We have endured many slings and arrows as passengers at the hands of the airline industry. They want to cram us in like sardines like the way they shove Tokyo commuters in the subways. I was hoping that doesn’t happen to us but then I saw what may be the future of ‘cheap seats’. When […]
Burp talking, a gaseous way to communicate
Is there anything better than the age old custom of throwing some beef on a fire while you soak up some suds? Do you remember when beer was beer? It wasn’t fancy. Water, malt, hops and yeast. Seasonal brews like light summer ales can get you just as sloshed. After you down a couple, you […]
Paul McCartney up in ‘smoke’
‘Found my way upstairs and had a smoke and somebody spoke and I went into a dream’ Beatles: A day in the Life. There are some touchstones in rock and roll. One of them is ‘The Rolling Stones’ who are still touring after all these years. We’re astounded. Not in the fact that Mick can […]
Brain freeze, the scourge of summer
With the onset of hot weather, we would like to inform the public about a silent chiller. More annoying than dangerous, Spheno-palatine gangleoneuralgia can strike with no warning yet there has been no research, no medical funding and worst of all, no telethon. This malady strikes instantly but leaves almost as mysteriously as it appears. […]