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Variety is the spice of life, just don’t judge
I like Pokemon Go. I don’t care if that makes me childish, or weird or both. When I was a kid of about 13 I used to finish my paper round...
Gareth Ellis
Jul 31, 20162 min read
Everyone’s got an opinion
Opinions are like arseholes. Everyone has one and no-one thinks theirs stinks. On a daily basis we go to meetings, we have conversations,...
Gareth Ellis
Jul 10, 20162 min read
One year until the big day!
Tomorrow is an important date. Tomorrow marks exactly one year until J and I get married. I should be scared, but I’m not. I’m so...
Gareth Ellis
Jun 30, 20162 min read
Eur having a laugh, just watch the game
It’s that time again. The European Championships are here filling football fans’ and non-football fans’ summers with the beautiful game....
Gareth Ellis
Jun 15, 20162 min read
The Reality of TV personalities
Ever wanted to watch a car crash? No, of course you haven’t. So why are we so compelled to watch the ultimate in car crash viewing –...
Gareth Ellis
May 31, 20162 min read
Age is just a number
The other night I made a noise complaint. I picked up the phone and not only called the council but the police as well. The offenders...
Gareth Ellis
May 23, 20161 min read
Life has one take, make it count
I’m a happy man. I thought after 2 months of blogs it was time to reveal that shocking fact. Despite my sometimes surly demeanour and the...
Gareth Ellis
May 18, 20162 min read
Life is what happens while you’re looking at your phone
Life is what happens while you are looking down at your phone. I have to admit, that statement is a little bit hypocritical. I love my...
Gareth Ellis
May 11, 20162 min read
Diets are stupid
Diets are stupid. People who want to lose weight need to follow one simple scientific rule. If you burn off more calories than you take...
Gareth Ellis
May 4, 20161 min read
It’s a marathon, don’t sprint!
5 years after saying I’d never do it again, I’m seriously doing all I can to get accepted for the 2017 London Marathon. The most intense...
Gareth Ellis
May 1, 20161 min read
Celebrating Britishness
Why is it that when someone walks into us we apologise? Why when someone pushes in front of us in a queue do we just tut, sigh and roll...
Gareth Ellis
Apr 24, 20161 min read
Gym – you’re there to work out!
I love the gym. I know I’ve previously said I hated people that talked about it, but that’s probably because I wasn’t talking about it as...
Gareth Ellis
Apr 19, 20162 min read
First impressions – you only get one
The problem with first impressions is, you only get one. If you meet someone and they act really nice to you then you’ll go on thinking...
Gareth Ellis
Apr 12, 20161 min read
Music – what happened to you?
‘He see me do me dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, dirt, so me need to put in work, work, work, work’ Music today really is a load of noise. I know...
Gareth Ellis
Apr 7, 20162 min read
Did I mention I was ill?
I’m currently ‘ill’. I say ‘ill’ because I have a cold. A pathetic, case of the sniffles mixed with enough phlegm to last me a lifetime....
Gareth Ellis
Apr 3, 20162 min read
Family -the one thing you can’t change
Family; the one thing you can’t change, as much as you think you’d like to. I’ve known people through the years who have told me they...
Gareth Ellis
Mar 29, 20162 min read
The beautiful game?
Respect in sport is slowly dying. I’m a football fan and I have to say I hate what the game I love has become. Footballers yell at and...
Gareth Ellis
Mar 26, 20162 min read
The next generation? I hope not
When I was a kid, I don’t remember yelling at random grown-ups in the street. I played 40-40 in, curby and football. Just recently J and...
Gareth Ellis
Mar 25, 20162 min read
45 is the new 60
45 wankers. If you live outside of Milton Keynes then you are unlikely to have encountered these cretins. However, the aptly named 45...
Gareth Ellis
Mar 25, 20161 min read
Lent – the only acceptable time to give up
40 days without meat. Sounds simple doesn’t it? I know people who’ve gone 40 years without touching it let alone giving it up for lent....
Gareth Ellis
Mar 22, 20163 min read



