How long does it take to fall out of love with someone? Around sixteen years apparently.

The Jellicle Cat sometimes tells me that he really admires my work ethic. I don’t think he actually means this, I think what he means is that he really admires my will-power. It’s something that The Princess and I share, The Princess rode 180 miles on a bicycle through sheer determination (and did much better … Read More

So Dad just called me from hospital with the fateful words “Do you want the good news or the bad news?” My reaction was a modified desire to punch him. So Dad, you’ve just gone through a serious operation…this had better not be anything really bad. I opted for the bad news first in the … Read More

Ok…ok…there’s a part of me that loved being a teacher. There’s a part of me that still does. However, it’s kind of difficult to express what it is about teaching that is so wonderful (partially I suspect because it’s different for everyone). The reason it’s difficult to express is encapsulated by my old headmaster (the … Read More

So Rupert Murdoch and all he owns are evil and all the lefty reporters in The Guardian are right and all the right-wing readers of The Sun are wrong. Meh. The man’s eighty and he’s survived thus far…some fantasist somewhere could make the point that being made a diabolical figure in the West might well … Read More