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That time of year again

I went to the dentist yesterday. Six months previously I had endured a serious session of root canal work, prompted by an infected tooth which had to be extracted, and part of yesterday’s purpose was to check that all was well. Since said (‘little op’) root canal work had resulted in me [...]

March 28, 2014 // 0 Comments

A close shave

In my youth I had a stint at an advertising agency. I did not learn too much about commerce, as in those days the admen were out for lengthy lunches. However, I did receive one piece of advice which I wish I followed yesterday. Seeing my young cheeks nicked by shaving scars, one of the executives [...]

March 22, 2014 // 0 Comments

The blame culture

In yesterday’s Standard I was struck by one article in the normal tedious parade of celebrity features on the usual suspects: Petronella Ecclestone, Naomi Campbell, dressed as a cowboy in boob tube, and of course Simon Cowell. A tribunal hearing into Chelmsford hospital was reported after the [...]

February 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

A new angle on the rat race

There’s an old wives’ tale that those of us living in Greater London are – statistically, i.e. by calculating numbers against acreage – never more than six feet away from a rat. When I say it’s an old wives’ tale, this theoretical estimate is actually alleged to have first seen the [...]

February 20, 2014 // 0 Comments

It’s all in the mind

A phenomenon of modern popular culture, and a media staple, are reports detailing the findings of cod-serious research projects that supposedly shed light upon developments in the way we see ourselves. There’s a classic example available today, featured on the website of the Daily Mail, courtesy [...]

February 14, 2014 // 0 Comments

It makes your blood boil

Yesterday I attended my GP surgery for my annual blood pressure review. As an example of good medical practice I was impressed that the pharmacist, in supplying my medication, told me I must see my GP – from whom I also received a letter to attend. The appointment was with the practice nurse, [...]

January 31, 2014 // 0 Comments

Deciding which side of the line you fall

I have written previously on the subject of the hypocrisy of obese people who continually complain about the discrimination and lack of respect they receive from non-fatties and yet simultaneously also claim that they are entirely happy about their weight. Today, on the website of the Daily [...]

January 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Am I right when people keep telling me I’m wrong?

As a senior citizen – that is, someone beyond the age of sixty, shall we say – for me the issue of memory loss, alleged or proved, is a near-constant companion. To an extent it is all about different people’s perceptions. I have had a fair number of instances in the past where I know exactly [...]

January 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

Just getting back to it gives a boost

For reasons which not detain us here, I began my New Year’s fitness campaign on Tuesday 7th January 2014, i.e. instead of upon New Year’s Day, as originally intended. Following my practice of previous years, I did so by purchasing a bog-standard desk diary from WH Smith’s, in which I began my [...]

January 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

Living is bad for your health

I am happy to confess (truthfully) to being a modest imbiber of alcohol. For the most part, I can take it or leave it. That said, last night I went out for a pub drink, via an introduction by a mutual acquaintance, with a chap who has written a book on a subject that combines WW1 and sport. [...]

January 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

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