Author Archives: mrrobertbrett

It was our wedding anniversary earlier this month and looking at the cards we received reminded me of this piece. I wrote this last year but unfortunately nothing has changed. It’s always nice to receive an anniversary card – it’s our 20th wedding anniversary this week. However the way the card was addressed, Mr &Continue reading “Mister & Misses”

Have you ever been on a flight where some of the passengers clap when the plane lands? Are they really applauding the pilot for doing his job? If so, isn’t this somewhat condescending? This got me thinking. Why do we (I was not one of those clapping) applaud the pilot but not others?  Is it anContinue reading “going like the clappers”

I am on a flight. An 8 hour flight with my wife and 3 children. We are about halfway through when I am woken from my dozing by an announcement….”Is there anyone on board who is medically trained?” I am not medically trained. I have dispensed Calpol for my children, applied Savlon and plasters forContinue reading “is there anyone on board?”

It’s my Mum’s funeral tomorrow and friends, family and acquaintances have sorted travel arrangements, booked hotels and taken time away from work or cleared their diaries in order to attend and pay their respects. How is it that in our busy lives we are able to stop everything to attend a funeral for someone who isContinue reading “all due respect”