100-year-old car race shows speed is overrated
Published: Fri, 05/26/23
A historical titbit: The first ever 24 Hours of Le Mans Race took place e actly 100 years ago today. As any motorsports buff will yabber on about,…
Published: Fri, 05/26/23
A historical titbit: The first ever 24 Hours of Le Mans Race took place e actly 100 years ago today. As any motorsports buff will yabber on about,…
Published: Thu, 05/25/23
I was 13, maybe 14, when I quit the CCF at school. The CCF? The Combined Cadet Force. Otherwise known as the youth Army, Navy and Air Force here in…
Published: Wed, 05/24/23
I’m in brainstorming mode at the moment… …which gave me the idea to answer any questions you might have. You can ask me about whatever you want. Could…
Published: Tue, 05/23/23
According to Wikipedia, Fred Astaire is widely seen as the “greatest popular-music dancer of all time”. But early in his career, Fred was told he’d…
Published: Mon, 05/22/23
Yesterday I ran the Hackney Half-Marathon. It was a great day. And one of the things that struck me was this: Every kilometre of the race was…
Published: Fri, 05/19/23
The other day I was reading about the history of tanning. Turns out tanning has a backstory more up and down than a yo-yo. Having a deep, mahogany tan…
Published: Thu, 05/18/23
Yesterday I shared a couple of reflections for anyone thinking about a sabbatical. And today I’m sharing a couple more. This time for anyone who isn’t…
Published: Wed, 05/17/23
I wrestled long and hard with my decision to take a sabbatical in 2021. Was it a good idea? How would it be perceived? And would it make things tricky…
Published: Tue, 05/16/23
From the annals of Greek mythology: There lived a young boy called Milo who wanted to become a wrestler. Milo trained his little hiney off. And his…
Published: Mon, 05/15/23
This is the 200th email I’ve sent since starting my daily emails. (or “weekday-ly” email for the nit-pickers out there) So it seems like a good time…