A New Broom

What else have I been doing besides making - and sometimes losing - money from other people's dumbass poker mistakes?

I won another sports bet, Manchester United at Fulham on Saturday. If you bet on football (soccer), you really ought to consider the Asian Handicap markets. Once you get the hang of the rules, it's a wonderful form of betting. I watched the game live, thanks to the local pub with its illegal satellite broadcast, and Man U were quite impressive, certainly in attack. Less so at the back, where Rio Ferdinand seemed to be in a daze. Still, Ryan Giggs was a joy to watch and I started reflecting on the reasons why I really ought to quite like Manchester United, despite all the ingrained hatred from their years of dominance and the cockiness that came with it.

Yes, despite the over-rated (and now past it) Keane, dislikeable Fergie, cocksure Manc fans and laughable Surrey Reds, there is much to like. They are and always have been an incessantly attacking side, and they have tended to field far more British players than most Premiership clubs. Saturday was no exception, with Fletcher, Ferdinand, Rooney, Smith, Giggs, O'Shea... and I think one other. And Scholes came off the bench too.

Anyway, what else have I been doing...? I bought a broom and a dustpan and brush (for less than two pounds) yesterday and swept up the disgusting kitchen floor in this godforsaken shared house. I am so glad that I will soon leave this behind and be living in a modern, air-conditioned apartment in Canada, with a bacony.