I'm sad to say my dad is in hospital at the moment.
He was admitted last week following a suspected heart attack and we have been told today that he needs a triple heart bypass within the next couple of weeks.
Hard to find much cheer in such circumstances but there was a small incident last week that brought a smile to my face.
When I was on my way to visit my dad I decided to get him something to read. My lover suggested a rugby magazine, which given my father's love of the egg chasers seemed a good idea. After carefully checking no one I knew could observe me overcoming my feelings of distaste, being the ardent fan I am of the only beautiful game, I acquiesced.
And what an eye opener it proved to be.
Used to the somewhat 'boysey ' style of my favourite publication, Four Four Two, with its action shots of great strikes, and grinding tackles, I was shocked to see the photos in what in the egg chasing world is known as a rugby magazine but to the rest of us is strikingly more like a soft porn magazine.
Rippling pecs barely concealed beneath the skimpiest of Lycra. Poses worthy of any male model.
And done in a way more likely to appeal to other boys rather than girls I would suggest.
Nothing wrong with that of course, but I did have a wry smile to myself when I remembered how my father is always lampooning "cissy footballers who get carried off on a stretcher if they so much as break an eyelash".
I guess it just goes to show there is more than one sort of macho.
2 comments:
My elder brother Alan had the same operation when he was 78 and he has fully recovered. I remember that at the time I was on the Swindon Borough Council's Planning Committee and I sent him an official confirmation that his by pass had planning permission. He laughed so much that he nearly had a relapse. Tell your Dad that when his operation is completed to always remember the latin phrase
"Feste Lente" Make haste slowly
Hope your dad improves. All the best to you & your family.
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