FPT: Are they not? It depends on what you expected them to achieve. If you expected them to bring Russia to its knees within a couple of weeks, then they obviously have not worked. But I'd argue… (View Post)

I love my country, and I'd like to think if we were in a WW2, or even WW1, situation, then I would volunteer. If they'd have me... But would I fight for my country *whatever the cause*? I&#… (View Post)

This evening I printed off the pace notes for my race on Sunday, to be stuck on the water bottle that will sit below my bike computer and between my arms. Not a vital task, but a useful one. Having a… (View Post)

We rarely argue - rarely enough that when we do have cross words, our son gets upset. There's no oppressive partner in our relationship, or extreme fragility. It's just that I know I'm… (View Post)

A couple of decades ago I got the last train back from London to Cambridge after a work meeting. Myself and a friend got a taxi back to our respective digs, and the driver spent the entire drive scre… (View Post)