the watch of time

TOP 10 Snowless Winter Sports

Adaptation, even with recreational activities, is a key life survival skill…

–   Cross-country frozen field team pursuit

–   Synchronized over skis jumping

–   Leftover Christmas wrapping paper bowling

–   Black ice driving time trials (more…)

TOP 10 Modern Ethereal Mysteries

There is still so much we don’t know…

• Why is the wind against you no matter what direction you are biking?
• Who is prepared to prove no two snowflakes are the same?
• Isn’t it time for artificial sweeteners to start helping the medicine go down? (more…)

Clichés Upgraded – Part XLVII

We’re well into December, the grass is still green (not white), so time to sit back and enjoy more updated clichés (with originals in italics):

• You can call it a sweetheart deal when the love of your life is a cheap date
• Due to the giant detergent spill in the bay we were forced to swim against the Tide (more…)

TOP 10 Little Known or Appreciated Hobbies

With less outdoor activities in the winter, more time for hobbies…

• Painting on canvas using only invisible colours
• Collecting counterfeit money
• Collecting spoiled beverages
• Secretly substituting expensive car parts with exact duplicates (more…)

Clichés Upgraded – Part XLVI

It’s the end of November, with new shopping clichés like ‘Black Friday’ and ‘Cyber Monday’ upon us, so time to battle back with more updated clichés (with originals in italics):

• Stop the presses and switch your routine to some stretching exercises  
• If you hold your stick out like a sore thumb perhaps a sympathetic young dolphin will jump over it (more…)

TOP 10 Benefits of Less Daylight

We are on the cusp of the two shortest months of daylight as we near the winter solstice; how can we turn this to advantage…

• Greater atmosphere for telling ghost stories
• When you carry away that holiday party glow, more people will be able to see it
• More chance to pursue the timeless ‘fewer calories, taste great’ debates (more…)