Sherman & His Habitat By Keanan This is Sherman. He is a shark. He lives in the ocean. It is his habitat. It is his home. He gets his oxygen and food from the ocean.… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National “I only eat out. I can’t make a meal for less than what I pay at a restaurant.” This person is a single mother of two, works all… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National A Facebook request last week took me by surprise: someone I knew as a very young child has taken to cycling through various countries to raise awareness around… View Post
Life begins at… whatever age you happen to be! Tough luck if your around the 50 mark though. A study of 1000 over 50’s by Barclays found that nearly half of over 50’s would like… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National One-page article “Most Brits never want to move back home.” So declared someone who should know. He has had a few careers in the local financial sector –… View Post
“Most Brits never want to move back home.” So declared someone who should know. He has had a few careers in the local financial sector – including phone bashing at one of the larger self-proclaimed… View Post
Jim Toomey is wonderful. He is talented, passionate and generous of spirit. Not only does Jim bring joy and insight to the lives of millions every day through his Sherman the Shark cartoon strip, he… View Post
Just look at this image. Magnificent. Can you make out what it is? It’s a magestic stingray suspended – as though in mid-flight – on the side of a giant skyscraper. You might not… View Post
Just look at this baby. I went through nearly a dozen before my first success – and here she is in all her glory! How: 3 tooth picks – pointy end of the nut facing… View Post
There’s little that’s greater Than the right kind of data To help us on our quest For planet Earth be her best Lest millions – no billions – pay For what others do, every single… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National There’s little that’s greater than the right kind of data To help us on our way To make decisions that’ll save our day When we no longer earn… View Post
The moment of truth. Once you hit it, there’s no going back. The only reality is ‘change’. In fact, there’s already been a change, and what you do with or about it shapes your everything. Do… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National Some of the most generous people I know have no money. This often said phrase was how an Aboriginal elder started a video he’s in. He was referring… View Post
“Stay Calm And Go Shopping” shouted the ginormous poster, hanging smack bang in the middle of the room. Its lilac font bold and big against a white background. Shudder. This is what greeted me… View Post
Avocado. Thick set Greek yogurt. Raw almonds. Goji. Turmeric. Drizzle of delicious Panamanian honey. What’s not to like?!
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National US$70,000. Imagine earning that when you got your first job. It’s the minimum that everyone will be paid at a company in Seattle as of 2017 – the… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National “Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National I am a fraud. Well, today I am. I have the house to myself – bar the dog – and I’m faffing around. So much for extolling the… View Post
Illustration by Gary Clement for The National “Your registration cannot be renewed,” said the policeman based at the RTA. “This car is stolen property.” I was winded, especially as I had paid for the car… View Post
