The Man with No Time

Last night the St Andrews Lifesaving Club held its annual Pie-Off event. Sounds intriguing doesn’t it? It’s not a complicated event; everyone attending makes at least one pie of some kind (we have a fairly loose definition of ‘pie’) and brings it to the social’s location. We then all eat as much pie as we can, and vote on who made the best one. Mmmmm, pie. (Credit: David Brown)

<Insert appropriate greeting for whatever winter festival you celebrate, if any> I hope that everyone out there in internet-land has had a pleasant, relaxing day, or at least found it not too stressful! I’m writing this from the sofa, in front of the television, after what’s been a pretty good day. Merry Christmas everyone! (Credit: speckyboy.com) Over-indulgence has, of course, taken place; food is a big thing in my parents’ house, with plenty of snacks everywhere, and we’ve spread our Christmas dinner courses over the entire day for several years now. But this year, for a change, my brother and I managed to help out with Christmas dinner without getting in the way too much. There’s a first time for everything. My traditional Christmas activity of lounging on the sofa with a new book for the afternoon fell by the wayside this year, but we did spend the early evening playing board games instead. I call that a net gain, particularly when it’s games like Tick...