Why I both love and hate mobile phones

November 20, 2008 9 comments

This post is in response to the request from Brad Shorr for posts about Cellphone Users and Abusers.
I got my first mobile phone about 10 years ago. It was of course a brick with limited features and I didn’t actually use it  much.  A new job meant that I qualified for a mobile phone at the [...]

The problem with Braveheart

December 2, 2007 1 comment

I must be one of the few people left who – up til today – had not seen the movie about Sir William Wallace played by that well known Australian actor Mel Gibson. So there I was with a pile of ironing to do  and needed something to distract me  ( in a safe way [...]

Sweeping generalisations

October 19, 2007 No comments yet

I was reading the comments about Edinburgh being the best place to live in the UK on the Channel 4 website. Amongst the comments of agreement and congratulations there were several negatives. That is to be expected on a public forum but some of the content got me thinking. There were clearly some tongue in [...]

Shopping in the “Sales”

July 20, 2007 No comments yet

This summer has been so wet and miserable this far that it is not a surprise that stores are full of unsold stock. The “sales” season seems to already have been going on for several weeks.
I am not a keen shopper. Oh, don’t misunderstand me – I like to buy – but usually I pick [...]

Driving in sensible shoes

June 17, 2007 No comments yet

I read this week about some research that shows that women are driving in high heels, flip flops, trainers with chunky soles and – heaven help us – bare feet! And that this practice could lead to accidents.
Now I want to make it clear here that I do believe in safe driving practices and I my own [...]


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