Scrolling through social media recently, I was struck by two completely different accounts of the same event. One claimed that protected public land in Utah
Category: Social Commentary
59: The Year I Finally Stopped Apologising for Getting Older
I turned 59 yesterday, and I have absolutely no intention of pretending otherwise. There will be no “59 years young,” no carefully filtered photographs designed
All I Got Was Another Password
Human civilisation has always been obsessed with locks and keys. Long before passwords, passcodes, PIN numbers, QR codes, authentication apps, and facial recognition, there were
The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog
I learned to type on my grandfather’s typewriter from the 1940s. To say I was intimidated would be an understatement. This was not one of
World Cup Fever Returns
Every four years, I become a football fan and couch coach. Not a proper football person, obviously. I don’t spend my weekends analysing tactical formations
The Raindrop Dialogues: Small Things
For many people of a certain generation, the mention of raindrops immediately summons a familiar image: Julie Andrews twirling across the screen in The Sound
