Hi, exciting news on the book publishing front, with 242 Folding Mirror Poems and Reflections nearing completion for Amazon Kindle. Here’s the cover and contents:
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
English Football League takes over from Olympics 2012
Hi, it’s Greenygrey. There’s a sporting transition going on this week that we find quite greenygreyesque, with the Y of course linking us.
Jessica Ennis Olympics Homecoming
Olympics 2012 athletes have been enjoying homecomings this week, and we think this culminates today with heptathlete Jessica Ennis’s celebration in Sheffield. So we thought we’d ask Andy Wolfhol to commemorate the day with a little poem, what with him being a creator extraordinaire. And we’re glad we did, as he produced this masterpiece:
If Jessica Ennis
played tennis
she’d probably win
playing with a rolling pin.
English Football Leagues Kick-Off
This is quickly followed by the beginning of the four major English football leagues this weekend. The big weekend is not as welcome as it is in a summer when there’s been no European Championships football and an Olympics, but we’re sure it’ll become enthralling again once underway.
Good luck for the season, and especially to Leeds United.
Torridon, Scotland Green and Grey Photos Top WordPress Faves July 2012
Hi, it’s Andy Wolfhol, creator extraordinaire at the Greenygrey. I’m chuffed to say I didn’t have to create anything new and extraordinary again today, because the McAlisterium blog and WordPress have done all the work for me… well, apart from this brief introduction.
That’s because while we were focusing on Olympics 2012 a green/gray palette (greenygrey to us) was voted top post of July by WordPress:
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Olympics 2012 Green(ygrey) Verdict
Hi, it’s Greenygrey, thanks a lot to ‘Werewolfie’ for his greenygrey sports coverage of Olympics 2012. Of course, there are a lot of other issues to consider with such a big event, and the environment is one that is very close to our hearts here at the Greenygrey.
Olympics 2012 the Green(ygrey)est Ever
While it would of course be greenest not to have an event such as the Olympics, at the Greenygrey we think that balance is best, so we think it’s okay to have a little grey when the positives outweigh the negatives, as stated on the services page of our website since the beginning of time (of the Greenygrey website):
‘The green and grey are also symbolic of the divide between nature and human construction, one of the burning issues in the twenty-first century world.
Although the Greenygrey recognises the need for buildings and transport links, it hopes the impact on the environment can be kept to a minimum, and that the remaining green spaces can be preserved and protected.
It thinks this is not only important for the wildlife living in such areas but also for human welfare, as most people need to see more than just endless grey.’
BBC Verdict on Green(ygrey) Games
Richard Black, environment correspondent at the BBC, seems to think that Olympics 2012 has been quite good for the environment in London, and helped green some previously grey areas.
Of course, such a big event is bound to leave a big carbon footprint, but this is inevitable, and the positives of the Olympics seem to outweigh the negatives, so eking out some environmental pluses, and promoting the greenest games possible, is welcomed by the Greenygrey. Here’s Richard Black’s verdict from the BBC website:
Forecast: Most “green” issues were clear ahead of time, although there was talk that air quality might suffer owing to extra Olympics-related traffic.
Verdict: A number of reports concluded that the London Olympics lived up to their pre-race billing as the “greenest ever games”. Novel building materials and techniques were deployed to minimise use of natural resources, everything from steel to water was recycled, and the use of temporary arenas reduced the carbon footprint of heavy construction.
The greenest part of the legacy is local. The area where the Olympic Park now stands used to be a wasteland of fetid drains, derelict factories and polluted ground. As well as cleaning it all up, the authorities have re-tooled the waterways into wildlife habitat, running between the upper Lee valley and the Thames. Birds and small mammals should enjoy the new green spaces as much as people.
Amid all the low-carbon hype surrounding London, however, it shouldn’t be forgotten that the biggest climate impact of any Olympics comes through the necessity of flying thousands of competitors and officials half way round the world to take part – not to mention the thousands more who come to support them.
Olympics 2012 Closing Ceremony and Legacy
Howldy do, it’s Martin ‘Werewolfie’ Adams, with the last report from Olympics 2012. We’ve got the fantastic closing ceremony of what might be remembered as the Greenygrey Games, and the Greenygrey legacy in this spectacular closing blog.
