Come with me to any fair, fete or circus,
Where d’ you think the kids are?
They are all round the man selling candy floss.
The pink candy floss, which balloons out all around a little stick, delights them. They cry, throw tantrums, cajole and plead with parents for the pink candy. The parents give [...]
A little over a year ago a close friend of mine, with whom I’d been staying for a day or two asked me if I’d accompany his wife to the PTA meeting at his son’s school. “It’s your job, why should I go?” I asked.
“One because you’ll find something to write about, two because I’m [...]
Most of us wait for that day when we’ll finally be rewarded for hard work we’ve put in; reward through promotion, medal or prize. When in front of hundreds or maybe millions we will be acknowledged and appreciated. “With that,” we say, “we can close our eyes peacefully!”
But does such reward mean the end [...]
With Hillary deciding to try for the President’s post there is an uneasy, uncomfortable feeling among men in the rest of the world. My dog Buddy sniggered as I entered the house rather late last night.
“Curfew time’s ten o clock,” she growled.
“Who said so?” I asked.
“We,” said my dog as she sniggered again. [...]
