The history teacher at my school introduced himself on our first history lecture by saying, “Everything I am going to tell you is wrong. I know that because everything I was told at University was wrong.” It seemed strange to
Let’s stick together
There’s been a lot of criticism on a forum I frequent regarding the police forming ranks when they are criticised. This particular forum is rather right of centre, and follows the Cameron-led anti-police meme with some energy and a number
Headbanging on a helicopter
I mentioned in a previous blog that I’d been eaten by a snake, not something many people can boast, if indeed it is a boasting point. Anybody reading my posts will, no doubt, realise that I like mentioning experiences which
I’ve got problems with old age; I forget what it’s called
I struggle with the new nomenclature. I forget the current accepted term for various afflictions, races and such. I fail to see the difference between coloured people and people of colour, partly because grammatically there’s isn’t any. I read a
Problems dressing female models
I’ve spent a lot of time recently dressing female models. It’s not quite the thrilling task you might have thought. In fact, it has driven me to distraction. To keep my mind ticking over during the Covid-19 crisis, I’ve been
When CGI scares
I’ve got to go electric with my next car. That’s not quite right. It seems I’ve got to buy a car that does not use fossil fuels. My problem is I’ve got grandchildren and they are adamant that their grandparents
The trick of looking sinister and ridiculous at the same time
I’m feeling old. I suppose I am oldish, although I don’t feel it. Mind you, I can see why many men refuse to shave once they retire. Staring at the stranger’s face in a mirror every morning is a bit
Life’s lessons all in one go
I used to enjoy Tomorrow’s World, the BBC’s flagship science for the masses programme. There were the usual ‘in five years’ myths perpetuated and some non-functioning revolutionary inventions which I can say from personal experience were put into production. I
Moss, me and the Mille Miglia
It is unlikely that a motor race will have such a big impact on the public as the one Moss won in 1955. The Jaguar victories at Le Mans were reported in all the papers and there were even comments
When an advert changes a genre
Sometimes an advert changes a genre forever, and this certainly goes for Mercedes-Benz use of the classic Janis Joplin track: “Oh, Lord, won’t you buy me a . . .” The song was the last that she recorded, the