Be careful what you wish for…

BE careful what you wish for as it could come true. Research reveals that winning the lottery doesn’t necessarily mean winning happiness. Many winners reflect that their lives were happier...

Paradise lost

THE curse of mankind is unquestioned acceptance of one’s enslavement. Throughout history, humans use fellow humans to war on their foes. Wage-slaves are used to manufacture goods or...

Crash and crèche

FOR a variety of reasons many men live solitary lives. Perhaps they are widowed or a relationship has crashed. Without a partner, girlfriend of wife, many are the problems...

Wish you were here

I RECALL a letter to the editor in which the correspondent waxed lyrical about her life in Spain. “I’m a single mum who came for a holiday and...

Not a ghost of a chance

ANY dinner table conversation that turns to the lively topic of ghosts invariably raises the spectre of haunted houses. I wonder how many of us would venture...

One small act of kindness

WRITING for media since the 1980s I am still clueless as to the news content strategy used by newspaper publishers to harvest more readers. Seeming obsessed with trivia...

Time for a quick exit

CLIENTS that day included a couple who browsed separately. As I fell into conversation I asked if his mother was looking for anything in particular. He replied,...

Something has to change

THE most beautiful words, “But, I love you.”  The most painful words, “I love you, but.” Change is inevitable but how we respond to change is a matter...

It pays to go bananas

HAVE you ever wondered where monkeys get their boundless energy from? As they ricochet from tree to tree you could be forgiven for thinking they have gone...

Nobel Peace prize for Costa

WHEN it comes to a sense of national identity countries like Britain, Germany and France could learn from Costa Spain? Much of northern Europe is obsessed with immigration...
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