President's Bulletin:
Updated 16th March 2026
I noticed straight away in Falkirk that Oto Fogelmanis was not wearing any dayglo. I was going to mention it but got distracted & as we remembered that it was a year ago this week that we were part of a small Armgods contingent made their way to Philadelphia for the Winterblast tournament & Armgods Independance Cup. What a trip that was. We came home with the cup, I declared myself to be US President & that independance was to be rescinded for at least the rest of the year. I guess it's time to let them have it back, see what they do with it. Maybe next week. At my state of the Union address I left Ryan Grondin & Ray Romanowski in charge in my absence (so the blame for anything is squarely with them.)
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And so the madness continues. Armgods Battle of the Pipes built the narrative of the Scots repelling their borders against the English (Everyone hates us, we don't care) & it was a night of triumphs & disasters depending which side of the line you stand on. I'm not one for spoilers, you'll need to make your way over to armgods.com to watch the show & see for yourself. It was fiercely contested. For the individual winners, the effort was worthwhile. For the ones who didn't make the grade, there is introspection. Sometimes putting everything you have into a venture is not enough to succeed. Some might reflect that their preparations were inadequate, others might wish to lay the blame outside of their own performances. That's the test. Is it worth persevering after failure? It depends on the measure. If you wish to judge yourself entirely on the performance of what just happened the verdict might be harsh. If you are willing to look at a bigger picture of progression & long term ambition a loss can teach many things. Winning too. Sit on your laurels or build toward a higher goal? There are always choices. Failure is doing nothing. Change direction, get stronger, learn better technique. Talk less, do more.
Scotland is wonderful. I was treated very well - chauffeured from the airport by Sean Paterson (thanks Sean), entertained by 12 great matches, put up for the night & then I went off for a bit of a tour, saw some landscape & history, had a few scraps & came home. Another road trip, another adventure. This is my life really. I don't know what the rest of you spend your money on, but diesel, airplanes & dive hotels seem to be where mine goes. I love it. In three weeks I'll be back, this time to Motherwell for the Hostile Strength Warzone. If you haven't been before, I don't know why & I'm not going to try & convince you. Those of us who go will have the best time & someone is going to get closer to taking home the 2026 ROAD WARRIOR BELT. If that doesn't excite you there is likely a college near you that does evening classes for flower arranging or basket weaving that might suit you better.
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Declan Dillon has been in touch. He been invited to compete at the world championships in strict curl, in Siedlce Poland on May 17th 2026. I reckon he might do well at it. Hit him up & wish him luck why don't you? You'll all want to be his mate when he comes back with the record.
See you down the road.