Month: November 2024

Just when you think everyone is terrible, you find that actually there are like- minded individuals out there. Continue reading “Tribe”

I just told a colleague he looked a little hangdog – trying to be supportive, you know – and he said he didn’t understand what I meant. I had to say he looked a bit glum, like Eeyore. He would be around 10 or 15 years younger than me: what is becoming of everyone’s vocabulary?? Continue reading “Language notes”

We were on our way to my fortnightly haranguing at the spa pool shop when the radio station volume started playing up. Continue reading “Zen and the art of swimming pool maintenance”

Why do I always dress for the weather we had yesterday?

You may recall I’ve had the occasional gentle whinge about our character home’s decrepit tiles for some years now. Continue reading “House update”

Why is this screen suddenly a green colour? And the font is different. Continue reading “Blog update”

I haven’t been a big fan of lawns for a while now. In their “ideal” state, they are a sterile monoculture in which no other plant or insect life is tolerated. Continue reading “Wild”

I had a friend at med school called Fraser, or Frase. He was known by some as “To-coin-a” Continue reading “So to speak”

Oh sorry, that was a question, not a statement. Any ideas? Continue reading “How to reconcile yourself to the US election results”

Funny coloured expired blue cheese: Continue reading “Gut feeling”