Death usually comes with a jingle. The jingle of a breaking news alert from the BBC, Guardian, Washington Post or Sky News apps on my phone. I've not monitored this enough to make a scientifically based assertion, but I sense that the BBC is the quickest at bringing bad tidings. News flashes are almost always … Continue reading Death’s Jingle
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Living The Dream
Once upon a long ago, I upped sticks and moved to Mexico City. I happily blended in as well as a 6 foot plus tall pasty faced Englishman can in a city of short and (mostly) dark skinned faces. I embraced the food, the culture, the people, the life and everything in between. But I missed … Continue reading Living The Dream
The List
Did you ever see the movie Up? It's an animation, but the first five minutes or so are so brilliantly done. It's the story of Carl and Eddie and their life together. But most importantly of their dream to go to Paradise Falls. Well, it's Ellie's dream. But Carl's dream is to fulfil Ellie's dreams, … Continue reading The List

