The Golden Staffy

The wise, venerable and no doubt physically striking members of that august body, the AFL tribunal, have confirmed what all sane (ie non-Hawthorn) people knew; Richmond’s Golden Boy, Greg Stafford (The Golden Staffy) is innocent and free to continue his magnificent playing career.

To the tribunal – well done from all intelligent, free thinking and able-sighted people of this land. Now run free Greg, run free…

No Sleep

Oscar, our little girl kitten who has been an outside cat for a week or so now, decided not to come home last night. Rae and I are both beside ourselves with worry, which is silly ’cause she’s only a cat but we both love our pets. I didn’t sleep much as I lay listening for the sound of her bells jingling up to the door. Thankfully she has one of Thomas’ tags on (hers are yet to arrive from The National Pet Register) so if she’s okay and lost and finds a nice enough person we may hear something yet.

Come home Oz, we miss you and I need the sleep.

Speak Up

London Mark got me thinking about this a while ago and a comment today sparked it back to life again so I’m going to do it.

I’m going to have a comment policy.

While I believe you are free to say whatever you like I also believe you have to be accountable for what you say; it’s all part of being an adult. So from now on if you don’t leave an email address on which I can contact you, should I want to, then your comment may be edited or deleted. I will never delete or edit a comment that has a contact address without contacting that person – if I have a problem with something someone has written I want to talk to them first. So far I haven’t had a problem with anything that anyone has written but I thought I should just lay this down so I can say ‘told you so’.

Any way, it’s my blog, so I can do what I like with it.

Tiger Stuff

Calling all Tiger Fans! The Tiges have put some new stuff on the site – including a screensaver, wallpaper and, for those who have never heard it, our magnificent club anthem (while in spirit probably close to it’s original 1950’s sound it’s a very different version to what they play at the G, but hey – it’s still the best song in the league). Here’s some help if you need the lyrics.

For the uninitiated the bit where the bloke sings ‘Yellow & Black’ is what makes a victory so much sweeter ’cause you yell this out at the top of your lungs. 40,000 Tiger fans screaming ‘Yellow & Black’ must scare the hell out of anyone.

A Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

Miss Jen Jen raises a very important, yet taboo, subject. The love between a caffeine addict and their supplier/pimp/pusher.

I tell our own tragic story of addiction and broken loyalties in a comment on her entry. I only hope Leo doesn’t read her blog.

AFL Video Review Panel Prove They Are Blind

Unbelieavable!

The sooky sooky cry baby bad loser pretty boys of Hawthorn have kicked up such a fuss that the AFL video review panel had no choice but to report the gallant Greg Stafford and send him to the tribunal on Wednesday night.

He’s a ruck man for god’s sake! He’s meant to hurt people! Oh, what’s that? He’s not meant to. Well opposition players shouldn’t take to the field if they can’t take a little tap to the cheek. And the umpire should learn how to bounce the ball properly. And as for this trumped up kneeing nonsense, sheesh. Football is a contact sport.

We all love ya Staffy, elbows down and chin up son.

RetroAGoGo On My PC

Today’s music :

Fox On The Run, Sweet
Rhinestone Cowboy, Glenn Campbell
I Go To Rio, Peter Allen
Yesterday’s Hero, John Paul Young

Before you all get too worried and start calling the funny farm they are for a mixed CD. This one is ‘Songs From My Youth That I Should Never Have to Hear Again But You Like Them Anyway’.