Friends are an interesting piece of the life pie. ( They are there to support and nurture you when you need them. They are there to experience those amusing situations which are so difficult to relate

So I went to the movies the other day to watch Deadpool 2 with my friend Dave. Great movie by the way and just up my street for silly humour and a much better effort than Ryan Reynolds in the Green Lantern.

My son is a great sleeper. He has this brown, smelly stuffed dog called ‘Big Dadduh’ and when he goes to bed he has this ritual that he has to do. He will hug his sister and his parents and then jump up

Happiness is all relative. My wife read a book on the 'happiness index' and it said something along the lines of you are happier when relative to those around you. I guess this is like the one eyed man

I’ve always loved travel and the idea of travelling. When I was in my 20’s I bought a large scale map of the world to cover my whole wall. It measured about 2 and a half meters wide by a metre and a half

I had a job that meant a LOT of traveling - and passing through airports and running for planes became pretty routine and I think in having to visit over 40 countries for work reasons over the last 15

So I first got interested in LIFE coins in early January this year when I bought about 130k for about GBP500. I knew very little about cryptocurrencies and tokens and liked (a) the charitable angle of

For part one please read: So my wife is my conscience when it comes to eating. We are so very different. When we go shopping she makes her way to the fruit and vegetable section and will spend countless

When I first came to London I became a key user of those horrible microwave meals. You know the type which were cheap (£2.99) and could be heated inside their plastic tray container in 2 to 3 minutes.

A prime question with respect to cars is whether to buy or lease your car and whether to buy brand new or second hand. Here it depends on circumstance. What is the purpose of your vehicle and how much

I’m very fortunate to have never had a serious accident in my life. I think with 20 years odd driving, and considering some of my friends who have had multiple accidents – then I consider myself either

My parents for some reason got us onto sailing at a young age. This started with Optimists which were little one man boats and progressed through Dabchicks (like big surfboards) through to lasers (1 design

It’s funny how when you are growing up and at school you almost loathe certain aspects of learning and don’t take a keen interest in what you are studying. Years later you find yourself (for no apparent

On parenting In sixth form at around the age of 18 (drinking age in South Africa) I was with 3 other friends on our way from a party to another party but bizarrely passing near to my parents’ house. The

I was recently walking in our local common and came up behind a rather un-athletic looking chap walking along and then stopping periodically to check his phone. He wasn’t wearing outdoor type clothing

Aren’t hobbies a great thing! Mine is military history. I love reading about the exploits of people in the past and have a particular fascination with World War 2. Mainly the generals and the major decisive

Marriage is all about compromise. Children too! If you are not willing to compromise on the lifestyle you lead with your partner, and neither are they then I’m not sure whether it will work out. Ok, actually

My father was very good at ‘do it yourself’. He would spend countless hours in his workshop (which was extensive in nature and to a small growing up boy had every conceivable tool possible). Over the course

There is a great British tradition to investing in bricks and mortar. Your home is your castle. I had a friend who rented in a nice neighbourhood. When I first got on the proverbial ‘property ladder’ I

Take the plunge! When my younger brother asked me if I would like to join the Police reservists, I thought he was mad. I then thought, 'well it would be interesting maybe just to do the charge office training