Party on

Party on

The idea started to hatch a couple of years ago. Libby and I realized that 2017 was going to be…

Total eclipse

Total eclipse

It was all over the news earlier in the week. Even though I was nowhere near the path of totality,…

Communication breakdown

Communication breakdown

I often marvel at the fact that I now live in a science fiction world. At least, a lot of…

Festival philosophy

Festival philosophy

Music festivals were very big back in the 1960s, though I was too young to have much awareness. Of course,…

Dissatisfaction, customer service and surprises

Dissatisfaction, customer service and surprises

Like all modern consumers, I have a love/hate relationship with many suppliers, which can be largely driven by their products…

Quite!

Quite!

I have an enduring interest in the English language. I am constantly fascinated by the immense power of this communications…

Lost in translation

Lost in translation

Last week, we were on vacation. We went to a place in the North of mainland Greece. Although we have…

The A380 experience

The A380 experience

I am not an aviation geek, but, as I travel on planes quite a lot [and I am an engineer],…

How to get rich

How to get rich

There is a well-know cartoonist, who is very intelligent, observant and outspoken. On many occasions, I have seen his writing,…