I have never
been much use at science and maths. I would sit there in the class and some
boring bloke would droll on about numbers and letters as I got lost in a
distant haze. I could do basic maths (arithmetic) quite well, but chemistry,
physics and biology were alien to me.
On the odd occasion I could just about follow it, then by the next lesson it
would be gone. This meant I fell further back as others pushed on. My dad (a nuclear
scient...
As we reached the end of April, I tried to reflect on what
we have learnt over the last six weeks of being in lockdown. Things have moved
on quickly. There are daily developments that swing from feeling hopeful to downright
depressing. Where is the way out of this and can we avoid being the world
leaders on death rates?
When the lockdown came, the consensus was that we could not
have seen this coming and the best we could do is be reactive. ...
A week has passed since I watched that Adrian Chiles (Drinkers Like Me) programme I have been going on about, meaning I have now managed to log my drinking habits in comparison to the week before, which came in at a rather shocking 49 Units.
Well, here is the good news, for me at least. Last week, without too much effort and perhaps the aid of novelty value, I reduced my consumption to 26.2 units which, whilst still approaching double the ...
The first week back at work after Christmas always features me listening to radio phone in shows where people are taking advice on debt and diets or bemoaning the demise of the National Health Service. It’s like Groundhog Day is the first week of January.
At Christmas, I am led to believe, we spend too much money on presents and eat too much, so come New Year, we are fat and in debt, particularly if we were poor and in debt in the first ...
I went for a general health check with a nurse today and was surprised to discover at reception that it was my first doctor's appointment since 2009.
Upon hearing this news, I was overwhelmed with irrational and paranoid hypochondria, convincing myself that I was just about to be sentenced to death.
However, the news was good, in fact very good, as I am four pounds lighter than I was in 2009 and I have blood pressure (150/70) that is at ...
