Humor

We all know that we are now entering a period of ‘times are tough, things are hard, here’s your bloody welfare card’ type of economic recession bordering on a total collapse of the world as we know it. But there’s no use crying in your tea about it all and making a fuss. Screaming and…

As many of my readers already know, Yalla, my English Cocker Spaniel and man about town and cafés is my assistant, editor, ideas man, and general factotum around my little writing abode. While his job description remains a little vague, it does seem that sleeping forms a major part of his workday. Perhaps all those…

Twitter is a strange beast in the world of social media. It operates on an undefined set of rules that are so vague it is even unclear if Twitter itself is sure as to how it works. It’s a forum so full of clutter and textural pollution that it’s a wonder really why anyone bothers…

A dog may not be able to talk, but boy, do they have the power of thought, reasoning and an uncanny ability to negotiate successfully. I am the proud owner of an 18-month-old English Cocker Spaniel, who is a master of cunning, manipulation, and generally getting what he wants. Being a spaniel, though, almost all…

It has been quite remiss of me not to have addressed all the Aussies who regularly read The Vandal. Being an Aussie living in Switzerland for the last ten years hasn’t diminished my sense of being ‘Ocker’, so a hearty G’day to you all, and by the way, yes, I do still miss cricket, AFL,…