STORIES: PEOPLE
Wash, Cut and a Slap
When #Grace Jones slapped Russell Harty she created one of TVs' iconic moments. Whatever you think of her response to her host turning his back on [...]
Built For Comfort
In my favorite shop the retail assistants wear luminous yellow jackets which makes them easy to spot as they weave their way in and out of [...]
In Case of Emergencies
Middle age can be a productive time in a woman's life. Who knows what the meaning of productive is. Is being productive the same as being [...]
Pray For Me
The Sceptic Tank, (slang for Yank, as in a person who hails from North America) told me that on a recent taxi journey her driver asked [...]
Flash All You Like
I met the Builder coming up the road with his dog. He was chuckling to himself and told me that he had just seen a very [...]
The Blind Assassin
My neighbour was kind enough to drive me to #Heathrow terminal five. It rose out of the Hounslow ground like the architectural jewel of an emerging [...]
Talons, Claws, Scales and Nails
The God Daughter, has the most phenomenal finger nails I have ever seen. They are long and polished and sometimes bejewelled. I wonder how it is [...]
Spontaneous Combustion
A conversation about unemployment rates amongst disabled people of working age reminded me, not only how lucky I have been, but of the sheer lunacy of [...]