Not going out today...

Two reasons:

1. I'm suffering from a pesky cough and sore throat that took hold on Christmas Eve (but didn't spoil my Crimbo too much - just annoying).
2. Rival Glasgow football clubs Rangers and Celtic are playing this afternoon at the Rangers' home ground, Ibrox Stadium, which happens to be about half a mile from my tenement building. Whenever Rangers play at home there are always big crowds wandering around outside the building and a massive queue to get onto the underground train at the station right under my living room window. This is the first Rangers vs. Celtic match at Ibrox since I moved here. Big, big rivals in the way that only same-city football clubs can be. Might see a bit of action from the safety of my second floor flat after the match.

Hope you all had an enjoyable and peaceful Christmas Day.

[UPDATE] - Everyone appeared to leave the game in a civilised and orderly fashion. A good thing, really, except from a morbid entertainment point of view.

[ADDENDUM] - Sorry, I realise that this post is virtually identical to this one. Have I really run out of fresh material for this blog?