Every Christmas, I read: - A Christmas Carol - What Christmas Is, As We Grow Older - And this…

Rarer than a solar eclipse and more prized: cardboard bin week coinciding with Christmas.

Christmas pre-meal snack rules are now in effect. A reminder: Jan 3-Dec 22 - Completely unacceptable to eat a bag of crisps tipped into a bowl before any meal. Dec 23-Jan 2 - Completely encouraged to eat a bag of crisps tipped into a bowl before every meal.

“… be those remembrances admitted with tender encouragement! “They are of the time and all its comforting and peaceful reassurances; and of the history that re-united even upon earth the living and the dead.” All the best, everyone.

Did not see this coming but - in fact - we could’ve scored more. Joyous.

The safety and well-being of all participants in sailing is important to us 🫶 Please report any safeguarding concerns to [email protected] ✉️

In support of this year’s International Women’s Day, our annual women's sailing festival, #SteeringTheCourse, is committed to #AccelerateAction for women in sailing 💪 Read more 👇 🔗 bit.ly/4bsx7pC #AccelerateAction #SteeringTheCourse #SportForAllWomenAndGirls #IWD

This International Women's Day, we're highlighting #SteeringTheCourse, our annual women's sailing festival 💙💛🩷 #SteeringTheCourse aims to #AccelerateAction and create new pathways at all levels of the sport for talented female sailors, coaches and officials 💪

Lockdown doesn’t matter so much to me as the thousands and thousands of key workers - like my wife - who risked their health for their communities and continue to suffer. #longcovidawareness

Me? Just liking all the tweets and imagining the Butland redemption arc reaching the final where he saves two in a fourth consecutive penalty shoot-out win.

🤯 A ferocious finish from Hamza Igamane! Rangers are 3-2 up at Celtic Park! ⬇️

Man of the match? Tricky. Maybe Cerny? ❤️🤍💙

Many of the people who are being failed here were key workers - teachers like my wife but particularly nurses and doctors - who risked their health for the sake of their communities and are still living in the consequences.

World Sailing sends its warmest congratulations to new IOC President Kirsty Coventry. Read more 👇 🔗 bit.ly/4iIpuOg 📸 IOC/Greg Martin

The Prince of Madness.

This is such sad news. JC was a top reporter and - most of all - just one of the nicest people I’ve met while working in sport. Put up with me being a gobs**** down the line on many occasions anyway. Rest easy JC.

That was the wildest five minutes in football this season.

“He felt like the jersey was being pulled…” I’ll say.

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Neil Young turns 80 later this year - still 100% punk rock. Glorious.