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Pop-Ups

We now have Pop-Ups for everything. Its time to stop. Only a handful of years ago, the term ‘pop up’ was unheard of. The only thing that ‘popped up’ was either a jack-in-a-box, or the thing in men’s trousers. Other than that, pop-up was an expression rarely used. Well my goodness me how things have […]

Top Ten Disappointments

Life is full of joy and wonder – yet some things are just so disappointing. Here is my top 10 list of regular disappointments. 10 Sky TV’s ‘end of recorded programme’ message. Sitting comfortably in our lazy boy chairs we lean forward in anticipation of finding out “who was the biggest loser” – turns out […]

Person Of The Year

Its that time of year when we reflect on who has influenced us over the last year. Time magazine have come out with their annual person of the year issue and named Ebola workers as their choice. You will certainly get no disagreement out of me about their selection. Those working with Ebola patients are […]

Bucket Lists

Welcome to Bonsai – the latest of my miniature opinion pieces. Its a new year and time to plan the things we want to do. Many will bring out their bucket lists but I’m suggesting something far more satisfying. A fuckit list. As time marches on like a herd of runaway elephants searching for a circus, many […]