Month: December 2014

You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn around….

Do you know the words of this old song?  Some call it the Hokey Cokey and its origins are shrouded in mystery.  It has been around for a long time in the UK and during the Blitz in London a Canadian officer played a part in its development as he suggested to band leader Al… Continue reading You do the Hokey Pokey and you turn around….

Here’s to the working folk….

Those people who have to work over Christmas.  While we are lying on the couch watching Seinfeld and digesting turkey there are a whole host of people who have to work over Christmas – either for financial reasons or because they are in essential services.  Here’s to them! Thanks to the doctors, the nurses, the… Continue reading Here’s to the working folk….

Feliz Navidad – and get out of my way

Yeah – the Christmas spirit sometimes doesn’t spread to the airport.  This weekend the airports all over the world will be packed to capacity, flights will be late, people will get bumped and sooner or later the question will be asked “Are we having fun yet?”  It’s just a fact of life that travel over… Continue reading Feliz Navidad – and get out of my way

Two Gravol and a glass of wine, please…

A new way to enjoy a snack and a glass of wine while watching great white sharks. Yeah…no – as they say in the classics.  What a bizarre idea!  You have probably heard of cage diving before – you don a scuba outfit and all the gear and get into a cage so you can… Continue reading Two Gravol and a glass of wine, please…