A friend of mine wrote to me over Christmas, and described her year in review as the year that she broke up with her boyfriend, her dog died, and she'd had a root canal. But, she added, if she was looking at it through my eyes, she'd say she now had the...

So I thought I would post something that is a bit of a departure from my usual fair. I just...

Is it safe? Yes, I said those famous three words. In fact, it happened this morning,...