Oh Pandora's box is well and truly open now after giving up any principles I may have had when I agreed to allow advertising on this site; after all what harm could it do. Age has softened my previous hardcore stance and after all don't I recommend certain products or companies to friends and family as well as praising certain books, films or albums which I would be happy to do on this site. Also I am quite broad minded and wouldn't be overly concerned if the adverts were for porn but would draw the line for anything immoral that promoted say arms manufacturers, junk food and banking services. So start warming that place at Beelzebub's table for me as I notice one of the first links has been whored out to some bank or other (I am rather vague on most things financial).
   It also occurs to me that I've not failed to mention football in my previous posts and as I'm in a self-flagellatory mood I again hate myself for being interested in this second rate sport whilst the cricket season is still continuing. Cricket is for summer, football (and rugby) for winter. Football has already gatecrashed the summer enough this year and should be given no further consideration until the cricket season is over: the leagues in football don't become remotely interesting until after Christmas anyway before which everyone is just jockeying for position. Perhaps cricket can exact some revenge this winter if England perform well in the Ashes.
   While I'm hating myself I might as well get this football related thought out of my system: Does Spain / Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez look a bit like Ed "I wasn't in Government when we went to war" Milliband look familiar?

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