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Continue reading →: Dental aesthetics
Obviously, dental work such as implant surgery and crowns is completely different from tummy tucks and Botox injections. My genetic makeup gave me an inherited condition known as dentinogenesis imperfectum, whereby the dentine in the teeth does not form correctly. Sometimes this gives rise to brown-looking teeth that are shorter…
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Continue reading →: Bike blues
My usual reaction to fixing punctures is ‘that shouldn’t be too hard.’ There are one or two things to bear in mind when fixing punctures: make sure you check the tyre thoroughly for the possible cause and, do not trap the inner tube with the replaced tyre . Obviously I…
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Continue reading →: Medical Aesthetics
How would you like your Botox madam? Just the usual, Doctor. Three in the forehead. Will I take the bandages off your new nose? Not yet, I think. Could you be a sweety and freshen up my martini? I will send Justine right over. She will bring your drink and…
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Continue reading →: The real me
In this crazy world of self obsession I am adding to the dross by writing this blog. Whether you trust me to pen my own words or ask a team of cyber geeks to knock something out is entirely up to you. Suffice it to say there are those who…
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Continue reading →: Totalitarianism
My good friend, the cheese maker, William got me interested in a philosopher called Hannah Arendt. She was influenced by Martin Heidegger a member of the wartime Nazi party. As a Holocaust survivor that might seem a bit odd, but to be fair it would have been very unusual for…
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Continue reading →: Memories are made of this…
I popped into the Parlour Bar today in the hope that there might be someone I recognised As luck would have it, there were several familiar faces seated at a table near the entrance. Tony was as erudite as usual, Michael had ventured outside Queen’s and then came back to…
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Continue reading →: Lifestyle change
I live a slothful existence, staying up late to maximise my tv viewing. The trips on the e-bike are now mostly shopping trips and the lockdown walks a thing of the past. Needless to say, the diet is poor. Too many carbs, fatty meats and sweets. The alcohol consumption is…
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Continue reading →: Special Musical Operations
Vlad the Invader had warned Eurovision not to admit Ukraine to their hostile organization. Sharing the stage with the UK, France, Germany, Israel and other Nazi nations had to be repulsed. Brave Russian singers had gathered on Italy’s borders carrying out vocal exercises en masse. Vlad denied that the Russian…
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Continue reading →: Football retraction
Alright I was wrong. 120 minutes of soccer without a goal can be exciting. The FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Liverpool was fast and furious. Chelsea were under attack from the start but rallied after about 20 minutes of the first half Liverpool deserved the win having had most…
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