This is what you have to do

Here is a list of what I think you have to do:   1. Pay your taxes   2. Die   That's it.   They are the only two certainties in life.   The only two things we can't avoid.   And

Didn’t someone walk off a cliff?

I'm sure you will have all heard of Pokemon Go.   If not, it's an 'augmented reality' game where you go out in the real environment looking for these Pokemon characters to

He wasn’t happy – they never are

The other week, during the summer hols, I had a day with all three kids in Manchester.   We all drove in, dropped the wife at work and we went to the

I think you’re crazy

Don't worry, I'm not about to start insulting you.   No, it's a line from a song.   'Crazy' by Gnarls Barkley.   Another line from that song is "It wasn't because I didn't know enough.

How many will die?

The other week I posed you a question in the 'Which would you go for' blog.   Got another one here for you.   Imagine there's an outbreak of some imaginary deadly disease.   Would you

“Our God is the God who named the stars”

Neil deGrasse is is an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator.   Smart dude.   For several years after 9-11 he repeatedly quoted one of then President George W Bush's responses shortly after

Imagine this

I want you to imagine that you've just had a bath.   Literally imagine it.   Now!   Now replace the asterisk in the following word with a letter of you choice:   So*p   What did you get?   Scroll down......   .......   .......   .......   .......   .......   .......   .......   Soap,

Which type of colonoscopy would you like?

Imagine I'm going to perform a colonoscopy on you.   I won't, promise ;)   That would just be weird!   You've got two options.   A quick producer that is more painful.   Or a less painful, but considerably

£780 fine

7 years ago I was the North East Area Manager for the company that ran the personal training brands for many of the large big-box gym chains.   And my eldest son

When’s it due?

Nope, not talking about Baby Hall.   That's three weeks this Sunday ;)   Rather, take two groups of otherwise equal university students.   Tell one group all their work is due on specific dates throughout