Sunday 18 January 2009

Doctor Marten's Boots, Doctor Marten's Boots... here's a picture of mine. As you can see, they're purple. I first had a pair of Dr. Marten's way back in nineteen eighty.... something when as a secondary school boy, these were THE things to have on your feet. It made getting changed for PE quite an experience, I can tell you. And those long laces offered plenty of scope for the more mischievous amongst us to tie each other, quite literally, up in knots. NB, my picture is a very weak attempt at an arty picture. On no account should you try such a thing at home. I think that the floor tiles look better - I laid them myself. Took ages I can tell ya!

Anyway, what's been going on here since last time? Well yesterday I took the boy to basketball - and was able to leave him there, safe in the knowledge that he'd be getting a lift home with the coach. Why do all of the UK basketball types pronounce defence as DEE-fence, as per the US way when referring to basketball, yet when they stop and start on football, they use to the UK pronunciation, that is, defence with no emphasis? Oh yes, and just what is the attraction of basketball as a spectator sport?