I'm sad to report that my mother has been diagnosed with advanced dementia. It was a bit of a shock, notwithstanding the fact that she...

Sometimes you listen to a singer and the combination of the anguish in their voice, the words and the music, really resonate with you for...

Big announcement in Quantum computing today from Microsoft. They've launched a chip the size of an After Eight dinner mint that can...

The Kremlin made an announcement about the whereabouts of Bashar Al-Assad today.

I read an interesting sign posted on one of the social media channels I'm now addicted to (thanks kids) which related to rugby. It was a...

Cartoon says it all really. Best of luck.

I missed the cut-off for November's submissions by 1 day so no cigar on that front. Still, had another go today with this lot. 1)...

This was originally intended to be a diet blog and over the last few months my attention has drifted a little. Today I mustered up the...

When you find yourself in the situation of meticulously studying the testicles of a pig in order to capture their heft and sway as the...

As parents we invest a huge amount of time and money in giving what we think is the best available resources to our children, all with...

There's a lot more talk these days about the risk of third world war than there has been for decades. I recall vividly the Cold War years...

I've had a go at doing the one panel cartoons that the satirical magazine Private Eye likes. So I sent these 5 in today to see the...

Today I fulfilled a lifelong ambition I didn't know I had. By introducing Monty Python's infamous self-destructive diner Monsieur...

I've been a refugee from social media since its inception. Never had a Facebook account that I shared with anyone and never used it....

I got done for speeding for the first time in this country - having lived here for 26 years. I couldn't believe it - how had I not been...

In our area there is one stand out private school which every aspirational Hampstead mum and dad wants their little darling to get into....

Our Nursery invites us every term at least once to come and spend some time with the teachers to hear their perspectives on our sprog. I...

I kind of understand why Robert Smith basically only wears black. It's slimming. And when you've got not a lot else going for you...

With just over 6 weeks to go until the end of the year and the final judgement on my diet, I thought I'd have a check-in with the various...

Somewhere between 3 1/2 and 5 I've noticed, based upon the rearing of my own kids, that London based privately educated sprogs become...