Olympics 2012 Closing Day and Ceremony
Fittingly, there were gold medals for Teams GB and GG on the last day of the Olympics, with Anthony Joshua winning boxing gold for Team GB in the super-heavyweight division, and Lithuania’s Laura Asadauskaite winning Modern Pentathlon gold for Team GG.
The closing ceremony was another great spectacular, although not as greenygrey as the opening ceremony. But it didn’t really matter by then, as everybody was in the mood to party, and the greenygrey was in there amongst a multitude of colours, as shown on the BBC sport site:
An octopus containing legendary DJ Fatboy Slim seemed to represent animals, and looked greenygrey at times, as shown on the BBC sport site:
Greenygrey Legacy
John Lennon’s Imagine song starred in the closing ceremony, and after women had starred in all the Olympics 2012 sporting events, models from the tough world of fashion led by Kate Moss were represented amongst some great British comedy and music moments; together symbolising Cool Britannia; as shown by this photo from Zimbio:
Thanks to the athletes of Team GB for doing so well, and Teams Lithuania, Jamaica and Ireland for wearing the greenygrey with pride, and doing Team GG proud. Also to the organisers, workers and participants at Olympics 2012, and the BBC for great coverage. And most of all, thanks to all of you for reading our reports from Olympics 2012.
Hopefully the UK and world will continue with the Olympic 2012 spirit of sport, achievement, equality and fun into the future; and the Greenygrey will be sponsoring our favourite athlete, Marc Latham, to run his fourth marathon in 2013…
Olympics 2012 Last Night of Athletics a Fitting Finale
Howldy do, it’s Martin ‘Werewolfie’ Adams, back with more sports reporting from Olympics 2012. I’ve got mixed feelings today, as it’s the last day of the great festival of sport, with the closing ceremony tonight. I hope it’s as greenygrey and good as the opening ceremony.
Saturday Olympics 2012 Round-Up
Saturday was another great day for Teams GB and GG. Ed McKeever started Team GB’s gold rush with canoe sprint gold. It was then Team GB versus Team GG in the boxing bantamweight final, as Luke Campbell took on John Joe Nevin, and we’re glad to say Campbell prevailed in a bout that did both teams proud.
The Olympic stadium then hosted another great night of athletics, with Mo Farah getting another gold for Team GB in the 5000 metres, doing an historic double after winning the 10,000 metres last week, while the Jamaican 100 metres relay team smashed the world record while winning gold for Team GG in the final event of the Olympics 2012 athletics programme. Here’s a great action shot of greenygrey duality in action, on the way to victory.
Yes, the last night epitomised the whole Olympics, passing like a dream fantasy, and I had to pinch myself to remind myself that Teams GG and GB are as real as me, Martin ‘Werewolfie’ Adams, and the two teams have done so well so far in Olympics 2012.
New Poem has Guillotine Topic and Structure
Marc Latham’s latest Folding Mirror poem is the first of a new era: the first after the last 121 have been included in his new collection, which is nearing completion. After completing the Table of Contents chapter list Marc discovered he did in fact have 122 poems, so one old small one was included as an extra reflection, as he thought the caterpillar-butterfly metamorphosis extra one should be included. Anyway, more about that soon, and here’s the first FM poem of a new era. Out with the old, and in with the new; hey, that could be another FM poem…
P.S. Sorry if the subject matter of this poem is a bit grisly, and it should be read in a light-hearted (not headed) way. It is also shaped guillotinishly, so is presented from the left, rather than the usual centred.
Basket Case
Sun
King
Madam
Guillotine
smiles sharp
blade gleams
steel promises
plummet scream
neck tingles, kiss cuts
closing thoughts
head spinning
losing mind
looking up
Goodbye
M’lord
Kiss
Sin
Marc Latham’s central site is the Greenygrey (http://www.greenygrey.co.uk)
Golden Day for Teams GG and GB in Ungreenygrey Venues
Thursday was a golden day for teams GG and GB, reports Martin ‘Werewolfie’ Adams. Team GB started the gold flurry when Nicola Adams took the first female boxing gold medal ever; winning the flyweight division title at Olympics 2012. This was quickly followed by Team GG, which got its fourth gold of the games when Katie Taylor won women’s lightweight boxing gold.
Team GB then won its first taekwondo gold when Jade Jones won gold in the women’s 57kg division. Charlotte Dujardin also won dressage gold for Team GB in a more greenygrey location.
