One of the 3 billion perks about having a 9 year old is that you get to introduce them to all the old movies you loved from yesteryear. Recently, we settled down to watch Back to the Future, Marty and...
I am sitting at home, thinking what to write about. Outside it’s a grey, wet and miserable January day. As I write, it’s only the 10th; it feels like January has been with us for months. I turn on my...
I attended a work meeting recently and to start proceedings, we were invited to share our most embarrassing moment in life. It was very quickly my turn. Picture the scene – many years ago I was attending a team building...
“There were 3 of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded”, Princess Diana was famously quoted, in reference to her involuntary menage a trois. But it’s never been a problem for me, to be honest. Being hopelessly...
Music has a remarkable knack of triggering memories from yesteryear. Transporting us back to a chapter of our lives, which so often differs dramatically to the life we live now. Recently, I was listening to some vinyl. The tracks were...
No messing about today. Straight to the point. Hold on tight, so to speak. I would love to ask a simple question to the inventor of the rollercoaster rides. Why? What on earth was going on in your head? Yes,...
For the lovers of Only Fools and Horses, you will of course be familiar with Del Boy and his quest to be a millionaire. It was always ‘this time next year’. When it finally arrived, if my memory serves me...
Allow me to share a little personal thought that has been playing on my mind. Tapas is overpriced. And you never get anywhere near enough. There, I have said it. Now let me be clear. I have not said tapas...
What is your claim to fame? That one moment in life when it happens, you just know that you are going to dine out on it for years. A chance meeting with a celebrity? Yeah, it tends to involve someone...
I was recently catapulted back to the 90’s. My 20’s. Let me explain. I walked into a bar (this isn’t the start of a joke, honest). In the corner, having a few refreshments, were a small group of youngsters. Probably...
For years now, there has been a question that has eaten away at me, without ever getting close to resolution. The question is fairly simple; how do people know ‘stuff’ and I don’t seem to? Let me explain. Recently, I...
Have you any idea just how powerful attics are? They have the ability to take control of their owners mind and before you know it, the boxes of unwanted ‘stuff’ destined for the tip have suddenly found themselves placed not...
Ok, what is your thing? You know, the hobby that you enjoy most and keeps you ever so slightly sane. Mine, is running. I love it. Realy love it. But let me be clear from the outset here. I am...