Saturday 10th January 2026

It is the weekend again. And what better way to start Saturday than a session at the gym?

What indeed?

At least at weekends, there is an hour's lay in as it doesn't open until seven, so up at six, though my stupid brain had me awake before five. But I wasn't going to waste a lay in, oh now, I lay in the dark listening to hear if there was any rain or sleet falling.

There wasn't.

So, up and dressed, and after drinking the only coffee of the day, it was off to the car and then drive into the dawn as light crept over the horizon.

Another session on the bike, which went quite quickly, though my end my thighs were complaining, which I am lead to believe is a good thing.

Traffic is still light at eight, so back home safely, then once inside put the kettle on for a brew before we thought about breakfast.

Jools was going out to help Jen to buy a new phone, as her old steam-powered i-phone won't charge any more, so they went to Folkestone to window shop all the second hand shops.

I stayed behind. Washed up, then went for a shower, followed by a change of clothes, so smelt and felt much better.

BBC has chased another great DJ off 6 Music, but a random post on BlueSky revealed that Huey is now on Virgin, so after searching online I found his new show. And even better is that the show is four hours long, AND on Sunday too.

Shame about the ads, but a small price to pay.

It was FA Cup 3rd Round weekend too, and sadly the FA sold rights to most games to TNT Sports, leaving just three games on free to air BBC, putting "the people's cup" behind a paywall most can't afford.

But Macclesfield v Palace was on, and it delivered perhaps the biggest shock of them all with the Macc Lads wining 2-1, knocking the holders out.

Then to watch Final Score whilst listening to 5 Live, and at least the goals from the nine games kicking off at three were shown soon after they were scored.

I sat on the sofa with Scully, while Jools tried to transfer Jen's data from the old phone to the new one.

Darkness fell, and the games played out. Followed by Spurs v Villa which ended up 2-1 to the visitors, and the thought arises as to if we'll ever see Spurs win again?

We ate garlic chicken, Indian grains, creamed spinach and sprouts cooked in bacon and bacon fat. A lot of flavours, but good.