The Yips

I love the library

I stopped off to collect two books ordered in for me. Both brand spanking. One is a large print paperback (don't laugh, it was the only copy they had) and the other is hardback. Saraswati Park is a comedy of manners set in a Bombay suburb. That's the large print paperback. The Yips is Booker longlisted. The cover blurb includes a quote and a description:

“There was a rat in the bath”, Gene explains. “It's a long story, but basically I fished it out and was carrying it around by the tail, not quite sure how to dispose of it, when I managed to barge in on this woman having a genital tattoo.”

'Nicola Barker's The Yips is at once an historical novel of the pre-Twitter moment and the most flamboyant piece of comic fiction ever to be set in Luton.'

Can't wait to get started.

Gareth, what was that you said?

For the second time a Charlie Adam tackle has left Gareth Bale on crutches. Bale called Adam a 'coward' and is obviously unhappy about the challenge. So upset, that he said:

“When someone makes a very bad tackle on you, you expect an apology. I've had no apology. And I'm not going to accept his apology.”

Oh well. That's that then. Don't hold your breath awaiting the apology, Gareth.

Swimming...on the radio

I tried to listen to the Radio 5 Olympic coverage while driving. The swimming was on. It just didn't work. Not everything's suited to radio commentary.

Iran and England

Four people in Iran have been sentenced to hanging. For bank fraud. We give ours a bigger bonus or a massive golden handshake. Just saying.

Shooting today...

...is the men's skeet.

Please, that's not a bulletproof vest he's wearing, is it? Is there a H&S nurd just out of the picture with his clipboard and high viz?