Andy Murray First of all, well done to the guy. Nice one Andy, you know winning your first grand slam and all that. Congratulations. I used to love watching tennis and even played a bit once but I think I…
John Addison (1844-1928) I have visited the USA many times, had a good time there and I am lucky enough to have a number of good American friends so it has been both a surprize and a pleasure to find…
David Weir The 2012 Paralympics, just finished, were truly inspiring and enlightening as well as being exciting to watch. I particularly loved those speed wheelchair events with their man and machine testosterone fueled power. It was amazing to see in the races…
Sidney Anyone, I assume, who has ever had pet cats is often only lucky enough to meet one extra special cat in their lives. Maybe I’m being unkind to the others but for me, my special cat has to be…
David Cameron, British Prime Minister (2010-????) David Cameron was rightly enthusiastic about all those British athletes (Olympic and Paralympic) winning all those gold medals this year. They are rightly rewarded by their medals well deserved. Bradley Wiggins Chris Hoy Eleanor…
I came face to face with these people last week. I had never seen them before but suddenly I have some new relatives – American cousins, the Addisons, in fact. They are all my blood relations from a side of…
British Prime Minister David Cameron did some clearing up yesterday in his first cabinet reshuffle – or shuffle as it should be called. The big beasts of his government, Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne, Foreign Secretary Haig and Home Secretary…
We don’t love politicians so much that we can’t enjoy it when their PR opportunities misfire – well I can’t anyway. If I find it hard to love any of our British parliamentarians these days then I hold the present…
Well, it’s September and I read somewhere that we are now meteorologically we are in Autumn or Fall if you don’t say Autumn even though the season of Autumn doesn’t really begin until 21st September. Meteorologically Summer didn’t really exist in…
Hurricanes in the USA – pictures from Mars. Let’s hope that those American electors get it right.