Archive for January, 2004

Goodison revisited

Friday, January 9th, 2004

I was glad to read today that Norwich fans are still the bunch of good eggs I always knew they were. Hopefully I shouldn’t even need to cross my fingers for tomorrow’s clash against 20th place Bradford.
Other news? There’s a good few inches of snow on the ground, which is still a novelty for me.

Deli Counter-culture

Wednesday, January 7th, 2004

Main differences between US and UK supermarkets (that I’ve noticed so far):
1) They sell beer, but not wine or spirits. In some states (Massachusetts) they don’t sell any booze at all.2) There is a huge aisle in the freezer section specialising in ice cream, frozen yoghurt, etc. but the only frozen meat available is leftover [...]

The Boy in the Bubble…

Tuesday, January 6th, 2004

…that’s me!
It looks like someone else has passed through immigration at JFK recently. The United States’ relations with the rest of the world get stranger and stranger.

Racist chants at Goodison?

Monday, January 5th, 2004

I hope this is just selective reporting of a minor incident. Norwich isn’t exactly the most cosmopolitan of cities, but the fans did enthusiastically embrace the “Kick Racism Out of Football” campaign, so I’m a bit surprised that this should happen. Something definitely does need to be done about the “We Shoot Burglars” chant, though. [...]

A Load of Rubbish

Monday, January 5th, 2004

I’ve got a few days (weeks?) of idleness before my Social Security number comes through and I get a job. I’m planning to use them well. I chomped through most of the Filth today, which I have on loan from Kelvin. I read the first few last year and was very impressed (mostly because it [...]