Jul 31Sin CityGuilty by association When I was a child, I was given a very wise and important advice. “Never do anything that will make you the headlines in tomorrow’s news.” This advice has aged badly because people today do not read hardcopy newspapers. The e-copy is usually cheaper and easier to…Humour3 min read
Jul 31ScrewedLiterally so no hard feelings A decade ago, a penny pinching manager decided to buy IKEA office furniture and directed me assemble them. The building of the furniture was seen as a management tool to encourage initiative. The only problem was that the filing cabinet had screws so I needed…Humour3 min read
Jul 21NamelessOr how did it get such a name Today, I learn that there is a Nothing’s phone. A company called Nothing made a smartphone. I can understand if a company training people how to meditate is called Nothing. Or if it specializes in minimalist design. But a tech company called…Humour2 min read
Apr 25True SteelNaval gazing at a sunken warship A modern metal warship was sunk recently. Modern being a relative term since the ship was launched in the late 70s. The interesting fact was that the Russian ship was allegedly carrying a two thousand year old relic. Let that fact sink in (Pun…Humour3 min read
Apr 6Losing WeightThe loss that people brag about I recently lost weight. My solution is portion control. If you manage your portions, the pounds will drop off like magic. And before you click to another article, I will reveal my secret. Truth is seldom what it seems. Skim milk masquerades as cream. …Weight Loss3 min read
Mar 6Best foot forwardOr what is wrong with the war in Ukraine I am not playing down the current war on Ukraine. But there is something that is missing. The Russians are supposed to be experts in the cyber warfare. Cyber warfare is supposed the face of the new war. …Cyberattack2 min read
Mar 6We didn’t start the fireSimple explanation about plasma When I was a child, I was taught that there were four states of matter instead of three. Gas, liquid, solid and plasma. Plasma was supposed to be the state that fire was¹. It was explained in vague exotic terms. …Plasma2 min read
Feb 27Where is the beef?Or why the name of food is important There is one practise that I hate in the food industry and that is to change the name of a dish and then charge a higher price. Or to mislabel something and call it as food. Sausages It is just meat in tubes…Food3 min read
Feb 19The price is right!Or why things mean different things to different people I learn a new fact recently. The first animal to be domesticated may not have been men’s best friend. It may not even be a farm animal. It was possibly a cassowary. If you look at the picture and think that…Economics2 min read
Feb 15Nothing to seeOr why modern zoos are so boring When I was young most kids wanted to go to the zoo. If you ask kids today if they want to go to the zoo, you need to make sure that the tablet or smartphone is not competing. It is not just kids…Zoo3 min read
