I love a bit of cold – proper biting, crispy cold. And it was like that for a few days. Real winter, chilly enough to let you know when spring arrives. Like it used to be. These days – cut-price, commercial, modern days – nothing much changes. Year-round it’s damp breezes and grime. And padding along […]
Things you don’t need for a happy Christmas
Undeniably, inexorably Christmas is coming. I can almost smell the turkey and mince pies. Jingle jingle. This year I have decided I’m going to be jolly from the outset. I’ll be so flipping festive you’ll couldn’t pick me out of a lineup of Santa’s elves. But first I’ve got to get one or two tiny, […]
An open letter to new bloggers…
When your name really determines what you earn
A press release flooded in today. It says that a baby’s name will predict how much they are likely to earn in their working life. Apparently, Lily and Oscar are the highest earners of their gender. See the image from theknowledgeacademy.com for more. The stats came from information from more than half a million CVs […]
Medium-sized missive from the palace of Bundance
The sideboard is still littered with bilious orange sweeties left over from Halloween yet Christmas has started to loom. This year, the first hearing of “it’s Christmaaaaaaas” in a retail environment was recorded the Friday before last. However, it hasn’t triggered it’s usual fit of fury and resistance. I’m calm and, whisper it, even looking […]