Special Occasions

Happy New Year I’ve talked before about New Year’s Resolutions. My favourite one is that old saying, variously attributed to Socrates, Oscar Wilde, Benjamin Franklin, Voltaire, and Mark Twain: Moderation in all things, including moderation Okay, so who did, in fact, say it? To begin with, let’s rule out Socrates. Those old Greeks were a…

Hey Everbody It’s 11:45 PM Christmas Eve. I haven’t got enough time to write one of my usual long winded missives but I thought I’d at least send off a quick festive note. There’s a little bit of snow on the ground, the hedge by my front porch is lit with 125 multi-coloured lights, there’s…