Didnt watch any of it on the telly, coz the real life experience wasnt that clever! Me n my brother took our 11yo boys as well as their cousins aged 10 n 7. Good atmosphere, and we did have to laugh as the Dundee end emptied after the 3rd goal, as the packed United end sang " Cheerio, cheerio, cheerio" to them. Just not got good enough players.
Only did one run last week which was a slow 7 n a half miler on Sunday, just to keep the wheels turning. 662 miles for the year, so I'll do at least another 38 to get over the 700 mark. Bought some Christmas presents. The old man is getting a lovely old set of bone n ebony dominoes in an oak box, I found in an antique shop in Aberfeldy last week. Ma's getting a book of John Lennon letters n telegrams from throughout his life, explaining the background to each. When the Beatles came to Dundee in 1963, Ma n Pa decided against going n instead had a snog up Lochee Park ! The wife, amongst the usual jammies, jumper etc was gonna get a Bill Hicks book, but I've started reading it, so it's now second hand.
Roll on the Christmas break, so I can alternate between gluttony n drunken debauchery and naturally occurring colonic irrigation and healthy running, which in turn justifies the initial options, and so it continues....
Throw in a coal fire that will be burning every night, and a pile of neighbours n friends who have open doors, and I might just enjoy myself......
Little Christmas Stonker
