Jack Scott's Blog, page 48
February 5, 2017
La La Land
Lauded as a return to the great Hollywood musicals of yesteryear, the very thought of La La Land made Liam go weak at the knees. It must be the gay gene. Either that or arthritis.
January 29, 2017
The Seven Signs of Ageing
I don’t mean Olay Total Effects or any of the other magic potions promising to hold back the ravages of time. No, I mean the seven signs as they apply to a middle-aged ex-pretty boy who knows he’s got fewer years ahead than behind. I was reminded of my impending decrepitude when trying to grab a […]
January 22, 2017
He’s Behind You!
I’m a sucker for a good old fashioned Grimm tale. And if it comes triple-wrapped in high camp and topped with flying fairies, then I’m hooked. And they don’t come more camp or more soaring than Cinderella at the London Palladium. Panto’s not for everyone, I know. All that ‘he’s behind you’ and ‘oh no, […]
January 15, 2017
My Life Abroad
Since 2011, the people at Blog Expat have been shining a little light on expatland by interviewing bloggers from city to steppe, temperate to tropical. They’ve assembled quite an archive over the years. So when I heard they were to publish an anthology of their best stories, I thought it was a good idea. And […]
January 8, 2017
Praying for Time
Why is it that bad news travels fastest and furthest? Tales of comfort and joy are always way down the bill on the nightly news. I was reminded of this by Julia at Turkey’s for Life when she commented on my recent Good Samaritan post. Despite my usual it’ll-be-alright-on-the-night demeanour, the post was a tad gloomy. And my […]
January 1, 2017
Should Old Acquaintance Be Forgot
It's that time again when I look back at the year and the top of the pansy crop. For some reason, matters medical and mortality seem to have caught the imagination. 
December 22, 2016
The Good Samaritan
2016 has provided a bumper crop of man-made disasters – war, terrorism, ISIS, Brexit, Trump, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. I don’t know about you but a lurch to the hard right or hard left is not what I signed up for. You could be forgiven for thinking we’re all off to hell in a handcart.
December 17, 2016
A Manifesto for Life
We recently attended the funeral of David Harries. It was a bittersweet gig, sad but not in the slightest bit depressing. Stripped of dust-to-dust religious delusions, the ceremony was the perfect celebration of an OTT life lived totally in the moment. Never was the old adage ‘live fast, die young’ any more apt. It was […]
December 11, 2016
Lost in Translation
I’ve just added a new translate feature to this site courtesy of Google. You’ll find it on the left hand sidebar (click the three line icon, top left, and scroll down). Now non-English speakers from far flung corners of the globe can read my random ramblings. Read? Maybe. Understand? Nope. My liberal mix of double entendre, […]
December 4, 2016
New Balls Please
You’ve got to hand it to former Labour Party heavyweight, Ed Balls. After losing his seat to the Tories at the last general election, he’s been busy re-inventing himself in the most unexpected ways. Ed became something of a comic sensation on Strictly Come Dancing this year. His salsa to Gangnam Style is now legendary. […]
