50000 And Counting

At some time earlier today The Overgraduate had its 50000th hit. I know that this is nothing in the grand scale of the internet but I am still counting it as a most satisfying little landmark. Thank you to all our readers no matter how impermanent.

best with bacon sarnies

Your correspondent is in Anglesey for the weekend in what has turned out to be a fractured holiday, broken by work commitments (Sharon's not mine), rehearsals, postgraduate renewal (me not Sharon) and Sharon going from here to London to nurse an unwell daughter. Still it's an ill wind etc and without  Sharon to stir me from lassitude I have had an enjoyable couple of days taking in the Ryder Cup on my rather lovely Mac. Considering that the outcome is ostensibly predictable (Europe usually win these days) it retains the ability to shred the nerves. Some conclusions gathered from this episode of the compelling series: Colin Montgomerie was a marvellous player but, sad to relate, comes over in commentary as a singularly graceless man - actually no, singularly is wrong because he reminds one of Nick Faldo; Victor Dubuisson is one for punters to stay on the right side of; Patrick Reed was good for the Americans and no one who applauds Poulter's attitudes can rightly complain about Reed's pugnacity; Tom Watson is a giant of the sport, Paul McGinley an all around good egg; Scotland is pretty particularly when it doesn't rain; Sky have elevated the quality of television coverage; bacon sandwiches are lovely, particularly with a nice claret.