Happy New Year (not a repeat of last year’s blog in case you’ve got a great memory!) by David Calmonson

Wishing all CTRM readers, their families, pets, and servants a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2019. I’m entering 2019 full of trepidation. Brexit. U.S./China tariff war. Global Warming (not man-made Gary, don’t you worry about it when your home gets flooded or blown away or burnt down). Train fare increases (U.K. only); stock market turbulence (global); Liverpool still ahead of City in the English Premiership (not for long hopefully); United winning (also not for long hopefully!) becoming a grandparent (yes I know you all think I’m far too young for that, I really shouldn’t have got married at age 12) to name but a few things that are keeping me awake at night. The issue that is really stopping me getting my beauty sleep (not that any sleep is needed for that of course) is my lack of New Year resolutions. I wonder, does anyone make them anymore? I was playing bridge the other night in my usual weekly ‘boys’ game (average age ~64.7) and one of the regulars (let’s call him Tony – as that is actually his name) told me he was having a dry January. Ha! Living in Manchester…some chance. Then I started to pour the whiskey…I… continue reading
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