Can anything change us? — Happisburgh near Norwich, courtesy of NationalWorld For those who have been reading my weekly missives for a while, thank you. You may have also noticed a recent trend, focus drawn more to climate change. …

Does it change our behaviour? — Lachlan Gowen, Unsplash I joined Ealing Golf Club for three reasons. The greens are wonderful, there was a locker for my clubs and I could get there via the Central Line from Notting Hill. Then the pandemic arrived. Once a new reality returned, I decided to rent an electric car…

Shame on you? — Photo by Richard Cartmell on Unsplash My first foreign holiday was to Salou on the Costa Dorada in Spain. I was 9 years old, least that’s my best guess when I look at the black and white photograph descending the steps of our plane onto the hot tarmac of Barcelona…

Concrete and batteries? — Photo by Ramakant Sharda on Unsplash Lead pencils, the ones we used to find in school with HB embossed on the side in a typical classroom, or 2B, 3B and so on, if you did an art class, defined a hardness scale. …

Why not grow fruit and veg? — Courtesy of the British tax payer When I first read about growing food in public spaces in 2022, my first thought was the Imperial War Museum’s display, digging for victory, It had been a day trip with Finlay, a few years ago when I was still taller. The campaign had…

Is subscription the future? — Photo by George Levai on Unsplash Mr Dilly looked very pleased when he turned into his drive, opposite ours in leafy Byfleet. He was driving a brand new mark 2 Ford Cortina, a boxier shape than the one Dad had. I was out on my bike, playing with Sean and…

A day out near Solihull — Courtesy of Russell Heritage Golf Retirement is outmoded When I left my company, I wasn’t fond of answering questions like, what do you do now, or are you enjoying your retirement? Retirement was always something that older others did. It makes me think of black and white films where we see the main…

Kevin Kelly’s 103 bits of advice he wished he known when he was younger — Courtesy of Kevin Kelly Mr Kelly’s 70th birthday crossed my path from several sources last week, which immediately made me curious. I’d bumped into him before, but it was only when I started researching, that I realised what a good egg he was. …

Must be prepared to change humanity — Photo by Davide Cantelli on Unsplash. I recently got a note out of nowhere to catch-up with a research scientist, professor and friend, who I fondly call Doctor Duane. I hadn’t seen him for at least 5 years, probably longer. He’s an American who lives in Perth, Australia, when he’s…