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Is there a plague of rats in the UK? I had to ask that question after hearing rats in my sewer pipes in the dead of night. I was aware that a rat nest had caused problems for one neighbour and [...]

I have lived an active life and that means a healthy and enjoyable one. As a runner I have watched other runners peel off with hip, knee and other problems. Somehow, I am still running and I am [...]

The ultimate running guide for pensioners has been a challenge. It was motivated by an article in The Times. Somehow, it was all about us, the oldies, and somehow not. Cutting cardiovascular [...]

Ken Wilber, in a YouTube video, discussed the comments and writings of Jordan Peterson. He is the controversial Canadian Professor of Psychology who wrote ’12 rules for Life’. It [...]

Working away in the the garden, clipping edges and weeding, I was off in a reverie, relaxed and calm. In such a world, I hear bird song and feel part of the natural world. Suddenly, a plaintiff [...]

I always find it interesting when the suited and formal Christians knock on my door with a desire to promote Christianity. Perhaps I should ask them why they appear to focus on Friars Cliff? Do [...]

It was the East End gym owner who fostered this post. He was asked by a television interviewer why so many kids were carrying knives. It’s father poverty, he said. As a person who [...]

It was a shock, I have to concede. The Duchess of Cornwall, Gyles Brandreth and I have something in common. It’s what we all do in bed, in the dark of night. No, not that. We quietly recite [...]

Hengistbury Head as the first port in Britain seems an absurd claim. The frivolity of beach huts, a land train, kite flyers and cyclists trivialize the headland. It is now a mere playground. The [...]