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Someone once said “The world takes you at your own estimation”. Even though my kids are now in their thirties, I often quote that statement at them. I’m not 100% certain what it means, but the way I interpret it is that, broadly-speaking – and I’m not talking race, class or gender here [...]

June 20, 2015 // 0 Comments

A worthy reunion

Yesterday my brother and I went for lunch with my father and his oldest pal Patrick, who is now over ninety. As it was also the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, we had decided to celebrate that with a bottle of champagne and various props including British, French and Italian (well, it [...]

June 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

Well, it’s not rocket science!

Today the media is reporting that, whilst a woman’s health is relatively unaffected by whether she is single, together in a relationship or married, that of a man is actually improved by getting married. (Yes, some might argue, a man’s chances of suffering strained muscles or back [...]

June 12, 2015 // 0 Comments

Standing up and being counted

Today the media is featuring reports upon a scientific study commissioned by Pubic Health England and the Active Working Community Interest Company, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, which recommends that office workers should spend two hours – and preferably four – on their [...]

June 2, 2015 // 0 Comments

Getting on

My father is nearly ninety and in the last three years has been declining physically and, less obviously, mentally also. He started having trouble with his legs about five years ago, when he began lifting and putting down his leg foot in a strange ‘flapping’ manner that gradually became more [...]

May 27, 2015 // 0 Comments

It’s all getting too much …

Having proved to my total satisfaction on Wednesday that taking one’s car for granted is a foolhardy conceit, my nightmare of a week continued yesterday with a weather forecast of constant rain all day … a slew of scheduled family commitments in central London … and then a need to pick up a [...]

May 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

The best laid plans of mice and men …

I have been a member of the Automobile Association since 1978 and – as far as I can recall – have had little need to resort to calling upon their assistance. Perhaps half a dozen times in thirty-seven years? One of the oddities of ‘the system’ is that, from about 1990, I took advantage of [...]

May 14, 2015 // 0 Comments

Admitting the truth

Yesterday I duly completed my second consecutive day of rescue boat duties and learned something sobering about myself. In common with most members of the human race, I am self-effacing enough not to want to offend or bother anybody and would simply like to conduct my life on the basis that I try [...]

May 4, 2015 // 0 Comments

Knocking something out

For reasons which need not concern my readers, I have hit the ground running this week because – due to recent events and indeed those to come next month – I have just four days to accomplish a great deal. On Monday I opened proceedings by making a list of the things that I needed to do – [...]

April 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

The last farewell

Yesterday I was privileged to join my father at the 68th (and last) reunion of WW2 Fleet Air Arm servicemen trained at HMS St Vincent in Gosport, which took place at the Navy Club in Hill Street, behind Park Lane in London. The original HMS St Vincent was a first-rate ship launched on 11th March [...]

April 25, 2015 // 0 Comments

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