Adam and Eve were kicked out of paradise because they’ve eaten from the tree of knowledge, good, and evil. The Renaissance paintings all show lovely, perfect Adams and Eves – with navels – tempted by a snake to eat an apple. Except, it was never an apple. Apples did not exist in Mesopotamia at the…
When I was a boy, there was a great TV ad which resonated with me. And to quote David Ogilvy as a quick side quest: a good ad is when you remember the ad. A great ad is when you remember the product. I remember the product. It was for Old Mill Stream brown rice….
When can somebody call themselves ‘well-travelled’? I’m reminded of that old John Denver lyric: “I haven’t quite been around the world, But I’ve been around the block”, and this is how I feel about my travelling life. I’ve not been to many countries — the South African Rand only stretches so far — but I’ve…
