I Can’t Win

I Can’t Win

Someone (anonymous, for obvious reasons – and male, for equally obvious reasons, as will be revealed!) once wittily decided to write what he considered to be ‘Rules regarding Relationships between Males and Females’. These were as follows: The female makes all the...
Are you a Man or a Mouse?

Are you a Man or a Mouse?

When we think of poetry, our first thought might be that it tends to deal with romantic themes. We might consider Shakespeare’s ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day’, Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s ‘How Do I Love Thee’, Lord Byron’s ‘She Walks in Beauty’, Thomas...
Who is on Trial here?

Who is on Trial here?

“Digital technology, you are hereby charged with perverting the course of human development and preventing the advancement of cognitive ability in our children over the period of the last fifteen years – how do you plead?” Guilty as sin, surely! Guilty, as charged,...
Crack it with Cricket

Crack it with Cricket

While we are reveling at the moment in Zimbabwe doing well in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, it is interesting to recall how cricket has shown innovation over recent decades to make the game more popular. When once we only had five-day Test matches, soon 40 over...
Over and Out

Over and Out

Many years ago, during a school Inter-House cricket match involving boys who were not regular cricketers, the fast bowler ran in and bowled a ball that went full toss and hit the batter on the head (in the days before helmets were used). It hit him so hard that he...