Monthly Archives: October 2012

Before the Beatles came along (50 years ago!) life was fairly uncomplicated. Good was good and wrong was wrong; anyone could see that. The UK Government was always good and the rest of the world often wrong. Most of the … Continue reading →

Late afternoon yesterday I, like millions of others around the world kept an eye on Sandy and the devastation it was causing on the East Coast of America. This was (is) a big one; it was a hurricane with a … Continue reading →

Once you write the word on paper, it looks wrong. It looks quite stupid there on its own. And what is it anyway? Guilt is totally different to guilty; guilt is what you (can) have while guilty is what you … Continue reading →

What would life be without them? Curious? OK, get a divorce and you will lose a lot of them. It was like shaking apples off a tree. But the ones who remain are your real friends; that’s a fact. I … Continue reading →

When we moved to Necton, I was 12. We lived in a bungalow next to the Primary School and soon I made friends with the adopted son of the Headmaster and his wife. The Headmaster was a keen musician and … Continue reading →

Some people are almost machines; they attend to everything “right away” even if it is not pleasant. Occasionally I hear people tell me they always start doing the really unpleasant jobs before moving on to the nicer ones – “it … Continue reading →

Seated at my desk, thinking deep thoughts, wrestling with brilliant ideas and the telephone rings; before I can say my name (Dutch custom as opposed to the UK/USA “hello”), a “voice” tells me she (ladies voice) is calling from Ziggo, … Continue reading →

I never really got to understand baseball; I wanted to but it never happened. Call me European! Slowly I did gain an appreciation for the funnier side of baseball, namely the humour of some of its better players. Take Satchel … Continue reading →

No, this is not about the 1979 (wow – so old?) film with Peter Sellers, this is about being a father. Maybe there should be an exam before you are allowed to become a parent? Firstly a course which you … Continue reading →