As Shakespeare might have said, if he’d thought of it before me,”Sleepeth maketh the maneth”, or rather “Sleepeth maketh the (enter appropriate gender here then add eth)”. We’ve all heard the stories of politicians and geniuses (or is it genii?)…
The accidental divorce
While I was browsing my feeds this week a story caught my eye from the London Evening Standard. Apparently a top law firm inadvertently pressed the wrong button on an online Government portal and accidentally divorced the wrong couple. The…
Holidays
It’s only the middle of January but my Christmas holiday already feels like a distant memory. Of course, as I’m approaching the end of my first half century, it’s just possible that my memory isn’t what it was. But I…
Why write a blog or essay in 2024
I’ve read a lot of essays and blog posts over the years, and every time I read a good one I think “I should have a go at that”. The desire has been growing on me again during the past…