Life

The value of trashy TV

Spending time with my parents means watching reality TV, which I’ve always hated. But on a recent trip, I started to understand the value of trashy TV.

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Beers in a year

As we say goodbye to what people have variously called a ‘strange’ year or a ‘challenging’ year or a

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On learning things as an adult

Learning basic things later in life is obviously very different to learning them as a child. Everything you learn is hard won and precious. Everything you learn is conscious. It makes it a much richer learning experience.

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How to buy a cottage in Croatia

First, fill out a contract seven times. This is not a lucky number. It’s just fact. The first two you will fill out in the house of your uncle, but they will be wrong.

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Maid in the Philippines

I ran into my maid this morning, as I was coming home from a whorehouse Christmas party that I’d gone to with the Junkie and the Student.

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