Wait until next year
Putting off what could be done tomorrow, today
Category: not sport
January 18, 2013
Where everybody knows your name
Over here in the UK the TV channel ITV4 are working their way through the many series of Cheers. It has become required viewing in my household and I’m coming to the conclusion that it could easily be the best sitcom ever produced. I certainly can’t think of any other sitcom that managed to maintain its quality for so long. Read the rest of this entry »
January 14, 2013
Welcome to the working week
Elvis Costello wrote and recorded his first album while also working as a computer operator for the Elizabeth Arden factory, only resigning when his record company agreed to match his salary. Lambchop’s Kurt Wagner continued his day job of laying floors even once they became successful. The story went that the group sat down on stage as they would generally all be worn out from their day jobs. Read the rest of this entry »
January 11, 2013
The Wait Until Next Year Conditional Manifesto for Blogging Success and Satisfaction
I do like a good manifesto. There is something pretty powerful about a clear declaration of intent. There is something almost grandiose about a manifesto that you don’t get from a simple resolution, or pledge or plan of action. They seem innately ambitious, and equally doomed to fail, as nobody ever really can achieve the ideal, whatever that ideal might be. Read the rest of this entry »
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