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  • Emasculation and Derogation…Why Respect Can Never Be Overrated

    I’ve seen so many couples. Teenagers in for a ‘fling’, couples struggling through their 10th anniversary, even couples who relished their 70th year together, and still found themselves wishing for more time. And now…

  • Trees Can’t Swim, Or Climb Mountains

    I’m a foresty kind of person. You know what I mean. Thick undergrowth underfoot, littered with roots and leaves. The very low incessant humming and buzzing of all the tiny lives that live there: beetles tapping…

  • The Perfect Salad: Lettuce, Tomatoes, Dead Bird?

    So, imagine a nice cosy winter’s evening, a candle lit dinner and your partner. You set the plates and the food that you’ve slaved over all day. The only thing that you bought from…

  • Demons On A Warm Summer’s Day!

    We fear what we do not understand, and most of all, we fear the unknown, the intangible. Dream sequence. A bright summer’s day and I’m standing on a mountain. From the very peak, I…

  • I Was A Seaman, Cook Or Carpenter… In 1675

    Re-incarnation. Of course I believe in it! I mean you must have been somewhere or someone else before you came to exist in this life. And just to be sure of who I was…

  • For All The Sick Penguins Out There…

    I shall compare private and public healthcare (for my country) using a delightful metaphor that involves penguins. So, first are the really fat penguins who give government healthcare. They finance themselves using taxes, which…

  • How To…Tell If You’re In Love – With Your Cellphone

    This is my personal guide that will tell you whether your phone is a lifeline, a nuisance or something in between: Signs To Look For: Number One: You wake up, stretch and yawn, muss your hair…

  • Do Not Drink Wine – Like A Savage!

    “Flangiprop” Hmm. I’ve been reading Game of Thrones lately so this word reminds me of fantastical things. ‘Flangi’ reminds me of flagons and the word mangy simultaneously, while ‘prop’ makes me think of propriety and etiquette.…

  • I’ll Love You…On February 14th

    “Hi, so I know we’ve only been dating for 5 months, but…would you be my Valentine?” “Of course! I didn’t know you felt that strongly about me!” “I do, I love you.” “You just…