The Cosmopolite
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Monty
Can one man change a team? Monty Panesar may just provide the answer today, a spinner on a paceman's track, a Sardar in a English team, a vociferous turbanned dynamo representing the stiff upper lipped ones... seriously, with so many differences, can he change the flagging fortunes of the English cricket team?
Maybe he can, maybe he already has. He's struck in his first ever Ashes test and has already taken three wickets.... and what wickets has be taken? Do I hear you ask that? Is it? Ok... Langer, bowled by the King of Spin, Symonds, bamboozled - he thought he had Monty when he hit him for 17 in the earlier over, but no, he did not, the evil one has the last bearded smile.... - and Gilchrist, for 0 again. :) :) :).
I think this is gonna be fun. I just hope the English batsmen capitalize now. Also, before I forget, Monty's done something remarkable, the English fans on BBC Online are behaving as if England is 3-0 up rather than up against it 2-0 down. Some comments, credit, of course, to the BBC sport website:
"I moved to British Columbia two years ago. Nice big house, beautiful view of lakes and mountains and a fantastic wife. But I?d swap the lot for a TV or even a bloody radio right now.Richard Taylor, via TMS inbox
"Even in Kazakhstan, rest assured that there are some die hard Ashes fans being distracted from work by the online updates. Nearly lunchtime here, I'll see if I can find Borat to convert him to the manly business of cricket!Nick Brealey, via TMS inbox
"Where have they been keeping this guy Monty? Seriously, where the hell have they been keeping him?"Geoff Lawson on TMS ¶ 11:40 AM 1 comments
Maybe he can, maybe he already has. He's struck in his first ever Ashes test and has already taken three wickets.... and what wickets has be taken? Do I hear you ask that? Is it? Ok... Langer, bowled by the King of Spin, Symonds, bamboozled - he thought he had Monty when he hit him for 17 in the earlier over, but no, he did not, the evil one has the last bearded smile.... - and Gilchrist, for 0 again. :) :) :).
I think this is gonna be fun. I just hope the English batsmen capitalize now. Also, before I forget, Monty's done something remarkable, the English fans on BBC Online are behaving as if England is 3-0 up rather than up against it 2-0 down. Some comments, credit, of course, to the BBC sport website:
"I moved to British Columbia two years ago. Nice big house, beautiful view of lakes and mountains and a fantastic wife. But I?d swap the lot for a TV or even a bloody radio right now.Richard Taylor, via TMS inbox
"Even in Kazakhstan, rest assured that there are some die hard Ashes fans being distracted from work by the online updates. Nearly lunchtime here, I'll see if I can find Borat to convert him to the manly business of cricket!Nick Brealey, via TMS inbox
"Where have they been keeping this guy Monty? Seriously, where the hell have they been keeping him?"Geoff Lawson on TMS ¶ 11:40 AM 1 comments
Friday, December 08, 2006
Desperately seeking 'Good News'
Is there any good news out there? Any? Anything will do...
Have the Arab militas in Darfur been stopped? Has India won any matches in South Africa? Has the US finally begun turning the tide against sectarian militias? Am I going to crack a few billion dollar deals? Am I going to have the guts to do what my heart wants me to? Is Sachin going to hit 4 hundreds in this tour of South Africa? Or even 1? Is the work load at office going to reduce?
I desperately need a intravenous shot of motivation... ¶ 11:35 AM 2 comments
Have the Arab militas in Darfur been stopped? Has India won any matches in South Africa? Has the US finally begun turning the tide against sectarian militias? Am I going to crack a few billion dollar deals? Am I going to have the guts to do what my heart wants me to? Is Sachin going to hit 4 hundreds in this tour of South Africa? Or even 1? Is the work load at office going to reduce?
I desperately need a intravenous shot of motivation... ¶ 11:35 AM 2 comments
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Quote - Adam Smith
My last blog entry, about Milton Friedman, attributes a quote to the great man. That quote I believe encapsulates his theory, philosophy and belief. I discovered a similar quote by Adam Smith, which, though a lot more verbose, conveys a similar message:
The uniform, constant and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition, the principle from which public and national, as well as private opulence is originally derived, is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural progress of things toward improvement, in spite both of the extravagance of government, and of the greatest errors of administration. Like the unknown principle of animal life, it frequently restores health and vigour to the constitution, in spite, not only of the disease, but of the absurd prescriptions of the doctor.
Adam Smith
No prizes for guessing who was inspired by whom. ¶ 1:28 PM 3 comments
The uniform, constant and uninterrupted effort of every man to better his condition, the principle from which public and national, as well as private opulence is originally derived, is frequently powerful enough to maintain the natural progress of things toward improvement, in spite both of the extravagance of government, and of the greatest errors of administration. Like the unknown principle of animal life, it frequently restores health and vigour to the constitution, in spite, not only of the disease, but of the absurd prescriptions of the doctor.
Adam Smith
No prizes for guessing who was inspired by whom. ¶ 1:28 PM 3 comments
