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I do wish I had said that #5

From Steven Pressfield Online. Art and Manipulation By SHAWN COYNE | Published: AUGUST 24, 2012 David Carr’s piece this past Monday about The New Yorker’s Jonah Lehrer and Time’s Fareed Zakaria, reminded me of one of my favorite movies, 1987’s Broadcast News. In the piece, Carr calls out these two writers for their recent meaContinue reading “I do wish I had said that #5”

I do wish I’d said that..#3 – How dare Premiership Rugby criticise London Welsh and deny them right to play in top flight?

How dare Premiership Rugby criticise London Welsh and deny them right to play in top flight? It is gross hypocrisy. Brendan Gallagher, Daily Telegraph Right, time for a few painful home truths about clubs I otherwise admire and love but who now stand accused of gross hypocrisy over the London Welsh promotion issue. Make noContinue reading “I do wish I’d said that..#3 – How dare Premiership Rugby criticise London Welsh and deny them right to play in top flight?”

The Promised Land – A modern Fairy Tale

The promised land Maybe this should be sent to all the bankers in Europe. (Thanks to D.I.) A modern fairy-tale. Helga is the proprietor of a bar. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her bar. To solve this problem, she comesContinue reading “The Promised Land – A modern Fairy Tale”

The Monday Morning Quote – #132

To mark the start of the Rugby World Cup here are a few of my favourite rugby quotes. Pre-game pep talk before facing England – “Look what these bastards have done to Wales. They’ve taken our coal, our water, our steel. They buy our houses and they only live in them for a fortnight everyContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote – #132”