How to be a sycophant
It’s been a bad week for public figures. Firstly, half the leaders of the ‘free’ world had to ship themselves …
Monthly Archives: January 2015
How to think, ‘Hang on. That doesn’t work, does it?’
I know I tend to go on about surveys and statistics, but this one is truly puzzling. ‘Recent research’ has shown …
How to be disbelieving of ‘official’ statistics
Right, I’ll nail my colours to the mast here. I simply do not believe the recent findings from smartphone company …
How to make a court ruling
Apologies for absence, I’ve been unwell, and my connections have also been down. Anyway, I’m back. And this is a …
How to be a git
I used this word on another platform yesterday, and it raised some puzzled eyebrows. Finally, one of my readers asked, …
How to forget to be irascible
Blimey, I was one last year, was I not? https://nobodysreadingme.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/how-to-be-kind-to-children/
How to get a bit bloody irritated
I realise this is something I could have as my specialist subject on ‘Mastermind.’ But… (that’s an ellipsis by the …
How to make a mountain out of a molehill
You’ll have been told that when the crown prince of Saudi Arabia died on Thursday, oil prices jumped by 2%. …
How to be enchanted
A friend, Julie Kolb, has written a short story for children. It’s called ‘Snowball’ and I think you can find …
How to have a good day
I’m sure you’ve noticed that pretty much every day of the year is now dedicated to some benighted cause. Tuesday …
