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Quote: from lollys mates girl on 7:50 pm on Dec. 20, 2005[br] <br>Graysonscolumn,<br>My father didn’t throw a tantrum as you said. But I feel from your post that you have first hand experience at this tantrum throwing<br>
<br>I have relatives whose lives are all ironed trousers and dessert-at-8pm-on-the-dot-or-else, but otherwise no.<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
31 years and 1 month old, and generally male.
Except at weekends.<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from davidbrady on 9:50 pm on Dec. 20, 2005[br]Male. 31 and about 1 furlong.<br>
<br>Nice one :biggrin:<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from lollys mate on 7:31 pm on Dec. 20, 2005[br]I’m  39 and all man!
LMG is 14, so your not the youngest.
BTW. Can LMBoy join Matron? Hes 12 and as clever as his Dad. Thats something to look forward to isnt it folk!<br>
<br>Grrrr, these pesky Lolly’s Mate people, coming over here in their droves, stealing our TRF places, threatening our Forumites etc. etc. ;)
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Does he throw a tantrum if his dinner isn’t cut into shapes?
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from Meshaheer on 2:07 pm on Dec. 19, 2005[br]On a sentimental note, David Nicholson getting my old favourite Moorcroft Boy back from serious neck injury to win the 1996 Scottish National.<br>
<br>Excellent call, Mesh, as emotional a victory as I’ve seen in my lifetime. Even the old bugger himself was pretty choked about it, I seem to recall.
Jeremy<br>(graysonscolumn)<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Hello there,
You’ll scoff, but Ted Caine getting eight victories out of Cavalier Crossett – a horse bred for the right royal sum of FIFTY QUID – around 15 years ago rates pretty highly for me.
As a fan of hearty old steeplechasers I’d also shortlist;
– Pam Neal for getting Mac Vidi to improve beyond recognition at the age of 15, culminating in a place finish in the Gold Cup,
– Rosemary Henderson’s assorted exploits on Fiddler’s Pike,
– Capt Prest and Fred Winter getting De Pluvinel (17) and Sonny Somers (18) respectively to win races well into their late teens.
Jeremy<br>(graysonscolumn)<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from Peaty Sandy on 4:07 pm on Dec. 15, 2005[br]Who really gave a monkeys if one set of eejit Paddys were knocking the bejaysus out of another set of equally eejit Paddys ?
<br>Their families, loved ones and anyone else caught inbetween, I presume.<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from Peaty Sandy on 1:29 pm on Dec. 15, 2005[br]But no comment on the second part of my statement ?
‘But I reckon it is fair to say that nearly all terrorists are Muslims these days’. <br>
<br>I don’t recall there being a high Muslim head-count in the IRA.<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from Peaty Sandy on 1:44 pm on Dec. 12, 2005[br]But the general public voted Ellen McCarthur into second place?
No ******* danger !!!  <br>
<br>She had my vote. Even as a hardened cricket fan I would concede that Freddie just provided the catalyst for the rest of the England team to register a series win against generally superior foes for the first time in around twenty years. He was never in any immediate danger of being killed or left for dead, of being cut off from the rest of civilisation if the worst came to worst, or of going days on end without sleep. In short, there was nothing about the Ashes victory which came close to the same physical or mental examination Dame Ellen undertook, for all it was a fine effort by the big lad.
I don’t believe there are such things as, ahem, "nobend sports", merely ones with more peripheral appeal to most people than the great god football. Tsk.
Jeremy<br>(graysonscolumn)<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from Peaty Sandy on 4:48 pm on Dec. 12, 2005[br]I suppose it is not fair to say that all Muslims are terorists.<br>
<br>How generous of you.<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from Meshaheer on 6:09 pm on Dec. 6, 2005[br]Corm – the word "homophobic" is grossly overused and most often out of context. I have a real phobia and it’s not pleasant. I have never been and never will have a phobia of homosexuals. I’ve known a few in my lifetime and I judge them as people, not on their sexuality! What they do is their business. However it is the concept and the act of homosexuality that is a turn off with me and I’ll still stand by my belief that I don’t think it’s the right way to bring up children.<br>
<br>Turning this response on its head momentarily, Mesh – would you be willing to tell us how you would react to one of your own offspring coming out?
Jeremy<br>(graysonscolumn)<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from cormack15 on 3:38 pm on Dec. 6, 2005[br]Some fairly unbelievable, and offensive, posts here on this one!
Mesh – homosexuality is not confined to humans and can be found (fairly widely actually) in nature also. In addition, quite how you hope to avoid being termed homophobic when you say you ‘don’t like homosexuality’ and that you’re ‘firmly against gays bringing up children’ is beyond comprehension.
Same sex couples who want to live together and commit to each other should have every right to the same civil/legal ‘priviliges’ that such a commitment entitles stright couples. There is no logical reason why they shouldn’t.
The religious aspect of ‘marriage’ should be treated separately to the civil aspects of ‘partnership’ and is a different debate entirely.<br>
<br>All seconded without reservation.
Jeremy<br>(graysonscolumn)<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Only one day of racing? Cartmel’s Whit Saturday evening card, no contest. A congenial atmosphere like no other, beautiful scenery, warm weather, a big friendly group of punters, sticky toffee pudding (but of course!), Iain MacKenzie being rude about all the horses in the seller, and one of the great curios in the calendar in the 10yo+ Grand Veterans’ National. Nothing else comes close for me.
Jeremy<br>(graysonscolumn)<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
I regard it as neither good nor bad form to wipe clean one’s plate, but rather eminently sensible.
Why waste potentially rather a lot of a very good sauce or gravy for the sake of not offending one rather minor social more?
Now licking the plate or tipping it to one’s mouth – those are surely a few rungs further up the ladder.
Jeremy<br>(graysonscolumn)<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from Aranalde on 9:54 pm on Nov. 9, 2005[br]9. If You Tolerate This, Then your Children Will Be Next<br>
<br>….or, as I rechristened it when the Jockey Club tried to stop Ted Caine’s horses getting Sunday appearance money a few years back….
If You Tolerate This, Then Your Quixalls Will Be Vexed
<br>Jeremy<br>(graysonscolumn)<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Quote: from Irish Stamp on 2:30 am on Nov. 13, 2005[br]Half of Martin Pipe’s team from last year?
Stormez’s enthusiasm?
<br>:biggrin:<br>
Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
