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Saturday, August 16, 2025

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When we were teenagers, my mate JH was known by family and friends as Big. His adopted (and considerably smaller) younger brother, who had the same Christian name, was called Little. For a while, their parents looked after a ward of the state who ALSO had the same first name as Big and Little. He became Medium.

During his artistic youth, Strine superstar Barry Humphries produced a number of works he dubbed Bigscapes, each prominently featuring the word "BIG". Example >>>
The best character in the "Sonic The Hedgehog" franchise is Big The Cat.
Back in about 1990-91, I purchased the self-titled debut album from US band Mr Big without having heard them. I did so because, (a) I knew they had toured with my beloved Rush, (b) The cover was very Rush-like, and (c) There was a song titled "Addicted To That Rush". To my horror, I discovered that rather than lyrically complex, uplifting prog rock their music was, to my ears, crap.
B.I.G. (B.I.G. is good) is a recursive acronym I just invented a la the ancient computing term M.U.N.G. (M.U.N.G. until no good). According to Google, B.I.G. can also stand for Believe In God. Or, indeed, Goddess.

Unconnected to bigness: Am hooked on soccer reality series "Necaxa" on Disney+. Sort of "Welcome To Wrexham" in Mexico. Doesn't have quite the same depth yet (four episodes in), nor are the stakes anywhere near as high. Nevertheless, it has made me a fan of the club and of its new celeb boss/face of the program, Eva Longoria, who comes across as a genuinely caring person.

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