The Golden Rule

“Treat others as you would like to be treated”

The Diary of a MAN


  • Snooker

    For me, the pink is the most valuable ball in a game of snooker. Every man I know wants the pink (or brown). It’s survival. It’s what happens when men are on the green baize of life. Potting the pink, whilst worth 6 points, can cost you a lot more in reddies. Choosing the right…

  • pairings #2

    It really wouldn’t be a Sunday morning for me without three of four things. A coffee, the Sunday times, a cigar and a fire. Today I don’t need number four, as it is pleasant enough outside. I always start with the style supplement. Such a brilliantly put together magazine. Every week they find things of…

  • coping medicinism

    People think drinking is an escape. Which it can be. I say it’s a prison. Eventually. Many things are for reasons and seasons. Drinking is for the summer season of life. Drinking after 40 is a fools game. At 40 you don’t need social lubricants. You have developed skills that can replace the need for alcohol.…

  • pairings

    We all know cheese and wine pairings. We have no doubt been to events where the host pours over (literally) explanations about how our senses and Amygdala are overwhelmed with joy, when a deep red meets a mature blonde in act one. The less well trodden path. The real Torvil and Dean, Ant and Dec,…