So you just get settled into your nice, mid-season routine. The nights close in early, its cold and dark and so Sunday at 4 I go round to Lila’s to watch the football with her. Cuppa tea, wriggling Lila, Burnley vs Newcastle. Watford against Liverpool, Manchester City playing anyone. Who cares? Its football, its on – Read More-
Hitler did for nationalism what Harvey Wienstein did for the casting couch. He went so far that the back-lash took decades to recover from. If it ever did. Maybe its just me but my hackles always rise when I see groups of nationalists, on the news, inevitably dressed in balaclavas and holding flags and flares, – Read More-
So there I was, sitting by the pool, gorgeous sunny day (but ain’t they all) in Southern California, just chillin’ with me posse, when out of her flat (ground floor, fortunately for her) stepped Bonnie, Philip’s girlfriend. And next to her, clad in a gold bikini, was 6 feet of blonde. Not a blond with – Read More-
A man came up to me 27 years ago, threw his arms round me and kissed me!! Ok, it was my dad, but that’s really not the point here. The point really is that you were not only abused or harassed, but that it happened so long ago that no-one can remember where they were – Read More-
Do you know what ‘F’ means? Not as in ‘f-all’ or ‘f-off’, bust just a single, solitary F. Its the Facebook sign. When you sign in, that’s the first thing you see. F. And it controls lives. They’ve now shown that the little ‘F’ instantly stimulates the same areas of the brain that respond to – Read More-
Donald Trump is in China. The east meets the west in a clash of the superpowers. If only it was a straight fight, boxing match, punch-up or something equally mano-a-mano, that would be fine. Do we want Trump representing ‘the west’? Which includes us? But it has to be done. He needs China onside regarding – Read More-
Driverless cars are here. Ok, most round my way are just kind’a ‘parked’, so they’re allowed to be driverless. But I’m talking about proper cars that don’t require a driver whilst moving, they do it themselves. With a little bit of software and a few sensors. And the winner in this race, possibly the most – Read More-
How much tax is ‘the right amount’? When you get your tax bill, it hurts. Every payslip seems to have two amounts on it, gross and net, separated by a small fortune. Everyone moans about tax. And yet moans even more if others aren’t paying their full whack. For doing what we’d all like to – Read More-
Men, feelings, always an issue. Men feeling up others, a particularly big issue in the current climate. But despite protestations to the contrary, men emphatically DO have feelings. Even above the waist, sometimes. Particularly when football is concerned. Then we can display deep feelings. Almost to the point of tears. Yes, men cry. And not – Read More-
I’d rented a flat in Hollywood, right opposite the Chevron I’d been working in. It was an easy commute. Of 20 to 45 seconds, depending on traffic. But long before that I’d realised that if I was to stay in LA I’d need wheels. There are no tube trains, no real trains (only really slow – Read More-