Who Here Keeps a Journal?

I do. I did. I used to. This is my third attempt at keeping a journal, and so far it is going well.  The first time was probably in 2009. The place I worked bought us all lovely hard-backed diaries for the year. We didn’t have a single meeting that year, and I was clairvoyant…

Sparkling Shiraz. Let’s Stop it From Ruining Christmas

Every year, my dad brings it out- a bottle of sparkling shiraz for Christmas. I’ve never been a fan of the stuff; I find the bubbles and the chill just don’t quite work. But every year, without fail, there it is. Sparkling shiraz…. Why? I’m not sure why but it is a tradition, and a…

At a wedding… Haunted by Bond

“Two cowboys, thanks.” Blank stare… “You know what a cowboy is, right? Blank stare. Baileys. Brandy…. “we don’t have bailey’s.” No baileys. I looked around: this was the kind of club that lived for Baileys. You know the kind of place: crap clients, crap drinks, sticky carpet, deafening music. It had a smoking room that…

Harness the Distant Galaxy of Time

I shall try my best not to sound like a self-help guru. This might be difficult. Anyway, lately I have been feeling overwhelmed. It doesn’t matter what part of the day I am in, I am always doing something I don’t want to do. Stuck in traffic, answering emails, doing the laundry. Simple problems that…

How can so many people be wrong?

Black tea. Where to begin? In the trash. That’s where black tea belongs. It is vile. Stinks like grass, tastes like nothing much. It is repugnant. I thought I would give it another go to break out of my coffee addiction. Why not? My wife likes her tea black, just strong enough so you can…

Quick! I need a word that rhymes with… Moo?

Okay, so this isn’t a health blog. I’m not a nutrtionalist or a body builder or some kind of paleo guru. I’m just a dude. But, I always think that if I find a useful way to do something that I haven’t found in my searches before, I might as well share it. So let’s…