Tempus Pro Timeoutio

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The "Freestyle Dash", as captured by Getty Images

You will never believe whose image Time Out magazine have chosen as one of only two used to illustrate a feature in their Pimm’s sponsored handbook produced to celebrate summer, under the banner of Sports Days – 5 jolly cool events? Well, a gold star for anyone who chose your correspondent and the Captain competing in the “Freestyle Dash” at the 2007 Chap Olympics. The other chap pictured is "Atters", who not only takes second billing, but is also in the pay of the sponsors, which makes our achievement all the greater, even if I say so myself. I know this is what the Captain thinks, anyway!

Spring in ones step (and sunshine on our shoulders)

Cheers! The Captain of Boats and the Chairman formally commemorating the Antipodean WRC birthday season in the customary style

Girl Power, WRC Style

Captain Four-Eyes


Snowdrop Campion, just before dinner on Saturday night

The Chairman and First Lady had an eventful weekend at the Campo’s, as ever. In addition to three additions to the family Campo (2 goldfish, one of which seems to suffer from serious Graves Disease, and an anti-social hamster which I spent the weekend trying to get into the oven, much to the alarm of the VC of Boats), the Treasurer looks as if the Captain has had a big weekend on the Stella Artois. Not that this distracted from her sunny disposition, of course, and it was later explained to the Chairman that this was a result of two facial hockey injuries. As he observed later, bearing in mind what harm a little exercise can do, one can only imagine what serious athletic endeavour could result in. The Campo’s, as ever, remain unconvinced, and punished us with a bike ride in searing heat all the way to the pub, with a brief stop to hoover down a couple of cold ones to offer some rehydration to the occasional cyclists from N21.

You will also not be surprised to note that the misspent youth of the Captain has finally caught up with him, as after 39 years of what he described as “A1 sight” he has finally had to invest in a pair of spectacles. Still, if that’s what Dungeons & Dragons does for you, let that be a lesson to teenage boys everywhere!

Must try harder

The Ambassador having a blast on his birthday last weekend

The Chairman is acutely aware that usual service has not been forthcoming of late, with specific regard to the flagging up of members birthdays of late, with special regard to our Antipodean members for whom birthdays come thick and fast this time of year. Events, dear members, events. So, your Chairman is pleased to offer to offer somewhat belated blog birthday greetings to the High Commissioner (who had a bowling party, I gather, although not of the crown green variety) in addition to the 45th birthday of the Ambassador, who dressed up in the uniform of an Imperial Stormtrooper to celebrate his birthday on May the 4th (“May the fourth be with you”. Geddit?) I am also delighted to announce that today marks the occasion of the birthday of the Chair of the Fine Arts Committee, who has reached the grand old age of two, which I am sure she will bear up to with grace and good character. Especially of she takes after her grand parents, I should add. In addition to Ruby’s birthday, this Sunday marks the 38th birthday of the Antipodean Ambassadress, who was on sparking good form for the time of year when I spoke to her at some length last week, which was good to hear.

So, many happy returns to you all, belatedly, prematurely or on time, and the First Lady and I shall have a couple of cold one in celebration of these anniversaries when we visit the Campo’s for the weekend tomorrow.

Tempus Pro Shouldnotbesoslackchairmanio