I do love those emails that arrive from very rich people living abroad who are anxious to transfer a portion of their huge wealth to me. I’m full of admiration for their creative background stories and charmed by their idiosyncratic use of the English language. And naturally I’m flattered that I’m the chosen one.
Month: June 2021
The Common Sense Committee is now in session
We all know that feeling of disbelief: yet another study is reported with results so obvious that a four-year-old and its pet cat could have held a quick consultation and come to the same conclusions. However, I do have sympathy for both the researchers who’ve conducted the study and the media outlet that publishes it….
Venturing out
Such excitement: last weekend we got on an inter-city train and went to Birmingham, travelling 106 miles from home! That’s the furthest we’ve been in nearly a year. We stayed in a hotel for the first time since last March and I was feeling both excited and nervous about the whole thing. It had been…
Growing older by stealth
It has struck me recently that age creeps up on you without your knowledge and certainly without your permission. In fact, I have just increased the magnification of this page by 10% because it was all looking a bit impressionistic. Ten per cent here, ten per cent there and before you know it you’re looking…