• On Playing xv

    What do we do now? I know, let’s play Hide & Seek! No, Prime Minister ~ n.b. The man who hid in a freezer during the last General Election to avoid the press. ~ CLP 27/01/2021 Read more

  • On Playing xiv

    There is a fine line between right and wrong, you know? I dare you She said ~ n.b. Sometimes the wider social rules are shifted to the personal. It is harder to persuade someone to do something than to not do something. Step up: do the right thing. ~ CLP 27/01/2021 Read more

  • Lockdown 3 (Day 21) Postscript

    To cap a suitably mournful day the UK has now lost over 100,000 people to coronavirus, (source: Public Health England). Still there is discussion around shutting the airports, ports and the Channel Tunnel to all but the food and materials we need. Take a moment to reflect on that figure again: 100,162 dead people due Read more

  • Lockdown 3 (Day 21) Daylight

    There was very little daylight today, but it has been milder and what light there has been has lasted a little longer than previous days. Today the Sun is up from 07:46h to 16:30h, tomorrow it be from 07:44h to 16:33h a net gain of five minutes. This morning I heard a wider variety of Read more

  • On Playing xiii

    If I say “Jump” you… “Jump?” No you must clap, ok? When I say “Clap” jump. ~ n.b. Just a bit of fun. Isn’t it? ~ CLP 26/01/2021 Read more

  • On Playing (12)

    Being substitute is not a problem when you get the chance to shine ~ n.b. As a boy being picked for the school team, even as a substitute, was to be part of something exciting. All I have ever wanted was to have an opportunity to have a go. That is what we all want Read more