It's alarming admitting this, but I have something in common with goldfish. There isn’t much online about their IQ. Some say it’s as high as 90 (I know a few people like that), some say they’re as dumb as dirt, barely above an amoeba (I know a few people like that too). Either way, they’re not known for their attention [...]
When was the last time you did something for the first time? This was the question posed by some TV ad a while ago. I can’t for the life of me remember what they were trying to tempt me with. It may have been timeshare in Kazakhstan or ointment for an embarrassing rash. Who knows. The brand didn’t stand out, [...]
Sunday morning with the papers and buttery croissants. Friday evening roast chicken washed down with a glass of chardonnay (or two, or three) to celebrate the start of the weekend. In a world of never-ending (and frankly alarming) change, these constants involving food make me feel all warm and fuzzy. I just love tradition, but never more so than [...]
Many of my friends fear soufflé. Not the eating of it. The making. They fear it the way I fear SARS, or being caught DUI and locked up for the night with a bunch of dudes with bad haircuts and worse attitudes. I reckon that anybody with half an active brain cell has good cause to fear the last [...]
When it comes to Christmas, I don’t just deck the halls, I deck positively everything. Nothing quite as marvellous as excess at this time of year. Which is why I have a wreath not just on my front door, but also on my back door. It’s been there since mid-November. This weekend, the tree goes up. I don’t know [...]
I’m a champion channel surfer. I’m sure this is an extremely irritating habit. Fortunately Merlot doesn’t mind. As long as she can sit on my lap, I can hop around like the Easter bunny. I recently landed on a programme about American women who have the hots for blokes in prison. Now we all have our little oddities, so [...]