Have you ever opened a kitchen drawer, or cupboard, and wondered what some of the items in there actually do? We know about the ice-cream scoop and, possibly, the melon baller, you might even recognise an old-fashioned potato peeler. What about that odd thing with cog wheels and what looks like the winding key forContinue reading “Never mind Inspector Gadget we’ve all got gadgets at home”
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From home phones to mystery emails – grifters keep trying
Why do scam artists (actually that’s an insult to real artists, sorry Vincent, Renè, Michelangelo, Pablo, Salvador et al) think that anyone over 70 is as dumb as Trump, and you’d need to get close to the bottom of the IQ ladder before you’d find a candidate, and an easy mark for a grifter. FiveContinue reading “From home phones to mystery emails – grifters keep trying”
Counting the milestones from cards, cake and jelly to hitting 74
Warning: may contain politics Sorry it’s been such a long, long time but let’s hope I can do better than I have done in the first half of the year. It has been an odd six months during which I marked my 74th birthday. I know it’s not a landmark birthday (that’s next year atContinue reading “Counting the milestones from cards, cake and jelly to hitting 74”
I’ve seen them at their best and at their worst but I still love Wales XV
It’s quarter to five, it’s Saturday, 3 February 2024, and I have just watched the kick-off in the third Six Nations championship of the weekend as my beloved Wales host my second favourite XV, Scotland. I have supported Wales as far back as I can remember and often sat with my father in our loungeContinue reading “I’ve seen them at their best and at their worst but I still love Wales XV”
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