Commiserations to the nice people at Team New Zealand, your skipper for the next Americas Cup only managed unlucky thirteenth in the Finn regatta at the Olympics. The goods news, though, is that they have signed up the bloke who won, one Ben Ainslie, who just happens to be a Pom. I know one native of Canterbury province who will be be spilling his Sauvignon Blanc over that piece of news – eh.
On a similar note, congratulations to the mighty England cricket team on yet another crushing test victory. This is doubly good news for me. My ex-colleague Mr De Freitas rang me a month ago to offer me a ticket to the fourth day’s play of this the last test of the year. Sadly I had to decline as SWMBO is far too busy being pampered for me to get a day off. How lucky do I feel now though, as the cricket finished today and if I had got the ticket I would be left with a very empty day tomorrow. Instead I’ve got the delights of hoovering the carpets and washing the kitchen floor to look forward to.
Oh joy.