Best not!

Describe a family member. Kidding…sort of. I come from a wildly screwed up family. The past is somewhere I don’t go. I do remember a lot of great things about my family, but they’re inextricably linked with the rest. My brother and I have rebuilt our relationship and discovered we’re nothing like our ‘reputations’. HeContinueContinue reading “Best not!”

Badminton and Laughter

Looks like my court after the misses! What is your favorite form of physical exercise? Actually I’m not bad at badminton, that’s not to say that a talented five year old couldn’t beat me, but I love it and that helps it to be my strongest sport. I heard a consultant say many years agoContinueContinue reading “Badminton and Laughter”

The Unexpected Importance of History

All in the past? Yet it’s standing right there! I was interested in history from an early age, but always saw it as…well…history. Then I went to Bath Spa University to do English (which irritated me – long funny story) and Creative English (which it turned out I didn’t need), so I swapped to myContinueContinue reading “The Unexpected Importance of History”

Different but similar

What alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in? The day job I chose university lecturer in history for my day job, but unfortunately that didn’t work out. In truth that wasn’t a bad thing, although it wasn’t good either, but it did leave me to work on one of my three callings,ContinueContinue reading “Different but similar”

Not All of Them!

What major historical events do you remember? I’m in my 60’s so this list could be endless, and of course it depends on what you consider to be historical. However: Age 6: This is the first – Kennedy assassination. That impacted because Caroline Kennedy was the same age as me and had lost her daddy.ContinueContinue reading “Not All of Them!”

Risk? Dear God!

What’s the biggest risk you’d like to take — but haven’t been able to? I’m the most boringly unadventurous person on the planet when it comes to risk. I don’t mind things like flying, the end result is wonderful, new people places and experiences. Well worth it. it’s what I think of as the smallerContinueContinue reading “Risk? Dear God!”