I blame the alien
Last week passed on wings of delirium. It started so well. Monday was a day of music and words and …
The Power of Memory
It came out of the blue. A normal journey, radio on. Pick of the Week. Victor Hugo’s adulterous shenanigans, Queen …
The joy of circus
Pure joy is a rare commodity. We can experience moments of happiness, contentment, cheeriness, euphoria and so on – but …
In praise of Sundays
Wagner’s Ring, Fidel Castro’s speeches, War & Peace. None of them as long as rainy October Sunday afternoons in the …
Memories, by Toutatis!
Memory is a strange thing, its triggers and manifestations random and unpredictable. The vast complexity of the human brain has …
The budderflaahs of Wmpltn
There was a moment, during the tennis match between Kevin Anderson and John Isner on Friday, when I feared it …
Christmas memories
Fats Waller had it right. My feet’s too big. It’s a wonder I wasn’t selected as ‘person in the class …
Fear of Flying
The week has passed with the willingness and speed of a drugged sloth, dragging itself to its conclusion only because …
Changing The Past
The week has passed, each day doggedly following the previous one, as if determined to thwart my dream of making …
Habla-vous Duolingo?
The week has passed, for us at least, Spanishly. There was a moment, a couple of days into our Granada …