James Tawton

I’m not a jogger. I’m a runner!

Exercise snobbery for the masses and the predetermined illusion of ability over reality and it’s scabby claws of self-realisation. In the 70s and 80s ‘keep fit’ became a new vogue activity for the overpaid and under-occupied inhabitants of various western societies. America is the simplest target for this, as it was always the greatest nationContinue reading “I’m not a jogger. I’m a runner!”

Jeans: I have known

Everyone owns jeans, everyone wears jeans. You’re probably wearing a pair right now in fact, and I bet you have at least three pairs, if not more. Maybe you only wear jeans. Lots of people do. And that’s the thing isn’t it. Jeans are completely ubiquitous now, to such a degree that I don’t thinkContinue reading “Jeans: I have known”

The Road – Cormac McCarthy

I first heard of Cormac McCarthy via the film version of one of his books, All the Pretty Horses. A western, starring Matt Damon, it was tight, nicely acted, but it stood out with particularly good dialogue. I reckon I must’ve known the name McCarthy because, when I discovered that it was his book IContinue reading “The Road – Cormac McCarthy”

People in Adverts: Part 2

Well, actually, this is really part 3, but that doesn’t matter because no-one reads this crap but me anyway. Celebrities in advertisements piss me off. That’s a done deal, they just do. They don’t need the money and they trade off of their public affection for this money they don’t need. Well-known people have oftenContinue reading “People in Adverts: Part 2”

People in Adverts

I wrote a typically whingey post a while back that bemoaned the general existence of advertising, and the free-wheeling whoring of their identities that celebrity peoples partake in. I have a particular ire for these toads as they are duping their fans, selling the faith held in the celebrity’s achievements and the things they’ve convincedContinue reading “People in Adverts”

Good Omens – Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman

Good books are such a powerful thing for people because they are completely subjective. What you think is fabulous, could leave someone else completely unmoved. One man’s Hamlet is another’s Da Vinci Code. Terry Pratchett is many people’s guilty pleasure when it comes to their book collections. It’s said that his multi-million selling Discworld booksContinue reading “Good Omens – Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman”

Ties

I’ll be honest here and say that I am a tie-fan. I think ties are neat. Look at Michael Caine. Eh? So, this isn’t objective, but it will slate those people who cannot manage this, the simplest of all smarteners. The bad-assest of finishing touches There’s been a lot in the popular style press, andContinue reading “Ties”

Suits

Suits, suits, suits. Suits are great. They can look great, and make you look great too. Men really do have one of the most fortunate of all dress options of the sexes in the suit. It’s a given that a suit is a smart thing. It defines a man as smart and is anContinue reading “Suits”

Valdez Is Coming – Elmore Leonard

We all know a bit of Elmore Leonard, even if we don’t realise that we do. Long before I read his books, I’d seen the films that’ve poured out from his multitude of novels, short stories and screenplays, and it’s hard to appreciate just how much he’s produced. Born in 1925 Leonard grew up inContinue reading “Valdez Is Coming – Elmore Leonard”

Cars

I’ve never been a petrol-head of any note, and I don’t envisage this changing at any time in my life. It’s not that I don’t care about cars, or don’t see the value in them. It’s just that they aren’t a preoccupation, and I don’t have passion for them. What becomes almost an obsession forContinue reading “Cars”