Today’s post is dedicated to the memory of my dearest friend, Bunmi Wilkey. So, I have the flu–again. But hang on, I hear you say. Didn’t you already catch the flu virus at Christmas? Shouldn’t you therefore be immune? You’da thunk, right? The worst part has been having to work through it. Dealing with people […]
The major theme I’ve noticed this week is human folly. My favourite story is about the British Army’s latest recruitment drive. Following the last six or seven debacles instituted by various British governments in various parts of the world, the general public has politely decided to be included out of joining in the multifarious acts […]
Water, water, everywhere but not a drop to drink. You can’t see the forest for the trees. Where there is no vision, the people perish. Etcetera, Etcetera. In a breath-taking act of what I can only call vandalism, the owners of Leicester FC sacked Claudio Ranieri. Even in the low-expectations world of football, this managed […]
The things we say – I’m starving; See Rome and die; I would give my arm for that dress/bag/house. If we are to account for every idle word on Judgment Day, I for one am royally screwed. A Patek Phillipe 1518 watch sold for £9m at auction last week. This is not my usual […]
Oh no! A world shortage of lettuce, broccoli and cabbage!! How will we cope? Yep, you guessed – children all over Europe are pumping their fists in the air and doing cartwheels. As a well-known philanthropist, I would like to donate my lifetime portion of Iceberg lettuce to a grateful world. Don’t all thank me […]
