Ah, school days: best days of your life. Really though, does anyone actually believe that shtick or is it just another beautiful myth we use to patronise young people? I know that if I’d been trusting enough to believe it during my turbulent high school years, even this bright-sider would have struggled to pick her way towards a silver lining. … Read More
Fighting talk
733 million. That’s the number of people in Europe, give or take a few off-the-gridders. Quite a crowd. And, poetically, we Euro-dwellers are all one in 733 million. But what about number one of 733 million? Well, someone has to be first or the whole listing system falls apart. And, recently, I was lucky enough to meet the chart-topper of … Read More
Table Tennis: Gerry
Gerry is the creative mastermind behind this and a plethora of other sites around the glorious web. His talent and patience know no humanly bounds as he follows a clumsy trier around the country, filming the resulting mess for your amusement. He loves pickled onions and cinema from countries I’ve never heard of. He’s officially ace – they’ve tested. As Paula’s photos-and-video … Read More
Trying my patience
Patience is a virtue, possess it if you can; seldom found in women, and never in a man. Words of wisdom bestowed on me by an elderly lady with whom I once worked. Ironic then that her poor husband heard the adage with a smile more than thrice on any given day. While the phrase stuck fast in my head, … Read More