Cee Tee Jackson's Blog, page 10

Planes, Trains and … sleds.

I’ve been driving now for almost fifty years. Not continuously, you understand. This is not some kind of weird record-breaking attempt. I passed my driving test, at the second time of asking, in 1976 and have not looked back. Though I do use my rear-view mirror a lot. (Boom boom!) I’m the only driver in […]

Confidence Man.

There’s a fine line to be drawn between confidence and cockiness. There’s a fine line to be drawn between cockiness and arrogance. It’s an attitude of the latter that’s often thrown in the direction of Roger Federer, who if no longer the most successful tennis player of all time, is without doubt the most graceful. […]

Help yourself to some negative thoughts.

I’m Scottish. From Glasgow. We’re a famously dour lot, generally speaking. Our glass is always ‘half-empty’ as opposed to ‘half-full.’ My English wife argues we take a very ‘negative’ approach to life – I say we’re just being pragmatic. We’re proud of our small nation, but wear that pride not so much as a badge […]

Glass half empty.

I’m Scottish. From Glasgow. We’re a famously dour lot, generally speaking. Our glass is always ‘half-empty’ as opposed to ‘half-full.’ My English wife argues we take a very ‘negative’ approach to life – I say we’re just being pragmatic. We’re proud of our small nation, but wear that pride not so much as a badge […]

TV, or not TV.

I have to say I’m not really one for watching television these days. In part, this is simply down to having other leisure interests I’d rather spend time on: my own involvement with sport; writing (my blogs and books); listening to the radio / my record and CD collection, and reading. I find too much […]

Puddle Trouble.

Puddle Trouble. The worried kid waved their hand in the air,Hoping to attract the teacher’s stare.“Miss – my head’s in a muddleAnd I’ve done a wee puddle –Look. See? Here – under my chair.” (The prompt word today was ‘puddle.’)

Book update.(This time it’s serious!)

It’s now eight years (eek!) since I self-published my first book, ‘Damp Dogs & Rabbit Wee.’ Relatively speaking, it did rather well, considering I had absolutely no idea how to release it into the big, wide world. Since then, I’ve written two other, ‘short-read’ books: ‘Give The Dog A Home,’ and ‘No Laughing Matter … […]

No right answer.

I hate being asked questions to which there is no truly ‘correct’ answer. For instance: I’ll bet I’m not the only bloke who dreads being asked this question by their partner: “Does my bum look big in this?” “No, dear,” I’ll say, “You look lovely.”“But does my bum look big, though?” “No, not at all.” […]

What is THAT …?!

What is THAT … ?! ‘Cook’ slopped the school-dinner into my tray,YUK – Was that sausage and brisket? It was so hard to say.But I just had to eat,If I wanted my sweet,(And I still hate beef-olives today.) The prompt word today was ‘cook.’

My autobiography – a sneak preview.

How do I plan to start my autobiography, when I get around to it?: ‘SPECS & DUGS & SAUSAGE ROLLS’ is my story: the story of a short-sighted, pastry-munching, professional dog walker from Glasgow.