My brother, Ted, won’t shut up about his latest obsession: ketogenic eating. I’ve told him numerous times that I don’t want to hear about his nutritional exploits, especially if they’re informed by something he heard on a podcast. It’s not that I flat-out don’t care; it’s just that I don’t have time to be regaled …
Well, well… if it isn’t my old friend, school traffic. We’ve always been buddies, haven’t we? We’ve had some good times. Remember when I went to pick up Tabitha from her first day of big school and got sandwiched in the wrong lane, then pulled over by a police officer while half the cars on …
The other day I saw a sticker on someone’s car that said, “My other ride is a dragon”, which got me thinking about how lucky they must be. I didn’t even realise that dragons were real, let alone that you could own them like cars. I’m not really sure why they were driving at all. …
Well, well, well…would you look at the thyme. It’s growing well this year, despite the heat we’ve had over the last few days. Gosh, growing plants without magic is easy. And there I was, travelling from village to village on my broomstick, casting spells of minor enhancement on people’s herb gardens for a small fee. …
Every year I show up the the automotive Christmas parade and forget to bring the popcorn. This year I need to set a reminder on my phone, or something, because they never actually sell popcorn there and that’s a massive wasted opportunity. First year was the one where Santa was missing, so they did the …
There’s a lot of talk about trends in interior design. You know the type of headline: ‘20 Top Kitchen Design Trends for 2020’, ‘New Cabinet Colours Trending this Summer’ and the like. But what about concepts? I want to see a listing of the most fully realised and beautifully executed concept interiors. I’m picturing a …
It’s interesting how the ‘future’ – or rather, the present, which was formerly the future – doesn’t really look like we thought it would. Even as recently as twenty years ago, most people were still picturing the future as having a glossy, artificial and geometric aesthetic. Just look at the video clip for Oops!… I …
Why did I sign up to be on this board? Oh, that’s right… the money. Well, I’m starting to think that money isn’t everything. Money goes a long way, sure, but are fabulous riches really worth it if you have to spend so much time with these insufferable drivel mongers? I can barely remember what …
I was never particularly good at tending to plants. I had the dexterity required to trim hedges, but that’s another skill entirely. It was one of the few times I was allowed to leave the house, albeit with a heavy disguise: I was to trim the hedges, do the weeding, mow the lawn, plant bulbs, …
The plumbing in this RV is something I don’t even want to think about. Oscar and Reggie empty the tanks, and otherwise the pipes and sinks drain just fine. So when I went to wash up the breakfast dishes this morning, I had an unpleasant surprise when the drain refused to…well, drain. I suppose this …
