In our divisive and identity obsessed times, with everyone split and sectioned off in to ever diminishing pigeon holes – consensus is in such short supply, unless it’s the media which everyone seems to agree has much to answer for. Editorially for its influence and… Read More »Robbing Peter to Pay Piers…
There are many phases of life we all pass through. First steps, first days at school, graduation, jobs, weddings, work, kids, (divorces), grandkids, retirement… I find myself increasingly writing memorials these days – not a phase to welcome perhaps and once it arrives, I expect… Read More »A life well lived…
A recent reader of Eclipsed was in touch to take issue with my book. Too self-deprecating for his liking, prompting his conclusion that it’s not a book for everyone. Subjective of course and although I didn’t feel inclined to counter, it did rankle a little.… Read More »A book for everyone…
Not that Disney needs my support but I feel compelled to write my fulsome praise for one of their latest films and not one that features any of my children. A documentary called The Rescue, the harrowing but utterly remarkable story of the Thai football… Read More »To the rescue…
Like in all things human, there is a hierarchy within comedy. Comedians understand this and we accept it. Not all comedians are the same. Some comedians are funnier than others and the funniest comedians tend to be the most famous although not always. It is… Read More »Tom who?
Who doesn’t enjoy a really big poo? Truly – a clear out of the bowels is one of life’s great victories, only marginally eclipsed by a clear-out of the house. And this being a time of annual renewal, many of us will have completed a… Read More »Who knew…
The last blog of an eventful and somewhat blighted year which began with a lockdown and ends with a quasi-one in the UK with people duly terrified by messages from our leaders imploring us to be very afraid. But Christmas arrived anyway and remains most… Read More »That Christmas feeling…
In stand-up comedy, ripping off another comedian’s act is an enormous faux pas. It does go on but it usually signifies the death knell of the thief’s career but not in every case. A few comedians have alerted me to a very celebrated North American… Read More »The truth, the whole truth…
A week of landmarks and sporting incidents colliding to reveal and expose human traits and quirks which I imagine (or hope) we are all subject to. Patrick’s 17th birthday was additionally exciting this year because all his big brothers were in London and free to… Read More »winners and losers…
Aside from the people who work at them and perhaps the very frequent flyers, but for most of us, airports remain comparatively exciting places. As a transport hub at least. More exciting than train stations anyway (warmer?) and definitely more alluring than a bus terminus… Read More »Friends Reunited…