Are you superstitious?

Posted by on Oct 31, 2007 in updates | 10 comments Do you touch wood and cross your fingers for luck? Why are so many of us still superstitious? Especially today with our vast knowledge and proof to distinguish between fact and fiction. According to one would-be expert, it’s because people feel increasingly vulnerable during times of conflict and uncertainty. Lionel Fanthorpe, president of the Association for the Scientific Study of...
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The missing – Daniel Morcombe (2)

Posted by on Oct 31, 2007 in updates | 3 comments Today has been chosen to mark the disappearance of Daniel Morcombe, one of the first tragic cases I highlighted in this series of missing people, and one of the most unforgettable because of the normal circumstances surrounding it. It is feared Daniel was abducted and may have been murdered after disappearing 7th December, 2003 while waiting to catch a bus for a shopping trip along the Sunshine...
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Why dancing should be made compulsory

Posted by on Oct 31, 2007 in updates | 12 comments    I would like to propose that dancing should made compulsory, that there is a dance suitable for everyone to enjoy, whatever their age and fitness level. That was the theme of my latest Toastmasters speech at Cambridge Speakers’ Club last night. I mentioned how Strictly Come Dancing was one of my favourite programmes, that dancing would help improve our health and well being,...
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