I know a man who jumped into a raging river torrent. The river was raging over the waterfall and there was someone in the water being dragged into its undercurrent. This man didn’t stop to have a conversation with anyone about what to do. He didn’t ask himself or others for that matter, about courage. […]
“What do you think?” There was silence around the table and the silence was eloquent! Top chefs cooking in the competition for the BBC programme ‘MasterChef’. Women and men at the top of their profession, Michelin starred, restaurant owners from high end eateries providing some of the best food prepared with the best ingredients. One […]
Guilt: a word that may or may not figure too much in your thinking. ‘An awareness of having done wrong or committed a crime, accompanied by feelings of shame and regret’ (Thanks to Encarta Dictionary: UK) When we think of guilt we may think of law courts. Recently a fire officer, distraught and devastated at […]
Why, when I’m on an aeroplane do I feel uncomfortable reclining my seat? Recently returning from Germany with a well-known airline and after listening to the on-board safety announcements, I paused before reclining my seat. This pause was not because I wasn’t going to recline my seat, I’m a big guy and need the space, […]
I was asked recently, “Do you believe in heaven?” As you walk through the airport terminal signs, images, smells and crowds of people carrying their luggage bombard the senses. It can take time to find your way to a seat by the departure gate, after all this is your main goal prior to actually boarding […]
This is aimed mainly at the age group 50 plus. (It’s okay if your younger you can still join in). Before you go any further however you might want to grab a pencil and paper. Think back to when you were a youngster (harder for some I know). What was the number or name of […]
How many words have been spoken since this new word Brexit came into being? Has any new word been used so many times in so short a lifetime? How many times has a new word been used to mean so many things? Can there be so many variations given to one word that have such […]
On a dark clear night, staring at the milky-way, it is staggering to think of the awesome place we call space. It is impossible to look at the milky-way and not be impressed whilst feeling small against the night sky. New astronomical pictures from ‘deep space’ (I wonder how far is deep?) make the place […]
As I write there are many news items about hurricanes approaching the Caribbean and East coast of America. This made me wonder, is this news? Every year there are hurricanes that charge across the Atlantic hitting the Caribbean and East coast of the USA, we know and have known about these natural phenomena for ever […]
Putting your foot in it… guilty. Deliberately putting your foot in it… really guilty. How many times has the guilty verdict been announced by me to me, often! There are some broken eggs I can talk about. In fact some are in the public domain, shared with family and friends. As I reflect on this […]
