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I've hurt my back. This isn't a cry for help or a petition where I expect to be inundated with copious amounts of sympathy cards. It's simply a factual and accurate description that my lower back is not working as smoothly as it should be — maybe it never did. I'm being pedantic. The story of my aches and pains stem from a time when I fell off — understatement — my Honda Superdream 250cc — it was often the first big bike for potential rockers and Led Zeppelin fans. I should a

Many years ago, I was approached by the East Lothian Courier for an ‘interview.’ I was the new boy in town and a few paragraphs about me, would fill a few column inches of space. If I remember correctly it was one of those question/answer pieces; the kind where you are asked, what your favourite meal/whisky/tobacco is, etc. Clearly if I was to undergo a similar exercise today, I’m sure my answers would be a tad different from the ones I had chosen aeons ago. Apart from one th

Have you ever been in the company of a friend or a family member when they have shared some news, specifically bad news, and you have retorted along the lines, 'Oh I know how you feel because that happened to me?' You may then have proceeded to share your story, which if not similar, would probably sound 'better' than the original. It's human nature to show sympathy along those lines. But sympathy is often trite and meaningless — I don't want someone to look at me with pity i