strikes …

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

First and foremost ... yes, I have been somewhat quiet this week! I think it's fair to say that I've seen more porcelain than the average Royal Doulton expert during boom-time in Stoke-on-Trent!! We'll check on weight loss next week!! Anyway, that's quite enough smutty 'toilet humour' for one blog ...

The Library List … Pt 2

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

I apologise that it was slightly delayed, but here is what comes next on my bookshelf ... to cut a long story short, I cleared some space ... my CDs and DVDs are now in a neat pile beside the TV and PS3, leaving me 2 full shelves for books! ...

It’s Good to Talk, It Saved my Life

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

I have not always been an advocate of counselling, whether that comes in the form of arranged counselling or simply opening up to your friends. Had I been asked even in December 2005, I would have nonchalantly responded with clichés about grown and successful men perhaps being in charge of ...

The Library List … Pt 1

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

I always thought that you might be able to tell much about a man by his bookshelf. In my case, half of my 'bibliotheque' is at my mum's place, but I thought that I'd give you an insight into what currently hogs most of the shelving available in my studio ...

How Will I Know If I’m Enough?

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Through all the comic moments of the film Cool Runnings, I always seem to return to a solitary quote: "Hey coach, how will I know if I'm enough?" I cannot be sure when or how it happens, but somewhere in our formative years, many of us find ourselves falling into the horrible trap of ...

Inspiration in Adversity

Monday, February 15th, 2010

I will keep this as succinct as possible ... only because one of my best friends recently told me that my musings often give her a headache, either because her brain is fried by my somewhat ostentatious use of the vernacular, or because of the 'sadness' of the subject matter. This ...

Ambiguous and Philosophical … but not Carlin

Monday, February 15th, 2010

First and foremost, we should probably explain the difference between a Viral Email and Email Virus ... the latter of course readies your Laptop / PC to the knackers' yard, whereas the former is one of those emails that is sent to a few friends, and soon finds itself having ...

20 Years on – The Rainbow Nation Inspires

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

It hardly seems 20 years since Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela walked free from Robben Island, a free man after 27 years of incarceration, terrorist to many and deity to the mass. February 11th 1990, a day which signalled a new beginning for what is now known as the Rainbow Nation. Joyous ...

Who Dat’ Marching in?

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Oh how they wanted to be in that number. And how they will all be marching up and down Bourbon Street, for a Mardi Gras that may last until Christmas. The New Orleans Saints - the team that was named after the famous gospel, the team for so long the ...

The Weekend That Was … Sunday 7/2/2010

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

[show_avatar email=rohan@hetoreahamstring.me.uk align=left] It set the pulses racing, and bar-tenders across the UK running! It was that type of weekend. A couple of huge fixtures in the Barclays Premier League and the start of the RBS 6 Nations ... and the Super Bowl still to come! I finally made it ...