Does Lynchburg Live Up to Its Name?
My medical degrees from California Beach University must still be in the post -- it was 'buy one, get one free', so I'm also...
What Turns a Poacher into a Gamekeeper?
Reality doesn't always cooperate with our plans and ambitions. Life, to the inexperienced, happens in straight lines. Some of us older folk can't even...
What Will Our Pensions Be Worth? by David Aitken
We must presume, or I must anyway, I am often accused of being presumptuous, that job opportunities were limited in the past. Before fire...
David Aitken – Fear of Landing Just about Anywhere
The pandemic removed and justified my fear of air travel by the simple expedient of making it well-nigh impossible to fly anywhere safely. Now...
Maps? They’re All Over the Place! by David Aitken
Cities outgrow maps, and various countries try to do the same. World maps in the past really should have been drawn in pencil, with...
