The young and talented and the old and hard-working.That's how's the team is divided.The young haven't had to try to be good. It comes naturally to them. They somehow got a head start on everyone and they're cashing on.The old and hard-working were once young and talented but age caught up with them and slowly … Continue reading Old and hard-working →

It was one of those scenarios where you had to make small talk and the quicker you could get to the big talk the better because there was a real danger of long awkward silences. Then I noticed a tattoo, and with few other options, I asked about it. Low and behold it led to … Continue reading Tattoo story →

I think one mistake the over enthusiastic teacher makes is to throw all the insights at the student at once. Which of course overwhelms them, scares them, and makes them feel stupid. I think the experienced teacher knows the benefit of spoon-feeding and showing a progression plan. They break it down into stages as they … Continue reading Enthusiastic teacher →

Anger, it starts with one. One who may actually have control over it but we've never seen them exercise it. They seem to default to it and let it run free. Then if left to continue, the anger riles up the next in line. Who equates losing with being flayed alive and becomes an intolerable … Continue reading The anger wildfire →

Wouldn't it be funny if relationships had an expiration date? Like one would say to the other we've reached the max allowed time together we must now never interact again and find new friends. It would be as formal as an employment contract ending. The project is over, we shall go our separate ways now. … Continue reading Relationship investment →

"This job pays well so I might as well stress about it" Gallows humour, an alternative road to cheerfulness and optimism, that gets you to the same place. A road that acknowledges the difficulties and absurdities of life on the way too.

It's funny how the brain will only turn it's attention on itself for just a few moments. It can't stand it for too long. It needs to distract to get you the hell away from gleaning too many insights at once. That's why there is a therapy industry.

The sun brings not only good weather but also guilt. Why? Because, back in the day, when it was sunny our parents told us to get outside and make use of the good weather. Why? Because that's what their parents told them and so on and so forth all the way back to probably some … Continue reading Sun guilt →

I think you can get a sense of how strong the community is around a sport by how the fans refer to the players. For example at Old Trafford you're most likely to hear surnames being used (Fernandes, Rashford etc). Which makes sense, there appears to be a big gulf between the players and the … Continue reading Sense of community →

The cagey fan doesn't want to give the opposition anything. They want you to fight for every ball. They don't acknowledge that you're well clear points wise. They will be white knuckling it all the way to the final whistle. Which in some ways is good to be. You don't want to underestimate your opposition … Continue reading The cagey fan →