Category: Some Life!

General musings on life, in no particular order.

Hello World!

This Blog is brought to you as a result of my course in Blogging with Cambridge University Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) Without it, my space would still be dormant, waiting for me to comprehend the not-as-easy-as-it-looks platform. In a few busy weeks I’ve learned a great deal from Blogging ethics to finding a place […]

Tackety Boots

In my teens I was a cadet, a member of a quasi-military youth organisation for boys, (long before segregation became a dirty word), the focus for which was all things concerning the Royal Air Force. Every Friday evening we would learn about aircraft past and present, rudimentary principles of flight, how to march, on parade, […]

The Chesterfield

I’m at that age where I enjoy a nap in the afternoon, about 25 minutes or so, to shut the eyes, reflect, recharge and face the rest of the day. I could choose the settee in the living room, or I could get into bed, or even the office chair. In winter, the Middle East […]

The Cabin

Dog Sledding, McKenzie Delta

THE CABIN My socks are steaming, the heady vapour lazily ascending to the cabin roof, mingling with the smells of cooking meat, sleeping bags and my unwashed companions. LeeJohn Meyook is telling the story of a hungry polar bear that terrorised a community in the search for food, and enthralled as I am, the proximity […]

A Day In Beijing

A Day In Beijing A couple of years ago, I was on a layover in Beijing, surely one of the least interesting places on Earth. I had arrived late the night before, reaching the hotel at about 11:30 pm, just in time to avoid any possibility of a meal in a restaurant, either in the […]

My Mate Matt

As the title says, Matt is my mate. Until recently we worked together for the same airline, but he has gone off to pastures new in China. He couldn’t take the punishing rosters and the contempt in which we pilots are, or have been held by the senior management, so he’s going somewhere where managerial […]