The perils of the morning walk

2025-06-26

I went to the doctor last week and she prescribed Escitalopram - an anti-depressant.

Panic at the Vatican

2025-06-23

There was a gay cardinal, love

Austerity, Verity

2025-06-23

There was an old lady called Verity

The plump priest

2025-06-23

There was a plump priest at the Vatican

Intrepid Antarctic Explorer

2025-05-21

An intrepid Antarctic explorer

Grocer Ricardo

2025-05-20

There was a young grocer, Ricardo

The First Appointment with The Urologist

2024-03-22

One of the common aspects of the many consultations Nikki and I have attended in the past couple of months is that we go in with the expectation of coming out with more certainty than when we went in.

A Phone Call From A Surgeon

2024-03-20

The next evening I was surprised to receive a phone call from RF.

Ultrasound Scan

2024-03-19

The first appointment after that initial visit to the GP was an ultrasound scan of the lump in my groin.

The First Visit to the Doctor

2024-03-12

I waited until the day before the appointment before I told Nikki.

How It Started

2024-03-10

One day in February 2024 my wife Nikki felt a small lump at the top of my left leg.

How people cope

2021-09-07

Lockdown is tough, more so for some than others.

Examining the waste

2021-08-31

Having developed, in recent years, a desire to be a better global citizen, less wasteful and more caring for the planet on whose surface we scrabble, I was particularly struck by a recent event.

Follow the guidelines

2021-08-24

Here we are again. Whilst none of us are, I'm sure, entirely happy about it, can we at least agree that it is necessary? I mean, what's the alternative?

Our changing world

2021-08-17

It seems trite to moan about recycling soft plastics in Cambridge NZ when across the world people are dealing with such crises as the earthquake in Haiti, unprecedented rainfall and flooding in Japan,

Here's the ammunition...

2021-08-10

As I write, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is about to publish their latest report. I reckon it should be called

Time to take a lead?

2021-08-03

The biggest manufacturer, in the world, of plant based meat is called Beyond Meat. The founder of Beyond Meat is called Ethan Brown,

Money to watch the world go round

2021-07-27

Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos have both recently returned from the edge of space.

Why we must work together

2021-07-20

After the Howl of a Protest which swept through Cambridge and the rest of the country last Friday,

On the right track

2021-07-13

We boarded the train en famille at Frankton last Saturday morning at the start of our 'winter break',