Is it true about not working another day in your life? — Since I decided to pursue my dream, I’ve spent each day and many long nights building Strawberry Green Productions. A boots-strapped start-up Independent Film Production Company, which has made retiring impossible. The notion of contemplating retirement and not being part of this thing, our mission, is just not an option…

More laughter, giggles and tittering please A bunch of tremendously clever white lab coat folks working hard to make the world a better place in their understated but trendy trainers published some fab research results in the multi-disciplinary forum The International Journal of Obesity. In the controlled study, 45 research…

Barefoot and possibly with my eyes shut. It’s pitch black; the absent hum of distant traffic indicates the cat has chosen to wake early this morning. He, Ozzie, the cat, is totally compos mentis. …

Whatever you do, always check the pockets. Sat crossed-legged on the kitchen floor like a schoolboy in morning assembly; my eyes are fixed on the porthole window of the rumbling washing machine, spinning through another cleaning cycle. The cat joins me. …

How freaked should we be? The weirdest of things stick in our heads. Phil Henley arrived at the start of a school term with a pocket battery-powered calculator. This moment in time didn’t freak out humanity. …

Who doesn’t fast-forward to get to the good stuff? Ever feel like everything, I mean everything you touch, turns to shit; your life is in free fall, you’re bad news, and it appears contagious. In the same movie, when circumstances can’t get any worse, a mysterious benefactor hands you an…

Budget-friendly options that don’t smack of last-minute smash-and-grab panic buys. As the old saying goes, one volunteer is worth ten pressed men, but you didn’t step forward; you stood still as all stepped back. Press-ganged — all those in favour chant ‘Aye!’ Whatever the reason, the late-night, missed or ignored…

It’s a total misconception to think we don’t care. We’re cautious; our survival instincts have taken us to the top of the food chain. We live within perceived parameters and know how to behave, what to and what not to say; we understand the guidelines and limitations required to operate…

And not an Avocado or semi-skimmed Goat Latte insight You’ve woken early, generally before nature intended you to start your day, so you’ll require slightly more in the tank to keep the engine firing on all cylinders. Heads up before venturing further so that you know from the get-go. I’m…