Dr Derek’s Test of Gullibility

After years of extensive research, I am pleased to launch my Gullibility Test in time for Christmas. Population norms have been derived from thousands of questionnaires completed on-line, and the well-established Lubinski algorithm has been modified to obtain the unique Gullibility Quotient. The GQ has the potential to revolutionalise recruitment across a wide range of… Read More Dr Derek’s Test of Gullibility

November 21, 2017 Derek Lee3 Comments

My New Christmas Slippers

My new Christmas slippers are like little mangers for my feet, warm and welcoming. There is nothing to say the labours of the day are over more than when you get back home and find your slippers waiting for you, comfortingly where you left them. Or is this really the case? Slippers have a secret… Read More My New Christmas Slippers

December 26, 2015December 26, 2015 Derek Lee3 Comments

How to Bee a Champion

I was amused by a recent news item. A competitor in a chess tournament was disqualified for cheating. Apparently he had concealed within his cardigan a morse code receiver and a miniature camera. Suspicion was aroused when he did not remove his cardigan when the room became quite warm. He was also described as a… Read More How to Bee a Champion

September 9, 2015 Derek LeeLeave a comment

The Truth About Salad Garnish

It is time to speak up about the travesty that is salad garnish. It is a staple of pub menus, seemingly adding an air of sophistication and faux healthiness to what is basically a large plate of ham, egg and chips. And now to the reality. It consists of lettuce curled at the edges and… Read More The Truth About Salad Garnish

September 27, 2014 Derek LeeLeave a comment

A is for Eagle

More accurately, it should be “a” is for eagle. An item on the radio this morning informed me that our lower case “a” was adopted from the hieroglyphics of the ancient Egyptians, where it symbolized an eagle perching. That was me on a Sunday morning, propped up in bed listening to the radio. It was… Read More A is for Eagle

August 24, 2014 Derek LeeLeave a comment

Tell Me Your Dreams

An interesting encounter in Bedford Market today – someone holding a placard advertising free dream interpretation. I stopped on my way back to ask about the thinking behind this venture – I did not get a definitive answer – but did not have time to explore it further. I was eager to share my recurring… Read More Tell Me Your Dreams

May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 Derek Lee2 Comments

Going Down in the World

There seems to be a theme developing over my last couple of posts. I was sitting at the desk in my office today oblivious to everything – as is often the case at work – but I was alert enough to recognise that my view of the world was quickly changing. I had not experienced… Read More Going Down in the World

February 24, 2014September 1, 2014 Derek Lee1 Comment

Walking and Not Walking in Leighton Buzzard

Not the best or most edifying start to my working week. The rain did not help. Nor the bright glare of the low winter sun when I was trying to find a place to park my car in the little town of Leighton Buzzard. I left it in a supermarket car park with a plan… Read More Walking and Not Walking in Leighton Buzzard

February 22, 2014 Derek LeeLeave a comment

Numbers

Today we took another step towards suburbanisation and bought a reduced price number sticker to put on one of our three refuse bins. It cost 49p for the number 4. Now, a better deal would have been to buy one and get one free. The problem here is that we don’t live at number 1… Read More Numbers

February 17, 2014 Derek Lee2 Comments

The Wasp Party

Yesterday afternoon my attention was drawn to what looked like an interesting party taking place on a table in a pub garden on the banks of the River Nene at Barnwell Upper Lock. Wasps were flying in and out of a pint glass that had a couple of centimeters of cider in the bottom. Some… Read More The Wasp Party

August 19, 2013 Derek LeeLeave a comment