Coach me if you can

Coach me if you can

Leonardo De Caprio and Tom Hanks starred in the 2002 film Catch Me If You Can, which told the story of Frank Abagnale Junior who was a con man posing as a pilot, doctor and lawyer and cashed forged cheques worth millions of dollars before his 21st birthday, despite...
Being there

Being there

Peter Sellers was an extraordinary actor and comedian in the 1960s and 1970s, probably most well-known for his portrayal in the original classic Pink Panther films where he played the clumsy Inspector Clouseau with great comic genius. However, he himself considered...
Complete competence

Complete competence

One of the hardest facts about parenting (as well as one of the joys) is that just when we as parents think that we have understood how this little wonder works she suddenly changes and we have to start all over again to try to understand what is motivating and...
Full fulfilled

Full fulfilled

OK, confession time! Hands up those who have driven in their car and run out of fuel and had to call someone or walk a distance to get fuel? No surprise there! Then we might go further and ask how many of us wait for the fuel light to come on before we think of going...
Handle hard better

Handle hard better

There is a classic comedy sketch from a programme broadcast in 1976 by The Two Ronnies in which a customer enters a hardware store and asks the salesperson for four candles, but by the customer’s accent the salesperson thinks he is saying fork handles. The...