hard to believe it’s two years today since i had to take my wee buddy conor to get put down.  i hope you’re having fun up there in the big kennel in the sky, wee man!

[a beginner's guide to ballyclare high school canteen table chess]
this came up in a random “trip down memory lane” conversation in the pub wi my wee sister and bro the other day, so in the interests of preserving the rules of this great sport for future generations, i present the comprehensive guide to canteen table [...]

when i was at secondary school the timing of the bell for the end of each lesson was always 2 or 3 minutes shy of the actual time.  so for example, although lunch was at 12:30 and school finished at 15:45, the bells actually went at 12:28 and 15:43.  this strange scenario lasted throughout my [...]