Have you watched the Squid Game? It’s Netflix’s biggest ever hit, a Korean series about a several hundred people trying to survive to get to the next round of the game. Not seen it? Picture a couple of dozen ISIS fighters dressed up as Teletubbies in a giant Big Brother house and given lots of … Continue reading Level 48
The world about me is more cheerful. It’s noticeable. It really is. People are happier, and less bothered by other people. Lockdown has come to an end, and despite all the chatter about ‘end of lockdown anxiety’, most people have emerged from their caves and started going about their business as normal. People have stopped … Continue reading Finding Happy
Good news. Summer has at last arrived. It has been an awfully long time coming. We were beginning to worry that we might not have a summer this year. The photo was taken this morning at my club, having just gone for a swim and spa session. That’s the first hole of the golf course, … Continue reading Summer 2021
I rather like laws. The Rule of Law. Moore’s Law. The many laws of physics, all fascinating. I watched LA Law because it was filmed in Nicam stereo sound, and my new tangled TV set at the time was a Nicam set. But Murphy’s Law made for better viewing. The 1971 Peter O’Toole flick, not … Continue reading Mexile’s Law
Mrs P and I went for our daily walk recently. We went for a stroll through the pine forest at Ringwood. I know the forest very well, from a time long ago. I’ll tell you why. Late in the last millennium, I set my sights on a career in the RAF. I had completed the … Continue reading Twenty Two Years
There’s a common misconception amongst many ‘lockdown sceptics’ that those who approve of, or argue in favour of formal societal restrictions, like and/or enjoy lockdowns. I suppose there are a weird few who might do so. There’s always a ‘few’, isn’t there. People who like weird stuff that would have a normal person recoiling in … Continue reading Lockdown of Discontent
A chart displaying the state of my health and fitness during adulthood looks much like a chart showing the waves of a pandemic virus. At 18 I was very fit, but two and a bit years into a smoking habit. So the line on the chart was already headed south. At 26 I quit smoking … Continue reading Peaks and Troughs
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