1 – What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?My lack of self-confidence and self-belief. When they've been present, I've felt (and been) unbeatable. Without them, There've been chances and opportunities I've not taken. 3 – Describe yourself in three wordsPatient, curious & empathic. But ask another day and it may be a different three words which seem more... Continue Reading →

Here's a link to a previous post which explains the origin of this idea. ... that there are more parking wardens in the UK than soldiers in the British armed forces. The scale of cutbacks to the British armed forces of late is not unknown to me, but this statistic seems to be saying that... Continue Reading →

2025 proved to be a good year of reading... as distinct from a year of good reading, if you see what I mean. Not that there wasn't quality to be found in my numbers, for there was, with 4 books gaining the full 5-stars and 21 with 4-stars; discovering I'd rated 30% of my total... Continue Reading →