Another gem Malky. I laughed along and nodded my head. I hear all of this and have written about most of this before too. The suffering Olympics! UGH! You've covered the lot in a superb piece.
I rarely do this. I hate doing this. As I don't push my writing on other people. But I feel you may enjoy this read. It's an oldie of mine, but It echoes much of what you have said here.