Archive for March, 2010

Are We Bored Yet …

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

OK, so I took a blatant paraphrase phrase from Ice Cube's venture into family comedy ... when I use the word family, my thought is that I'm not quite ready to watch the Friday Trilogy with my Grandparents! Having said that, what I really meant to ask was 'Are You Bored ...

Here Comes … The West Indies

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Here Comes The West Indies - David Rudder

Beyond the Rope Watching … Malcolm Marshall

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Malcolm Denzil Marshall - three words guaranteed to strike unparalleled fear into even the greatest of batsmen through the 1980s. Known throughout the cricket world as 'Macko', I am yet to see as complete a fast bowler as this wonderful West Indian. Of the 24 bowlers who have achieved the ...

Peaceful Tranquility

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010

The first time Dani told me we were going to see The Edge, I truly hoped that we were going to see U2! This was not to be the case! When she corrected me by saying that we would be going to Alderley Edge, I took the assumption that we were ...

Gone Too Soon, Never Forgotten

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

Until a few minutes ago, I had not decided whether to write this post or not. Until Wednesday 18th November 2009, it was not a post that I ever expected I would have to write. That was the fateful day that I lost my best friend, soul mate and fiancée, ...

PERSPECTIVE … It’s Relatively Important

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

Perspective is a funny thing - we evidently have it as we constantly seem to be putting things in it. On the flip side, the fact that we keep on having to put things in it evidently mean that we never have it. Confused dot com??? per·spec·tive (pər spek′tiv) adjective of perspective drawn in ...

Beyond the Rope Watching … Alvin Kallicharran

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

A Chinese Restaurant on a rainy Taunton evening, hardly the prelude to one of the more memorable innings that I have seen. Looking across the table at my dad, it was probably the last thing on his mind as he tucked into his Crispy Duck, never one for superstition ahead ...

It’s Just Not Cricket … Actually, It Really Is!

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Many of you will be aware of my love of a good book ... quite frankly, I can happily waste away hours on end turning pages, the only downside of course being when I finally put the book down, look at the clock, and realise that I have to be ...

Slam pour La France … 6 Nations Review

Saturday, March 20th, 2010

As I write, French Captain Thierry Dusautoir is being presented with the RBS 6 Nations Trophy at the magnificent Stade de France, after a narrow 2 point victory over England added the Grand Slam to the Championship which had been clinched 3 hours previously, after Scotland's victory against Ireland. It ...

Mum’s the Word

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

If, like me, you are intrigued by insignificant trivia, you may wonder about the origins of the title phrase above. According to Wikipedia, its origins can be traced to 15th Century, where "Mum" was a Middle English word meaning "silent", possibly derived from the "mmm" sound made when one tries ...