What I didn’t mention in my last post about the Olympics was ( Read more... )

It took me until the Monday to begin to get into the Olympics, ( Read more... )

I have been watching the Olympics, but to a much lesser degree than was the case in 2012, because of the time difference. It took me a little while to realise that I could catch some of the sports - there had been so much emphasis on how the premium athletics would be on in the wee small hours.

But after a couple of days, ( Read more... )

Rangers and Strangers and Other Stories: Ethel Talbot Nelson

I didn't realise until opening this book to read it that it was a collection of short stories, rather than one book-length story. The title of the collection comes from the first and longest story, and is, in a way misleading, because( Read more... )

Some thoughts on the last day. ( Read more... )

I was watching the some of the men's team competition in the world gymnastic championships last night in lieu of the tennis. Well, I say watching it, but it was something less attentive than that. The language is very technical to someone who only achieved something that fit the definition of 'cartwheel' one in five tries. On a good day ( Read more... )