In lieu of therapy
Terrible hobbies, loud and wrong opinions, advice best ignored and writing that sometimes surprises me.
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As a reward for being good, I give my son a green chip. Each chip is worth £1. He is saving up for Gunkster, a Hot Wheels monster truck that costs £65. It’s been about a...
At the beginning of 2025, I had only one resolution, be happier. After a very tough few years, exhausted mentally and physically I wasn’t aiming for a total life...
I stumbled across a discussion online accusing Zohran Mamdani of lying for calling someone ‘Aunt’ who wasn’t related to him by blood or marriage. I found this rather...
Parents in my childhood didn’t concern themselves with entertaining their children. Boredom was not their concern. You were left to your own devices, and we soon found...
I was listening to a fascinating discussion about luck on the Curious Cases podcast where one of my favourite people, Sir David Spiegelhalter, mentioned that in...
I love books, the look of them, the smell of them, and sometimes even the contents. Over the years, I’ve hoarded a vast collection. I’ll admit, I haven’t read as many as...
I had to sit through a primary school production of Grease this week, a few out-of-tune songs, some stumbled lines, a dash of overacting, a sprinkle of comic relief and...
As a millennial, I am lucky to have straddled both the pre and post digital age. I remember when the most exciting technology available was a box TV which was mostly...
Often, we make problems bigger than they really are. Back when I was in university, I had a car I bought for £350, old Kia Pride. It was my pride and joy. Rickety, noisy...