A friend of mine has finally published his e-book. It’s a sprat to catch a mackerel: purposely controversial, it challenges conventional thinking on something that people assume was nailed down years ago. He wants to upset the established order, and […]

Remember the days before email? Texting? Facebook (come on, it’s only been eight years)? Twitter? When you’re in the digital saucepan, it’s easy to forget that the water’s getting hotter. Bit by bit, the temperature changes, but so gradually, that […]

The phrase has been imprinted on my brain for almost 20 years. The speaker was naked when he uttered it, which probably had something to do with the longevity of the memory. (Memory gurus  always say make the image outlandish […]

Many years ago, when I worked in the high-tech sector, I sat in a presentation given by my boss. He was a tall, distinguished man with rebellious locks and a deep, resounding voice. You could easily have mistaken him for […]

A couple of weeks ago, my favourite headphones went on the blink. To be honest, I wasn’t really that surprised. They were the second pair of that particular make and model  I’d bought, and they replaced the first pair, which […]