The UK general election steps up a gear this month and social media is playing a huge part in the debate leading up to 7 May 2015. In the USA, the different parties are busily working on their candidates ready for 2016. It appears that politicians worldwide, are keen to exploit all areas of communication to eke out votes from the young and old who now use social media on a scale which makes 4 or 5 years ago look prehistoric…
I've been reasonably lucky with my health over the years, suffering only the usual common ailments. I was slightly asthmatic as a child but this seemed to disappear when I left school going straight into military service. They say an army marches on its stomach... only partly true but the military did look after my health with regular check ups. I think the only medical emergency I had in my 29 years in that wonderful…
My wife and I were in London recently and we took the opportunity to visit the world-famous Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum in South Kensington. A particular display caught my eye entitled "Disobedient Objects" and I immediately thought it had a scientific sound to it. Imagining a set of everyday objects which somehow didn't behave as you would expect, it sounded great fun so I wandered in. How wrong…
My plan for this week’s blog was to continue with a surgery theme using the story of a lady who had what was described as the“Mother of all Surgeries” after being late diagnosed with a very rare and advanced appendiceal cancer. I had a draft in outline before Christmas ready to update and publish early Jan. However, I’ve been carefully watching the story unfold about the death of respected ESPN anchor Stuart…
Hope you all had a nice festive break? Chris and I had 3 separate dinners making sure we made the most of our extended family base. We decided to join in the Christmas jumper fashion statement which seems to be vogue this year – thus the picture! At least we got to wear them 3 times!
Now that busy period is over, I’ve had the chance to reflect on the last 8 months of blogging and look forward to my plans for…
