I first encountered the good Doctor when Mad Max ran across the road and was hit by a car. It was a reckless, impulsive, attention distracted moment that nearly cost him his life not to mention scared his mother to death! While we had always known he was somehow “wired” differently, he was a good [...]

First, some colour commentary – the piece on Silence brought mixed reactions – there were a couple of Brilliants! (WooHoo!). Some thought it was “edgy” and someone else was worried that it was a bit mean….he failed to realize it was a piece of fiction and any resemblance to living persons was purely coincidental. I [...]

Love Ones, I wrote this rather testy piece in a moment of great frustration. Cricket? Many suggest the game was devised by children of Saxon or Norman times living in England. It survived as a children’s game for many centuries before it was taken up by adults around the beginning of the 17th century. It [...]

Them and US I was hoping to be able to share with you a great music site MM passed on to me recently but I am only able to deliver the promise of a great music site, unless of course you live in the US where you still have access to http://www.pandora.com/ . Everyone else [...]

Dear Love Ones, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” Let me see; cards, chocolates, flowers, crotch less underwear? Ah Valentines Day! Mystery surrounds the genesis of this quaint ritual of imparting prosaic platitudes. Blame it on St. Valentine but who exactly was this elusive patron saint of love? Apparently several early [...]

Dear Love Ones, Welcome to Live Life TO THE MAX. After the monster missiles from Italy many of you have encouraged me to continue writing. Here it is! Live Life TO THE MAX is my blog – a blog for people who don’t want to spend too much time in front of their computers. Your [...]