What, a Week?

Another week passes us by - and what do I have to show for it?

Well, ...



Live the Wembley Dream!
Highlight of my week was a trip to Wembley Arena to see Nickleback perform. I've got to be honest, as much as I enjoy the bands music the thought of driving to London meant I wasn't particularly looking forward to it.

Living in the country I think I've become spoiled when it comes to driving and I just don't have the patience for traffic or ignorant drivers. And besides, my lovely wife couldn't navigate her way out of a square room with only one door so I was worried.I needn't have been though - traffic was pretty light and even the last few miles before reaching the arena went smoothly.

The show itself was superb: we had great seats (and I think it's important to sit down at these events, if I wanted to stand I wouldn't have paid for a seat), the music was superb and the 'staging' - lights, visuals etc - made for a memorable evening.


As we left the arena, having sat in traffic for over an hour to get out of the car park, we saw a sign on a newly-built block of flats - sorry, apartments - advising that there were still some flats - apartments - available. The banner included the phrase 'Live the Wembley Dream'.

I certainly applaud the developer's optimism.

Tour Down Under
Thank goodness Pro Tour cycling is back - I never thought I'd say this but since the end of the cycling and F1 seasons back in November football just hasn't been enough for me. The coverage of the Tour Down Under was something of a bonus and I hope that Sky continue to show some of the events that aren't being shown on British Eurosport this year - they do love a stat and a graphic on Sky Sports don't they?

The penultimate stage was one of the best days cycling I've seen in my 6 months (!) following the sport. As a fan of HTC Columbia I was routing for André Griepel throughout and for a while there it looked like he'd lost the leaders jersey. Once again though, the Columbia train showed why they are the best in the business as they recovered their position and delivered Griepel to first place.

Next, the Tour of Qatar on British Eurosport over the second week of February.

Is That It!
Yes, that's my week, a few days off around the concert followed by a couple of hectic days at work!

As you know, last June my ankle was broken by an appalling tackle during Monday night football leading to the happiest 2 months of my life, sat at home, watching tv sport. Seven months later, I'm scheduled to return to the football field tonight - fingers crossed!

By way of a footnote, for those that asked I can confirm that the sewage pipe is now flowing smoothly - thanks for your concern.

Next week ...