A Disorderly Retirement
In two weeks’ time we are off to Uganda to track gorillas. When I booked this trip about a year ago it seemed like a wonderful idea. I decided that preparation was everything and enrolled at a gym. I had gone to the gym for years, but never really went back after the pandemic. One…
All those guides to retirement say that life is cheaper once you retire, but I have my doubts. It might be the case if you ended up spending lots of money on commuting, smart work outfits and oatmilk lattes, but none of that applies if you work from home, which I did. Retirement can turn…
As still more coffee shops prepare to open their doors in Newbury, I do wonder when we’ll reach peak coffee. At what point will the supply of willing coffee drinkers just dry up? There are only so many people and, despite our best efforts, there’s only so much coffee we can drink. I’m trying to…