Can things get any better? Yesterday at 9am I had only 9 players for a pre-season friendly. I managed to pick up another 2 in church in the morning but only after introducing myself to every male in the church and begging them to play footy that afternoon. Thanks to Adam and Nick for filling in last second.

Now it's not often I score in a game of football - I'm rarely allowed out of my own half before being bellowed at to get back in defence. Yesterday however was a glorious moment that I will be reliving in my dreams for several weeks yet. The ball come bouncing back to me 10 yards inside my own half -- in a real John Smith type moment I hoist it into the air and waited. Wind assisted the ball was goalward bound and dipped just in time. 1 Nil. It's nice to get a good victory under the belt pre-season.
Later that evening we introduced John Morgan to the delights of City's and Knights of Catan which i of course won.
I rang the insurance company today about my bike which has been written off -- they said they would be sending me a cheque for more than I asked for but i'll believe that when the cheque arrives in the post.
.....and finally. my quest for Google supremacy has finally succeded. It only took a few weeks but I am now top for Bristol Vineyard. Maybe I could hire myself out as an SEO consultant. I might leave it up for a few weeks yet before i remove the page.
This week I see myself Greenbelt bound hopefully with at least a few youth in tow. last time I went I was very sceptical about a lot of it - it will be interesting to see what i think of it this time and how much I've changed