I can’t spell

And I make no apology. When I look at the word panicked for example I think the c and the k next to each other look wrong. Much like spelling, if you prescribe to society you will do a lot of things you don’t understand why you do them; as though you are robotically going…

Thermae Spa, Bath

A treat it is to spend the day in the Thermae Bath Spa in the spa city of Bath. The Spa, located on Hot Bath Street is literally in the beating heart of what is arguably the most beautiful city in the UK. The revival of the spa has been executed with sympathy and at…

Richard Branson is my hero

A while back I read an interview with Richard Branson, a Q&A in one of the free London magazine’s. He was asked what he would do as Mayor of the City for a day. He replied that he would grass over 3/4 of London, like one big park, and ban vehicles during the day. This…

Last night my mother said…

“Isn’t X-men a kids film?!” “And…?”, I replied. Always stay in touch with your inner-child. Never let the light go out, it is easy to extinguish, nigh on impossible to relight.

Who put the ‘great’ in ‘Great Britain’

People often ask me just who did put the ‘great’ in Great Britain. I mean it is more than a bit egocentric to put such a praiseworthy adjective in a title. It is akin to the times I am asked why are Brits abroad known as ‘ex-pats’ yet everyone else in the same situation are either migrant…

Recruitment: the business of finding a job

You pull your hair out searching for a job. The agent email’s you a job; but you stand only an outside chance of success. The agent will put you forward as their back-up should their first choice not succeed. They can already smell their bonus, they will vie only for their commission. They care not…

Watering hole

I have started to drink 3 liters of water a day.I compare the process to attending exercise class: it’s a discipline. Anything you do not do naturally is something you need to think about doing which means putting in the effort to achieve it. Drinking 3 liters of water a day is having a positive…

Cinema at 12 degrees

I made a comment the other day, I said: ‘The cinema must get really empty during the summer months’. Perplexity wrinkled across my friends face. Then, as a shiver spread down my torso I looked up at the grey sky, realising that in fact the UK ‘summer‘ is a bit of a red herring: misleading.…

Bristol or London

We spent the weekend in London. A crazy zany town where anything goes. Where we spent so many tumultuous days and nights. The worst place to be when you are stressed. The city breeds it like mice. The best place to be when you are in an all-embracing state of mind, happily crazed by the…

Hillary Clinton’s on the Radio!

OMG– never has the acronym been more aptly applied. I found her interview so presumptuous that it served to illustrates that the Political North are just crackers. Why should any American politician cast judgement on the citizens of countries that they have either crushed or intend to crush by presenting their belief systems as a threat…