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shunday mash - how not to enter a talent contest
Last week it was how not to throw a hand grenade. This week it’s how not enter a talent contest. Especially if you like to do party tricks with a bow and arrow. The key thing is to PRACTICE first. … Continue reading
THE OCTOPUS AND STRING BAG GUIDE TO PARENTING
Today I’m offering this excerpt from THE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO FATHERHOOD for your amusement. If you’re a guy contemplating being a father, you should definitely read this; if you’ve already had kids, then this might give you a wry smile. … Continue reading
GENGHIS KHAN - BUT YOU CAN’T
As every historical fiction author will tell you, you only get to use about 10% of your research and another fifty per cent of that disappears in the second draft. You just hate to see some of it go, but … Continue reading
Shunday mash: how NOT to throw a hand grenade
There are many ways not to throw a hand grenade. Underarm for instance. Or while teaching your dog to play fetch. But in a minute, I’ll show you the very worst way. But before we get to that, in this … Continue reading
APRIL FOOLS DAY: SPAGHETTI TREES AND FLYING PENGUINS
It’s April Fools Day on Sunday. I’m warning you now so you can be alert. Jokes from friends or family are bad enough - but it’s the major broadcasters who are worst. In Britain, one of the most famous April … Continue reading
STAR WARS CANTEEN
There’s no moral to this one. I just laughed out loud when I saw it. If you like Lego and Star Wars, what’s not to like? Be warned, Darth Vader has terrible language off camera. The stress is clearly getting … Continue reading
HOW IRISH ARE YOU? THE SAINT PADDY’S DAY QUIZ
Tomorrow is Saint Patrick’ Day; the day when anyone with even the vaguest Irish affiliation exaggerates it beyond belief as an excuse to take a day off work and drink themselves under the table. This year they have been partly … Continue reading
THE BUNNY THAT HERDS SHEEP
He has the body of a bunny - but the heart of a lion. He really doesn’t know that he wasn’t born to do this. There’s a lesson here for all of us. If you think you can, you can. … Continue reading
A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME …
On the way across the desert last week I passed through a town called Iron Knob. Because I’ve made the drive a few times I forgot, until the place was disappearing in the driving mirror, that people who don’t live … Continue reading
FEAR OF FLYING PART 2
On Wednesday we were discussing my fear of flying - a phobia about the kind of people who end up sitting next to me on planes. So far we’ve talked about the Drunk, the Ear Popper, the Sickly Child and … Continue reading
