Monthly Archives: May 2016

Last week I had my first session with my first real client.  I’m no longer a counselling virgin, I’m now a proper counsellor. I was a bit concerned about it, the usual flow of catastrophes going through in my head … Continue reading →

Take your pick on the name I’ve heard them interchangeably called all these things. Here is what I now have on my night stand.   The top one is my latest annual sobriety chip, I received it and applause, handshakes, … Continue reading →

Does anyone know why we have the expression “a round dozen” in the English lexicon.  Why not a around right or a round ten?  I googled this little thought and basically found very little.  Oxford English Dictionaries site (a reliable … Continue reading →

There was this incredible story on the BBC news site.  Apparently a flight was delayed as a passenger reported the person sat next to them as “suspicious”.  The suspicious activity?  The guy was working out some differential equations – he … Continue reading →

All through the winter colleagues, friends, fellow students on my course etc. have all be falling foul of the dreaded lurgy. Even my son called of a planned trip home when he was ill with the flu in early March. … Continue reading →