“My grandmother started walking 5 miles a day when she was 60. She’s 97 today and we don’t know where the hell she is.” Ellen DeGeneres...

Sat here this evening, just chillin’ over my dinner with the TV turned on to fill the void. After watching 10 minutes of “America’s Got...

Its 5 years now since I ran my last (14th) marathon – and in that time I have gradually deteriorated after years of fitness. So the...

You know what the trouble with you is? A few years ago, you were on a “quest”: opening a new business buying a business relocating a...

Cool is what happens when the way you do the thing becomes the talking point, as much as the thing you do. Cool is the “experience” that...

Some long-standing members of the CB tribe will recall my business manager of 10 years ago, Karen Jones. Here she is on BBC 2’s new...

We have visited Rick Stein’s new fish and chip shop in Falmouth twice before, both times for the traditional “fish supper” – and have...

Heading North on the M5 yesterday, I was bemused by the sight of a student progressing slowly whilst driving a clapped out old banger...

If you are going to do something – do it as well as you can. Happy Friday!

It has been an absolute pleasure to enjoy a true weekend “off”. By the time I did get back to Cornwall on Friday evening, last week’s...

That’s speechless admiration for every house-wife and house-husband. The last three days I have been based at home in Falmouth whilst...

Luck has been defined as the “meeting place of opportunity and preparation”. Last night 20 million people (myself included I don’t mind...

I was sitting in the living room of my grandparents terraced house in Gorton, Manchester (a Coronation Street look-a-like) and, at the...

TRH’s the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall were in town yesterday to rededicate the memorial to the 600+ service personnel who left from ...

After a superb workshop in Gateshead (lovely crowd, all willing to learn) I accepted a lift from a client to the NHS walk-in centre...

It’s been a hectic few days. Sunday I drove from Cornwall to Manchester and spent Monday morning discussing funeral arrangements and...

I’m spending the weekend at my apartment in Manchester. It is normally occupied by my 20-year old son, Jon, but he kindly clears out for...

I knew that one of the horses on the farm next door was due to deliver – the original “due date” was 2 weeks ago. Never having seen a...

I’ve been attacked by two silver BMW’s in the last 48 hours. On Thursday a 5 series driven by a French Poodle (read the next issue of my...

Today I have an appointment at the college that two of my sons attend (ages 17 and 15). Over the years I have often giggled or fumed at...