Tonight the baton will be passed by London to Rio, and the British capital will no longer be the current Olympic city. It scarcely feels like it was 4 years ago that Mrs P and I took our seats in the Olympic stadium in the revitalised east London borough chosen for the site of the games. … Continue reading Farewell London
My favourite photo sharing site is about to launch their shiny new Commercial Licensing Marketplace. I know very little about the scheme, other than it will be a place for 500px photographers to sell their images. I know of it because I've been asked to allow 500px to license one of my photos. Sure. Why … Continue reading The Olympic Dream
The Olympics, Paralympics are over. Completely finished. No more turning on and off flames or waving Union Flags, or singing God Save the Queen, or pretending to sing the second verse of God Save the Queen, of which no one knows the words. It is over. But what a blast it was. Patriotism is something … Continue reading Mexican Olympics
The games are almost wrapped up and it's time to wrap up my Olympic themed posts, with this final piece. Mrs P and I visited the Olympic stadium to watching running, jumping and throwing type events last Wednesday, and here's a few of my thoughts on the venues and legacy of London 2012. First of … Continue reading My Olympic Experience
That Britain is 'Great' is to do with regional differentiation, not down to how good we are. If that were the case, then we'd name the country Brilliant Britain. Well, for at least the duration of the Olympics anyway. Then perhaps we'd return to being Run-of-the-mill Britain. But let's not focus on the ordinariness of … Continue reading Brilliant Britain
I can't deny, I had my doubts. What had been revealed about the opening ceremony had looked a bit iffy. Beijing had set the bar pretty damn high, and a setting of meadows with country bumpkins tossing cowpats about the place didn't seem too promising. I hoped we would be surprised though. I have long … Continue reading Happy and Glorious
A few months ago I ran a post titled Olympic Trivia, in which I claimed Princess Anne had found fame as being the only lady never to have to undergo a gender test at an Olympic game. It seemed a fair claim to make - the story is all over the internet. However, all might … Continue reading The Princess Anne Olympic Myth
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