Humor

As a child I recall being told that there were certain topics of conversation that were considered taboo at the dinner table. These were, of course, the classic threesome of sex, religion, and politics. This advice still holds true for me when I sit down to scribble out my blog posts. In addition to the…

For those who have read Milo Moon, you will know that my dislike of Wednesday makes a grand appearance on the very first page. But what you may not know is the reason I dislike this day of the week so much. Some have mentioned that I was influenced by Douglas Adams and Arthur Dent’s…

I’d like to introduce you to my doctor and friend, Act Hod Romp. Now this might seem like a funny name for my doctor, but I have had to protect his name by using a secret code due to medical ethics, secrecy and also to protect the innocent. The picture of him accompanying this post…

One of my abysmal failings as a writer has to be the fact that I just don’t do sex at all well. Every time I get to a situation that could well call for a little steam, I tend to get it over and done with as quickly as possible and move on with the…

Oh dear. What a difference a short forty years can make. Last evening, my wife and I went along quite excitedly to get our dose of rock nostalgia and ear-ringing. What could be better than Deep Purple live (well, almost in fact) in concert? Smoke on the Water, Space Trucking, and Woman from Tokyo. Just…

My recent post about Australian English and the tongue-in-cheek Australian Citizenship Test really had my inbox and Twitter feed running hot with requests for a translation. So here it is. It is worth pointing out that Aussies love to contract words and use an ‘o’ or ‘ie’ to complete the contraction. It saves a lot…