Month: January 2018

I have found a smart men’s salon on the other side of town. It’s a barbershop ++, that is, a full service salon with massages and the like. I happen to be in the area so I decide to pop in. It’s only my second …

This week, Prince William did the deed and unveiled to the world his new buzz cut. As a Royal, the only crown anyone had talked about was his thinning one. So, in a singular act of self-acceptance, he sheared away years of smoke and mirrors …

They say a little spontaneity goes a long way in a marriage. On an unremarkable Thursday evening, I’m about to put that theory to the test. In the Gulf country where I live as an expat, Friday and Saturday are the weekend.  We’ve gotten into …

There are two things, amongst many others, which I consider unnatural. One is flying and the other is running. I don’t believe humans were designed to sit for hours on end in a pressurized aluminum tube at 35,000 feet, slowly ingesting hundreds of other people’s …

I am having dinner in an upmarket restaurant with my wife and her sister. This is my third time here and as with previous visits I notice that our bottle of water is never left on the table. The waiter pours and then retreats, bottle …