by Winno | Oct 27, 2023 | Tales
I seem to be one of very few people who do it (and my wife does it too, uncomplainingly!). And what’s that? When I go to the movies or watch uninterrupted movies on cable or where TV stations allow it, I quite simply sit through all the credits… right through to the...
by Winno | Sep 29, 2023 | Tales
This lovely report appeared in The Age of Saturday, 23 Sep last and really requires no comment from me other than “That’s why I love dogs!” Afraid of speaking in public? Get Winston’s audio program that’s helped hundreds of people become cool, confident and...
by Winno | Sep 15, 2023 | Tales
Perhaps age is impacting my cognitive or dexterous skills but I swear the challenge I’m about to raise with you has been around and a challenge for me, at least, for many years! It is the challenge of opening cardboard packets and the like… the ones that lots of dry...
by Winno | Sep 6, 2023 | Recommendations, Tales
As a lover of books and a regular reader, I was amazed by an article in The Spectator of 10 June 23 written by Emily Rhodes under the subhead of the rise of fake libraries. There is a growing fashion for fake books. Not fake as in written by a series of AI prompts,...
by Winno | Sep 4, 2023 | Tales
I don’t know what publication first featured this extremely good summary of today’s life so I can’t recognise them and plead lack of knowledge of copyright but I do seek permission to use it. I don’t think any words are necessary because this cartoon aptly sums up how...
by Winno | Aug 30, 2023 | Tales
More than 10 years down the track, this post begs the question – is it possible to be worse than dead? We seem to have gone even further downhill in recent years… I am unable to confirm whether the London Times was the source of this but it makes pretty...
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