Month: May 2014

Guess what? I had family from Italy this last week starting the 24th May. The Cousin (or second cousin) stayed with my uncle for a week but we were entertaining quite a lot and although it was great it ended up effecting my speech preparation. Moved speech from June 2nd to June 30th as a result. And I wonder if NLP is a bit sensationalist and contraversial for my toastmasters audience- I think it is. Therefore I might revert to the backup of doing a speech on ‘How to Make Whisky’ which was always more or less in the frame. More writing and slide production to do but it might be interesting so theres no problem with that. Cheers everyone…

FOOTBALL’S APOGEE

Miles Whinfrey (c) May 2014.

It’s everyone’s dream
Running out every Saturday to master things for us
We live vicariously
Today I’m in London
We were strangers at 9.45
But it is now 2 and we are a core unit for the struggle
We tell stories and chat for the duration
None with an ideal life
But we have a happy place to go to
He says he is dreading the trip back should we lose
Now it is time- they go to entrance J and I to Club Wembley
I feel like my first day at school
Inside it is like a cauldron
I am dumbstruck
It begins
The place is alive and 45 minutes pass in the blink of an eye
0-0
Second half
I remonstrate and bellow
Things are shaping up
It falters
1-0 QPR
Was it inevitable?
There is a crazy race to restore parity
There is no change in score
Some disappointment
A spectacle and great day-out for all fans

I know all the failures and I have decided to keep them
together in the same place where I now add this football game
I keep them to fascinate over them
And to consider why they affect me
My own missions have taught me that nothing is preordained
or perfect- and that some undertakings are always blighted

Heroic failure is acceptable to me today, none the less I resolve
to chase every cause in my life
They were as good as their word and I am proud.