A Poem about Gentrification
I was at work drinks on Thursday and two things were said that inspired this poem. Firstly, a colleague I’ve known for six months referred to me as ‘geezery’. That was the initial inspiration when I sat down to write this poem last night. About how when I’ve had a couple of drinks the ‘lad’…
All the Books I Read in 2022
Total: 30 (20 New, 10 Re-Reads) Most Read Authors: Matt Haig (7), Kurt Vonnegut (5), Joseph Heller (3), Bill Bryson (2) The List:(R) Denotes a Re-Read(#) Denotes books read by that author this year1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Ken Kesey)2. Only When I Laugh (Paul Merton)3. The Last Family in England (Matt Haig)4.…
All the Books I Read in 2021
Total: 37 (27 New, 10 Re-Reads) Most Read Authors: Matt Haig (5), Bill Bryson (4), Scott Lynch (3), Kurt Vonnegut (3), Tom Holt (2) The List:(R) Denotes a Re-Read(#) Denotes books read by that author this year 1. America Unchained (Dave Gorman)2. Hell’s Angels (Hunter S. Thompson)3. Notes from a Small Island (Bill Bryson)4. The…
Running Injuries and Goal Setting
I’m not sure if there’s ever a perfect time to admit to someone that you absolutely adore spreadsheets. Telling someone you love spreadsheets is harder than telling someone you love them for the first time. Like telling someone you love them, telling that special person about your love for spreadsheets can go many different ways.…
My First Run Since 2019
In the summer of 2016, at the age of 21, I made a decision to do something that I’d never done before in my life. I was going to attempt to be healthy. A mixture of a bad diet and having a very generous Indonesian friend who was happy to pay for cabs back from…
Three Home games pose three Very Different Challenges for West Ham
So with the week of three away games behind us we can look back on a week of mixed results. The loss to Wolves was a bad day at the office, we really were never in the game for a second. The result in Vienna has secured us the top spot in the group and…
My Team for Dinamo Zagreb
With a win over Rapid Vienna last night, West Ham have now secured not only knockout qualification but also top spot in the group with a game to spare. The game in two weeks at home to Dinamo Zagreb is now a complete free hit. It’s the perfect chance for Moyes to experiment with his…
West Ham fans should listen to Kurt Vonnegut’s uncle
‘If this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.’ That’s a quote from the uncle of the late author Kurt Vonnegut, and it’s one I never thought I’d think of in reference to football, but here we are. West Ham United currently sit third in the Premier League, top of their group in the Europa…
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