Thirty days hath September, April, June and November. All the rest have 31, except for stupid February.Apparently, February didn’t get the memo, or just doesn’t care. Every four years (or, to be precise, whenever the...
Read MoreThe clever people who invented Pokémon Go obviously did not have my generation in mind when they launched the new smartphone craze that’s taking the world by storm.When you give the name Snorlax to one of your ethereal and...
Read MoreThey say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, we’ll have to make do with 500, since that’s all this space allows.The picture in question shows a young woman sitting under a bright yellow umbrella,...
Read MoreWhen it comes right down to it, perhaps human evolution has all been for naught. My mind started drifting on that particular stream recently, as I watched my neighbour gleefully set up his patio furniture and lovingly polish his...
Read MoreA few weeks ago, in a light-hearted piece about bucket lists, I mentioned a trip to England with my father 20 years ago this month.I’m a little hesitant about writing a sequel some readers may find a bit too personal, or...
Read MoreMost writers would be delighted if something they wrote could survive 10 minutes after they shuffle off this mortal coil.But 400 years? To use just a smattering of the literary inventions credited to William Shakespeare, such a...
Read MoreEnquiring (and even inquiring) minds want to know: what the heck is a hack, anyway?In response to numerous queries on that very subject (none, actually), I’ve been hacking my way through the undergrowth of lexicography...
Read MoreThe other day, I overheard a couple of guys in a coffee shop talking about their impending retirement. One is about to pack it in at the end of this month, the other hits the magic R-day later this year.Perhaps it was excessive...
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