I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with bubblegum throughout my life, mostly because my parents frowned upon it. Naturally, as children we covet that which
Category: don’t fall for the commercialism
Lightbulb Moments: detoxing from Amazon
I just know it in my bones that some of you are going to grin at the title, so here goes. Amazon blocked my account
Frequent Flyer Cards and Miles
There are several things around my apartment that have not moved since Autumn of 2019 thanks to the pandemic. I shall not bore you with
Hold That Spam…
Who among us hasn’t received spam? Anyone and everyone who has an email address is a potential victim in one way or another. If you
When The Social Media Bullies Fall
Social distancing took on a new meaning after yesterday’s curious but disastrous disruption of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. I don’t think there is a single

When did you last unplug?
Back in 2018 I wrote a blog entry about my pyjama days. This was clearly long before lockdown and the pandemic, when staying in your