Hello. I’m on a plane. At least I am if you are reading this at 9am on Monday morning. If you are reading it at 9pm on Monday evening then I bloody well hope I’m not on a plane and if you are reading it in June 2014, well, I couldn’t really care less....

1.  A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.  Birds are vile, horrid, cruel-eyed, pointy-beaked creatures that flap alarmingly.  Why the hell would I want such a thing in my hand?  A bird in the hand is a traumatic event.  A bird in the hand is worth...

1.  Improved Awareness Of The Spacial Kind. When you are walking forwards, you generally don’t think about what is behind you. In fact, I would go so far as to say you are only thinking about what’s in front of you. And maybe that dog to your left. Walk...

Shaking hands is a well established custom.  That doesn’t mean it isn’t a bit strange though.  Here are seven reasons why.1.  Movement. We all know that the handshake developed as a way of demonstrating that the participants were unarmed (that’s...