Berna Cox has a strategy for coping with the recession — it’s cheap, cheap cheap and involves a few of her feathered friends. If you’ve just lost your job or you’re stressed out about paying your bills, it’s of little comfort for me to tell you that there just might be an upside to all [...]

Berna Cox writes that ‘meeting the family’ isn’t so bad if you brief your other half about your family’s little idiosyncrasies in advance. At a recent family celebration, one of the other half’s nephews visiting from the UK brought home a girlfriend. She had met the nephew’s mum, dad and sister before, but this was [...]

Berna Cox takes a tumble and wonders why people get so embarrassed over things that are out of their control. If the ground could have opened and swallowed me, it would have been a welcome relief. If there had been a passing bus, I’d have gladly hurled myself under it. If there hadn’t been anyone [...]

Peter McCarthy writes about a US cardiologist’s theory that Abraham Lincoln may have suffered from multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B. Abraham Lincoln suffered from a rare genetic syndrome which accounted for his unusual appearance and he would likely have died of cancer within a year if he had not been assassinated, according to a US [...]

Berna Cox writes that thieves can take a lot more than simple possessions when they strike — leaving the victim feeling helpless. However, as bad as it is to be robbed, it’s much worse when violence is used in the course of the theft. According to figures recently published by the CSO for the second [...]

Berna Cox writes that the suggestion that women should settle for a man they don’t love in order to have a family is just plain wrong. Generally speaking, when couples walk down the aisle or into the registry office, it’s one of the happiest days of their lives. They make their marriage vows, promise to [...]

Here’s a question for you. Take a little time to think about it and I’ll give you the answer at the end. What word is most commonly used by the medical profession? Here are a few hints: it’s a little word- only three letters; it’s a verb (although in other contexts it can be a [...]

Charlie’s dead. But before you offer your condolences, nobody’s been bereaved. “Charlie’s dead” is a nice little euphemism us girls used among ourselves as a sort of secret code to let each other know that there was a bit of slip showing. A sneaky little half-inch or so of white lace dipping below the hemline. [...]

This week, the first week of January, is possibly my favourite week of the year. I like the notion of new starts; new beginnings. I hate the months of November and December and I’m always heartily glad to see the back of them. Even in early January, it’s possible to see ever such a small [...]