Today is a reminder that summer is over and the autumn and winter will soon reach the Northern Hemisphere. It has been a few months since I posted and we have been so overtaken by events. We have had the horror and the outrage of an election in Iran which owed more to the bad days of the American South than it would care to admit. We have had the loons from Fox News throwing mud at the NHS as they seek to derail an Obama healthcare plan which doesn't exist on paper. Are the Angry White men from 1994 on the march once more.

We have seen the Americans throw more mud at the Scottish Executive over the release of the sole Libyan who "allegedly" blew up the Pan-am plan in 1987. That's just one Libyan and no Iranians or Syrians at all what so ever. I'm sorry for their loss but such people need to open their eyes.

We have had the Lions series in South Africa lost 2-1 with injuries to Gethin Jenkins, Brian O'Driscoll and Adam Jones which will echo through this season. We have had the rise of ESPN europe from the ashes of Setanta, time will tell if people whom pay to watch 46 games will still be there for 2010/11 & 2011/12 when there are only 23 games from the EPL on offer.

We have seen Tom Williams from Harlequins parlay his 12 month ban to a 4 month ban but with 2 & 3 year bans for the Physio and the coach.

We have seen the majesty of Usain Bolt at the World Athletic Championships and wondered about the talent of the young South African Castor Semenya the Womens 800 meter gold medalist.

Lastly we ponder the death of Senator Edward Kennedy, brother of JFK & RFK both allegedly taken down by lone gunmen before their time. Edward Kennedy survived the Chappaquidick scandal of 1969 to become a contender for the 1980 Presidency and who knows where history may have gone if he could have taken the Democratic Nomination ahead of President Carter. Might 12 years of Reagan/Bush have been averted with all that they brought with them .