Happiness is subjective and measured in different ways in different cultures.75% of people report being moderately to very happy , whilst 25% report being not very happy or unhappy - which seems a lot to me. The World Happiness Report is the pr...

Coroners record 5 ways of dying. They are natural, accidental, suicide, homicide and undetermined. People think about death as a good death ( peaceful and expected) versus a bad death ( violent, lonely and  painful), then fate versus free ...

Flanders Fields is a term that is know to most because of the famous poem. The poem is ‘In Flanders Fields, written by John McCrae in 1915. It refers to the Belgium provinces of Weast and East Flanders. But it has  become a symbol of sacri...

Managing the process of getting old. is complicated , but adapting to change is essential if you want a fulfilling new chapter. I see some people ignoring the ageing process ( like me ) and I see others decline rapidly into sitting on the sofa ...

There about 850 iconic wooden covered bridges still standing in the USA, from the thousands built in the first place. The idea originated in Europe with the Chapel Bridge in Switzerland built in  then 14th century. They are mainly in Penns...

Kurt Cobain ,Elvis Presley, Amy Whitehouse, Micheal Jackson ,Prince ,Karen Carpenter, Whitney Houston, George Michael ,Jimi Hendrix ,Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison are all pop starts that died early from either suicide or drugs or something simi...

Interview with Brady KentCheck out another Radio Interview with Brady Kent and his ‘Unpicked in 5’ Podcast series (35 Editions) with David and Jon on The David Bowers Awards Show in the USA and other Radio Stations

Interview with Brady KentCheck out another Radio Interview with Brady Kent and his ‘Unpicked in 5’ Podcast series (35 Editions) with Peter Lewis on"In The Cooler" (Sun 5pm) on www....

Carla Bruni is an Italian singer song writer and was a First Lady of France. She was born in 1967 into a wealthy industrial family. Her Father was a classical composer and opera director, and her mother was a concert pianist – wow what a start ...

I love California. I have visited many times, up and down the West Coast. I think my favorite places are La Jolla ( San Diego), Laguna Beach, Manhattan Beach and  Santa Barbara. I have visited 23 of the 50 USA states and still like Califor...

The Statue of Liberty (Liberty enlightening the world) stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. It's a symbol of freedom, democracy and opportunity. It welcomes immigrants to the USA. The idea for the statue was fist suggested in 1865, It w...

There is only one Melania. Of course I am taking about Melania Trump. She is 54 and has been married to Donald for 20 years. They have an 18-year-old son called Barron. Melania  was born in 1970 in Slovenia ( the old Yugoslavia). She is al...

There are about 58,000 nannies working in the UK and about 75,000 au pairs. This dropping by quite a lot due to Brexit and a change in immigration laws. A nanny is seen as professional employee, whereas an au pair is a someone on a cultural exc...

I hate winter. I have to go somewhere in November and February. Some see it as a scenic, cozy time of the year, when landscapes are transformed into a wonderland. A time for winter sports, unique events , health and wellness.  Also, a time...

I quite like the phrase ‘Gotta squeeze the juice’ – not sure where I got it from. It’s the title of my ‘splitting up song’. From my point of view, writing a song is about being honest, getting to the truth and knowing what to leave out. Also ‘l...

Penelope is a woman I met in coffee shop a place called Marseillan in southern France. As a guess I would say she was mid 70’s. She was the epitome of elegance and had lived a very full life. It must be terrible to be a celebrity and have the p...

The word Euthanasia comes from the Greek words ‘eu’ and thantos’ meaning good death. Also know as  mercy killing, i.e. ending a life to relieve pain and suffering. It's separated into active ( taking action) and passive ( allowing a person...

I’m often challenged or I challenge myself to write a song about a subject I know very little about. I do quiet a bit of research first, so its and education for me but staring at  a blank page he still terrifying. One such subject is the ...

I’m writing this podcast from La Rochelle in France. I'm on my way to Bordeau and Montpellier, having visited Biarritz, San Sebastien and Bilbao in Spain. I travel for 4 months of the year, writing as I go along, and hitting the gym ( by the wa...

I have written one or two poems in the past about Autumn, waxing lyrical in full arty mode. However, other than nice looking trees, I’m not keen on Autumn. It spells the end of summer and the start of winter , which I’m not keen on in the UK. I...

As I get older, I have to do my best to avoid ‘grumpy old man syndrome’. There are many things that annoy the hell out of me. My number one is bad manners ! My grown-up children will tell you I drilled into them ‘manners maketh man’. They are b...

Why do people talk to their dead friends and lovers ? Is it because they believe they are ‘still alive ‘ in heaven ?. Its worth bearing in mind that about 100 billion people have lived and died, so the size of heaven would have to be a city abo...

I’m a fairly obsessive character, not giving up easily, I could go on, but you will probably stop listening. During my song writing career I have become a bit obsessed with the blues, probably my favourite music type. The genre has many sub gen...

Do you remember the film the Fatal Attraction.  I do as I had a ‘stalking experience’ once  when I was much younger ( when I had hair !)The man in this film has an affair ( Micheal Douglass)  to then realise his lover ( Gl...

After University I joined my families Road Tanker business, based in the north of Englard for 3 years., working with my brother We would transport valuable liquids in 20 tonne road tankers to all parts of Europe and back. At the time the song C...