Having had to write this surname all those years, he really had no choice but to join the police. He now lived in Clitheroe, but was born and bred in Cockermouth when his parents moved from Penistone, although he was a lifelong supporter of Arsenal, obviously. His pet dog was a Shih Tzu, and, asContinue reading “Constable Scunthorpe”
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Speaking of school days…
I quite enjoy mixing this up, so that like Mr Gump’s box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get (next). [Actually, that was a daft simile wasn’t it? All boxes of chocolates I’ve ever seen come with a sheet to tell you what each one is… but let’s let that one slide,Continue reading “Speaking of school days…”
Every day is a school day
When I first moved to Taiwan, I found it rather challenging. Not the food, not the weather, not even the pollution (although that remains a major concern). No, what what most difficult was learning to live in a foreign land in which everyday behaviour is very different in many ways. My initial feeling was thatContinue reading “Every day is a school day”
Run Home
I really have no business discussing this. It means nothing to me, almost literally. I was in Boston many years ago, staying in a hostel not far from Fenway Park, so I decided it would only be polite to buy a ticket to watch the Red Sox on their home turf. I think that mayContinue reading “Run Home”
Needles
Now they have a point. Perhaps that’s why I don’t get on with them. Bit of a fainter, me. Blood tests, jabs, knitting. All bring me out in a cold sweat. I’m a proper bloody nuisance when I have to go to the doctors or the hospital. Out here, they have a big bank ofContinue reading “Needles”
The Camera Never Lies
Or so they say. Today I have had a bit of a back-and-forth with someone I came to know as a result of a racing incident a few years ago. The incident is irrelevant and very old news, but it did remind me of this rather interesting photograph. Look past the chap about to takeContinue reading “The Camera Never Lies”
為什麼？
Why? In either English or Chinese, this question is often on my lips, irrespective of the subject matter. Time to show this again. Here we go then. A quick one for students of the Chinese language in particular, and everyone else in general. My problem is with Pinyin. For those unfamiliar with this term, itContinue reading “為什麼？”
The Punctum
I was looking through some old photographs the other day, and this one popped up. I want to show it to the world for two very different reasons. Take a look. What do you see? Yours truly, with my two lovely (short) sisters. (It’s an odd one, as I’m tall, but not that much tallerContinue reading “The Punctum”
A Cyclist’s Challenge
Just a simple one today. Again, thanks to the wonders of my laptop and a random ‘like’ of a comment I made elsewhere, I came across these two shorts videos about something very close to my heart. I recall seeing one before, but the other is new to me. The challenge is simply this. IfContinue reading “A Cyclist’s Challenge”
Good Old Fred
We’re away for a couple of days. stopping the night at a comfortable little hotel in TaiZhong, so I’ll keep this brief. We don’t have a television at home, so when cooped up in hotel room for an evening, the flat screen above the desk over there (I’m on the sofa) is pretty popular withContinue reading “Good Old Fred”
2020 - A Year of Perfect Vision 