I’ve Only Got a Gammy Left Hand!
My left hand is getting better, but I still have a degree of pain and lack of control in it, because of the stroke. But then Sarah Storey doesn’t have one at all.
But that didn’t stop her winning gold in the cycling at Manchester last night.
I think it decided what event I want to see in the cycling at the 2012 Olympics.
I’ve now registered for tickets.
If I do get to go, I’ll cycle there along the Regent’s Canal or through the parks. I may take the second option, as I can’t swim.
Would You Employ an Accountant Who Couldn’t Add Up?
One of the stories today is that the Nulabor government cocked up the rate of inflation, which meant that pensioners were underpaid to the collective tune of £80billion.
There is no excuse and mistakes like this by governments of all colours and competences are woven into the rich tapestry of history. Years ago, a colleague left to work for the Department of Trade and calculate the trade statistics. A few years later there was a serious mistake. I don’t think it was his fault, but because he worked there, we spotted it and had a bit of fun at his expense.
Whoever said, that there are lies, “damned lies and statistics” was right. Latest thinking says it was Charles Wentworth Dilke and not Mark Twain or Benjamin Disraeli. Although the phrase should probably be “lies, damned lies and government statistics”
The Anonymous Widower 