I'll be heading into hospital for a few days, for what I hope will be the final spinal cord injection of this year. This will include sedation and observation for many hours, over two or three days, as it's quite delicate, but should be no need for concern...however, I need to brace myself for two days of discomfort and no movement.

So, here I go...see you all soon lovely people everywhere.

Ed x

"I owe a lot to my parents, especially my mother and father"
-Greg Norman

“I can play in the center, on the right, and occasionally on the left side.” – soccer star David Beckham, asked if he was a “volatile” player.

Gary always weighed up his options, especially when he had no choice.
Kevin Keegan, Radio 5 live

He dribbles a lot and the opposition don't like it - you can see it all over their faces.
Ron Atkinson

It took a lot of bottle for Tony (Adams) to own up.
Ian Wright ( commenting on his teammate's alcoholism)

Ah, isn't that nice, the wife of the Cambridge president is kissing the cox of Oxford crew.
Harry Carpenter ( BBC TV Boat Race 1977)

These are all quotes from Peter Kay, not someone I spend a lot of time watching, but he is someone who can make me laugh...

1) Triangular sandwiches taste better than square ones.
2) At the end of every party there is always a girl crying.
3) One of the most awkward things that can happen in a pub is when your pint-to-toilet cycle gets synchronised with a complete stranger.
4) You've never quite sure whether it's ok to eat green crisps.
5) Everyone who grew up in the 80's has entered the digits 55378008 into a calculator.
6) Reading when you're drunk is horrible.
7) Sharpening a pencil with a knife makes you feel really manly.
8) You're never quite sure whether it's against the law or not to have a fire in your back garden.
9) Everyone who has just read no.5 has just typed it into a calculator.
10) Nobody ever dares make cup-a-soup in a bowl.
11) You never know where to look when eating a banana.
12) Its impossible to describe the smell of a wet cat.
13) Prodding a fire with a stick makes you feel manly.
14) Rummaging in an overgrown garden will always turn up a bouncy ball.
15) You always feel a bit scared when stroking horses.
16) Everyone always remembers the day a dog ran into your school.
17) The most embarrassing thing you can do as schoolchild is to call your teacher mum or dad.
18) The smaller the monkey the more it looks like it would kill you at the first given opportunity.
19) Some days you see lots of people on crutches.
20) Every bloke has at some stage while taking a pee flushed half way through and then raced against the flush.
21) Old women with mobile phones look wrong!
22) Its impossible to look cool whilst picking up a Frisbee.
23) Driving through a tunnel makes you feel excited.
24) You never ever run out of salt.
25) Old ladies can eat more than you think.
26) You can't respect a man who carries a dog.
27) There's no panic like the panic you momentarily feel when you've got your hand or head stuck in something.
28) No one knows the origins of their metal coat hangers.
29) Despite constant warning, you have never met anybody who has had their arm broken by a swan.
30) The most painful household incident is wearing socks and stepping on an upturned plug.
31) People who don't drive slam car doors too hard
32) You've turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin piece of wood specifically to stir paint with.
33) Everyone had an uncle who tried to steal their nose.
34) Bricks are horrible to carry.
35) In every plate of chips there is a bad chip

all from Peter Kay