I Knew It

I knew it.

I rarely watch Sunday Night Football (or Monday Night Football, for that matter) live. I had planned to do so last night, because the Colts were on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs. However, tiredness - plus knowing I could watch the main parts on the NFL GamePass 'Game in 40' option - won out.

I clicked on the Game in 40 this morning. I saw the length. Forty-eight minutes. 'This one's going to overtime' immediately crossed my mind.

I knew it.

A brilliant back-and-forth. Both teams were at 27 in regulation. They were also tied for 30-30 in OT until the last second of the game, when the Chiefs won 33-30.

Obviously not the result I had been hoping for, but it was a positive performance. Kinda.

Indianapolis are now 0-2. Huge negative.

Batman Day Was Yesterday

In a weird coincidence, I opted to write about Spider-Man yesterday. I should have really written something about Batman considering it was Batman Day.

The fact is, even though I am aware that Batman Day is a thing, I didn't know when it's celebrated.

I now know it's honoured on either the third or fourth Saturday of every September.

The first Batman Day wasn't in September

The first-ever Batman Day wasn't celebrated in September, though. It initially took place on Wednesday 23rd July 2014. 

That date coincided with it being the year of Batman's 75th Anniversary and when the San Diego Comic Con was going on.

September became the traditional month to give the Dark Knight his flowers from 2015 onwards. 

If I remember next year, I'll spend a couple of hours, or so, watching a Batman movie. Which one will depend on my mood at the time!

Spider-Noir Cancelled, Plus A Futuristic Hope

I have only just noticed I didn't write a post about the cancellation of Nicolas Cage's Spider-Noir series.

As I wrote earlier this year, the programme was something I had been looking forward to watching as soon as I first became aware it had entered production.

I wasn't disappointed. The Marvel series, with a detective noir take on Spider-Man, more than met my expectations. 

Cage played the role of the hard-boiled detective - Ben Reilly - whose alter-ego, The Spider, works within 1930's New York City,

According to reports, the decision to nix the series after its initial run was due to costs. Some have pointed to the fact the programme was filmed in both colour and black-and-white. I opted to view it in the latter. It made more sense to do it in that fashion because it felt more authentic considering the genre.

Also noted in the news about the cancellation is Amazon/MGM and Sony are exploring other opportunities to put Spider-Man content on the small screen.

I have one idea.

Spider-Man 2099!

Back when I was a teen, I regularly bought the 2099 series of comics produced my Marvel. One of the titles was based on a futuristic version of Spider-Man.

It would fit the theme, too. Viewers were able to see how a Spidey character existed in 1930s America. How about one from the advent of the 22nd Century?

Spider-Man 2099 hasn't been forgotten since the 90s. I've seen the character pop up in the Spider-Verse movies. It would be cool to see him get his own series. A live-action one at that.

Stadia

I woke up early, to watch the highlights of the Lions versus Bills, this morning.

It's one of the Week 2 games I was looking forward to the most because it saw Buffalo host their first regular season game from the new Highmark Stadium.

Bills outscore Lions

The Bills won 41-31. A great start at their new home. The good news: I had them to win in the regular pick 'em contest. The bad: I had the Lions to cover the +4.5 spread in the spread pick 'em! I thought it would have been closer than it ended up being.

Fury .vs. Joshua rumoured for Cardiff

Speaking of sporting venues - it looks like my local, Cardiff's Principality Stadium, will host the Tyson Fury versus Anthony Joshua fight. The rumour floating around is it'll be on Friday December 11th.

It won't be the first time Cardiff has hosted a fight between two of Britain's biggest names in boxing.

Cardiff's last major fight between two British heavyweights

In 1993, Lennox Lewis defended the WBC Heavyweight Championship against Frank Bruno at Cardiff Arms Park.

The fight - labelled 'The Battle of Britain' - was huge for the Welsh capital. It felt special to my young eyes because it put my home on the sporting map. I'll always remember the buzz around town leading up to the fight. 

I also recall the weather. It was damp on the morning ahead of the fight. I recall watching GMTV before school. They had a reporter there hyping up the bout. Part of the focus was on concern about the rain

Weather fears took a backseat long before the opening bell.

Lewis won in the seventh.

Back to the weather, though. Check out what happened on TAFKA as Twitter last night. Imagine wishing bad weather on a big sporting event. Now imagine doing so for a fight that's set for a roofed stadium!

I hope it really does end up being fought out in Cardiff. Rain, shine or anything in-between.

Devastating

I'm sure I was one of many who were upset yesterday when the news that Noah Woods' body had been found.

The three-year-old had gone missing a day earlier after going out with his grandfather. It was covered across the national news for most of the day.

His community searched high and low. Unfortunately, their efforts were in vain. The child's body was recovered from a lake yesterday.

Devastating. I feel for every single member of his family. 

Reader Of The Purple Sage

During the early 1990s, I went through a phase in which I liked watching the two Young Guns movies. That fascination led to me loaning a Western novel from my local library.

Big time let down.

I cannot recall, for sure, what the title was. However, I know I quit on it. 

Nowadays, I enjoy modern Cowboy programmes like Yellowstone. I also finish books until the end whether I dislike the experience or not.

You know where this is going, right?

Yes - I picked up a cowboy novel over the past few weeks. It came in a collection of eBooks with over one hundred and fifty titles. I believe it only cost me something like 49p. 

Book one in the collection is Zane Grey's Riders of the Purple Sage.  That's where I started. It's likely where I'll end as well.

Cowboy novels are simply not for me. I'm finding it such a chore to finish the book. I know I could quit, but I want to see it out considering how much time I've already invested. Plus, I wanted to give it a chance unlike I gave the book I tried when I was a child.

Wouldn't it be funny if the book I gave up on in the '90s was also Riders of the Purple Sage? That sure would be something.

Pringles' Christmas Flavour For 2026

Do you remember the build up to last Christmas, when I tested Pringles' Santa's Secret Flavour? It resulted in me writing a blog post titled 'Worst. Pringles. Flavour. Ever.' because, well.. because it truly was the worst flavour of Pringles I had ever sampled.

Trust me. I'm a self-proclaimed Pringles connoisseur. They were bad.

After taking one bite, I knew it was not for me. I handed the tube away, hoping to never see one again. 

Well, look what was at Tesco last week.

Yes, the folks at the Pringles UK have launched a similar promotion for Christmas 2026. I had to buy a tube. Will some wrongs from 2025 be righted this festive period (even though it's only September)? Find out below.

Sampling Pringles' Santa's Secret Flavour for Christmas 2026

Well, well, well.... this flavour is miles better than what I experienced last year. The bar was set below zero, however!

Pringles have indeed righted the wrong from Christmas '25.

What was Santa's Secret Flavour of Christmas 2025?

Pringles revealed that Santa's Secret Flavour from last year was truffle and butter. I came close because 'truffle' was one of my guesses last November. I also suggested 'Beef Wellington' and 'Garlic Mushrooms', though.

Guessing Santa's Secret Flavour for Christmas 2026

This year's flavour has a garlicy taste to it. Initially. I thought it could be 'Garlic Bread', but - as I munched on (something I didn't do in 2025!) - I feel it might stick to a festive theme and is 'stuffing' or some sort of seasoning.