PinnedAn EndingI pulled the wedding ring off my finger… I drove around the bend in the road and pulled the car over into a small layby 400 yards from her parent’s house. They would be returning to the house for a cup of tea after waving me off. I pulled my…Death5 min readDeath5 min read
Oct 14, 2021Cufflinks: Part #5This pair of cufflinks were designed by Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen in the late 1930s. I don't know why I bought this pair other than it was a pair I did not have. Yet since they arrived, I have grown to love them. I wear them often. They are simultaneously industrial yet delicate.Cufflinks1 min readCufflinks1 min read
Oct 12, 2021Cufflinks: Part #4The cufflinks I selected to wear today are Georg Jensen #41 designed by Oscar Gundelach-Pedersen. Again one of my favorite pairs. These are made from 830 silver rather than the modern 925. I like the color of the metal, to my eyes 830 looks duller, maybe due to the lower…Cufflinks1 min readCufflinks1 min read
Oct 10, 2021Cufflinks: Part #3I love these cufflinks by the Swedish designer Sigvard Bernadotte. Maybe it is because I am an engineer. They have a distinctive industrial look, with a screw thread peeping between the half discs at either end. They feel heavy and solid at 18g. I select these to wear for work on days when I am in the mood to get things done. Since buying these they have become one of my most worn pairs.Cufflinks1 min readCufflinks1 min read
Oct 10, 2021Cufflinks: Part #2It is Monday and I picked a different design to wear today. This time the bull. As a Taurian, I have a certain affinity towards this pair of Georg Jensen #70 cufflinks. These cufflinks feel a nice weight, approximately 16 grams. I like the bull. He is solid, muscular, and in motion.Cufflinks1 min readCufflinks1 min read
Oct 4, 2021Cufflinks: Part #1I have a confession. During the pandemic lockdown, I developed a fetish. I fell in love with silver cufflinks. Georg Jensen cufflinks to be exact. So while the whole world was dressing down, I began dressing up. What appealed to me about these cufflinks was the change in design styles…Cufflinks2 min readCufflinks2 min read
Aug 2, 2021I am such a fool!This is a true story and given the 2021 Tokyo Olympics are currently taking place it seems timely to tell it. It's not one of my finest moments, in fact, I am deeply ashamed of my arrogance. The year is 2008 and the Beijing Olympics were taking place that summer…Olympics7 min readOlympics7 min read
Jun 22, 20213 Men.I have 3 men in my life. My Fathers Father was born in 1894. Aged 20 he joined the army to serve in World War I. He went over the top on 1st day of the Battle of Somme, June 1916, and was shot in the shin. He did not…Fathers2 min readFathers2 min read
Jun 17, 2021What I Discovered After My VasectomyI was indestructible. Bollocks! During our lives, we all make a few really stupid decisions. Reflecting back we don’t know why we made them but we did. We just need to live with the consequences going forward. …Vasectomy5 min readVasectomy5 min read
Jun 13, 2021Breaking Up With My HairdresserTaking back ownership of my hair A colleague of mine once said you can either go for a tit rub or a haircut. I am not in that camp, his opinion is too polarized for me, but maybe there is some truth in his assertion. The best haircut I ever…Hairdressers4 min readHairdressers4 min read