Greenygrey 1-2-3 in Men’s 200m Athletics Final
Team GG got a daily double when Usain Bolt did the sprint double by winning the 200 metres final, after winning the 100 metres last Sunday. Bolt was followed by Blake and Weir also representing Team GG.
Team GB has been solidly in third place since last weekend, and if Team GG was a country we would now be in about 14th place, just behind Japan and the Netherlands, who also have five golds.
How to Win Olympic Gold Medals: the Greenygrey Verdict
Howldy do, it’s Martin ‘Werewolfie’ Adams, still enjoying my reporting stint at Olympics 2012. I’ve been so caught up in all the action that I missed another gold for Team GG. Shelley Ann Fraser-Pryce won the women’s 100 metres to give Team GG a third gold medal; well, in fact it was the second one, as it was before Usain Bolt won the men’s 100 metres. Here’s Shelly enjoying the victory in greenygrey:
Golds in Greenygrey Conditions
On August 2nd I wondered if Team GB had won gold in the rowing and not in the swimming because of the greenygrey environment of the former, and a distinct lack of greenygrey in the aquatic centre.
After that, there were further Team GB golds in other greenygrey conditions, such as Baillie and Stott in the canoeing and the athletics team’s treble gold in an hour on Saturday night.
Then Andy Murray embraced the Greenygrey after victory at Wimbledon, and Ben Ainslie won gold in front of the Greenygrey.
And then the Brownlees won gold and bronze in very greenygrey Hyde Park.
So it all looked good for the Greenygrey being the secret ingredient for Team GB’s gold rush.
Golds Won Beyond the Greenygrey
From those examples we could probably exaggerate the Greenygrey’s worth, but we believe in giving you the full story, and cannot hide the fact that Team GB won seven golds in the cycling velodrome without a hint of greenygrey on display, so the theory seems to have been disproved.
Although it seems that the greenygrey can be beneficial for training, providing a nicer environment and thus more motivation to get out there, it doesn’t seem to be essential for gold success in competitions. Therefore, Team GB swimming probably wouldn’t have won any golds even if there had been a greenygrey environment around the pool. They did very well anyway.
Instead, competing well and winning seem to be mostly down to body, mind and spirit, which just happens to be the theme of Grey’s amazing comedy-fantasy epic classic marathon virtual trek around Oz book, Werewolf of Oz: Fantasty Travel by Google Maps.
Olympics 2012 Triathlon Conjures Up Thoughts of Greenygrey Evolution Theory
Howldy do, yes, it’s Martin ‘Werewolfie’ Adams with watery Wednesday. And am I glad I waited for Wednesday, after scenes from yesterday’s Team GB Brownlee-dominated men’s triathlon were reminiscent of what Greenygrey evolution theory argues happened in a time now forgotten: when the first Greenygreys left the water and made their homes on land.
Brownlees Training in Greenygrey
Alistair Brownlee took gold for Team GB, and his younger brother, Jonny, took bronze, with Spain’s Javier Gomez taking silver. We’re delighted to report a greenygrey thread leading down from the Brownlees’ home and training environment in the Yorkshire Dales down to the Olympics 2012 medal ceremony. Firstly, here’s a greenygrey image of the Brownlees training in the Yorkshire Dales, taken from a BBC interview, where the greenygrey environment is described as ideal for triathlon training:
Olympics 2012 Greenygrey Triathlon Route
At the start of the race the BBC showed the triathlon route in glorious greenygrey:
Triathletes Reminiscent of Greenygrey Evolution Theory
With the triathletes wearing green caps in the grey water, the swimming provided some glorious greenygrey imagery. This was taken to another level when they emerged from the water, as it was totally reminiscent of what Greenygrey evolution theory (not to be mistaken for the Greenygrey creation myth) considers happened at the origins of our species, when the first Greenygreys left water for land. Here’s an image:
Greenygrey Takes a Back Seat for Triathlon Medal Ceremony
After playing a starring role for much of the triathlon, the Greenygrey was happy to take a back seat for the medal ceremony, and keep to the background:
Sorry, there’s no time for the swimming and cycling today, but we will use them tomorrow to discuss whether a lack of greenygrey in the aquatic centre cost the Team GB swimming team gold.
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