Although I was once a pretty decent tennis player, I have always thought that the game suffers from being too simple. I have similar feelings about golf. Whack, whack, whack, from the tee to the hole, and then on to … Continue reading
I once heard the humorist Frank Muir describe classical music as ‘the kind of music that you keep hoping will turn into a tune.’ I often feel the same way about the utterances of some politicians. If I listen long … Continue reading
In what now seems like another life, I used to write copy for a number of internationally advertised brands and products. One of my favourite products in the early days was Volkswagen – in particular, the ‘ugly duckling’ that was … Continue reading
A friend of ours reckons that he has yet to meet a man who does not consider himself to be a better than average driver and a better than average lover. I sometimes feel that my own experience of would-be … Continue reading