Reading FC showed pictures of WW1 soldiers who played for Reading on the big screen during the minute silence today, 9 of whom died in action. It was a touching and classy tribute that was impeccably observed by supporters of both sides. The action on the pitch was pretty absorbing too, Reading fought back from 3-1 behind to draw 3-3 and almost snatch a win.And there was not a Laughing Lion in sight.
I'm beginning to wonder if I am losing the plot a bit at the moment as everything I do and say seems to be against what is perceived as being normal, and I am becoming increasingly marginalised but what I say, think, listen too, or purchase. For instance, I have bought two albums recently by Paul Heaton and "I Am Arrows" that I think are great, whilst record sales for Paul Heaton in particular are a reflection that not many other ...
Poor old Ray Wilkins (Chelsea assistant coach) faced the humiliation of being sacked at half time of a reserve match yesterday in a ruthless demonstration of how the regime at Stamford Bridge works. I suppose that's what you should expect working for a Russian Oil Baron. This got me thinking about my working life, and whether I had ever been treated so badly, but remarkably, I have never had the humiliation of the sack, though I have been close ...
This week seems to evolved in to an ongoing debate of morals. We have had the admission by former US president George Bush to waterboarding terror suspects, Britain preaching human rights in China whilst trying to tie up lucrative trade deals, and Newcastle United footballer and bad boy Andy Carrol on the verge of being selected for the England team.Lets start with waterboarding. I have to say that I have not come across this before ...
I am reading a book at the the moment called The Naked Jape which an intriguing insight in to why we laugh and what makes us do it. It is something I haven't really thought about before because it is an instinctive human trait that goes back millions of years. So what does make us laugh? It would appear that laughing is very complex indeed and recent research from Stanford (below) would appear to confirm not much, apart from the ...