I was cutting my hair last week. It helps that I have almost no hair to cut because having nothing to cut alleviates the problem of having zero expertise. However, I’ve been doing it for many years, with electric clippers, much as I imagine I might shear a sheep, and I’ve become fairly adept at …
Morning, Chris. Let me start by saying that I’m very happy to be here. Happy to be out of the house, glad it’s Monday. Part of this, obviously, is that I love my work, my colleagues, my students. But it’s also something else. You see, it has emerged, over the past couple of days, that …
Last night at our house we were watching TV. But this was not old-school, corner-of-the-sitting-room, collective TV. Oh no. This was modern, hand-selected TV, bespoke TV, individually curated for a unique, personal experience. In other words, Susie and I were both tired and both watching catch-up. I was watching the one with the Irish teacher …
Love is hard to pin down. A recent study of married couples tied loving and being loved in to ideas of happiness, contentment and wellness. Which, confusingly, all turn out all to be different things. The New Testament has four ways of thinking about love; as affection, friendship, charity and erotic attraction. Clearly, it can’t …