Phill on July 7th, 2010

A friend who shall remain nameless asked me, a few days ago, what I though about certain US-based PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) gurus. A few names were suggested so I had a little poke around on the information superhighway and found a blog belonging to one of them…. Read More …

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Phill on May 7th, 2010

I’ve read a few blogs by the ladies where there are regular posts following uncontrolled shopping expeditions. These “Haul” entries seem to exist primarily to ease the inevitable feelings of post-purchase dissonance and to garner positive reinforcement of ill-considered decisions from internet friends… Read more …

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Phill on April 1st, 2010

A few weeks ago I spotted a tweet about healthy eating. It said something along the lines of “eat a bit less food and be more active, then you’ll lose weight”. I ReTweeted it with a sarcy comment: “No sh*t Sherlock” and thought nothing more of it until the author thanked me for the ReTweet and pointed out that sometimes all we need is a reminder, a gently kick up the backside to remind us to do the right thing. The author, a guy called John McGran, runs a blog on a US-based website all about healthy eating. After a few direct messages about my diet and my diabetes, he asked me if I’d be interested in contributing regularly…. Read more …

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