Tag Archives: humour

Ten things that give me the willies

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Bill Wren

I’ve been lost in work all day and I’ve just come up for air. In my part of the world the day is as gray and grim as days get so, having lifted my head up from the work I’ve … Continue reading →

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The lesson of Malvolio

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Bill Wren

The best and quickest way to become the butt of someone else’s joke is to have no sense of humour about yourself. That is the lesson of Malvolio, a character in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the victim of a wicked joke. … Continue reading →

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There is nothing subtle about this

Posted on August 23, 2009 by Bill Wren

I can take a hint. Here it was an otherwise lovely, lazy Sunday. The rain was falling softly, the dog was snoozing lightly and I was sipping my coffee slowly as I went to my computer to see what the … Continue reading →

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Salads: things you should know

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Bill Wren

In the world I grew up in the major meal of the day was dinner (or supper, if you prefer). It was in the evening. This is how I continue: it’s in the evening. The time, however, is irrelevant. What … Continue reading →

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Forget newspapers – everything is dead!

Posted on April 3, 2009 by Bill Wren

A number of unnamed sources are reporting today the death of everything. Pudding, shoes, computers – it’s all gone or will be shortly, all digitized and off into “the cloud.” “Many of us have been distracted by reports of the … Continue reading →

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