Hi. I know very little about baseball. Its just not a 'thing' across here in Scotland. The closest we get to it is being made to play rounders in the Scouts as kids. I'm very aware that it's a special thing for you guys, and that's cool. It's similar, in a way, to cricket, in that I'm aware that it exists, but it might as well be a marti…
Hi. I know very little about baseball. Its just not a 'thing' across here in Scotland. The closest we get to it is being made to play rounders in the Scouts as kids. I'm very aware that it's a special thing for you guys, and that's cool. It's similar, in a way, to cricket, in that I'm aware that it exists, but it might as well be a martial art for English homosexuals!
I hear you loud and clear on the ageing thing though. Once you're this side of 50, there's no going back to 'cool'. There's actually very little point in trying, which can be liberating too.
I look forward to more curmudgeonly observations in the near future!
Thanks, Ian. You're right about it being freeing to not have to worry about being cool anymore (lost cause). But I'm not yet ready to fully embrace being old. The woman at the haircut place rang my purchase up as a "senior cut" the other day and I was annoyed for hours.
Hi. I know very little about baseball. Its just not a 'thing' across here in Scotland. The closest we get to it is being made to play rounders in the Scouts as kids. I'm very aware that it's a special thing for you guys, and that's cool. It's similar, in a way, to cricket, in that I'm aware that it exists, but it might as well be a martial art for English homosexuals!
I hear you loud and clear on the ageing thing though. Once you're this side of 50, there's no going back to 'cool'. There's actually very little point in trying, which can be liberating too.
I look forward to more curmudgeonly observations in the near future!
Ian in Scotland.
Thanks, Ian. You're right about it being freeing to not have to worry about being cool anymore (lost cause). But I'm not yet ready to fully embrace being old. The woman at the haircut place rang my purchase up as a "senior cut" the other day and I was annoyed for hours.
My barber used to ask if I wanted my eyebrows trimmed. Now he just does it. It's the little things you notice.