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Bonjour, from my travels in beautiful, chilly Paris. A decade ago, I lived for a year in this “city of light”, but then I got kicked out of clown school and have not been back. Yes, you read that right. Why I was in clown school is another whole st...

Dear Dave, I have a friend who is experiencing financial problems. She is between real jobs at the moment and only bringing in about $600 a month. But even when she’s working regularly, she doesn’t budget or manage her money wisely, and she’s always ...

Sitting in a colleague’s coaching studio, I was drawn to a banner bearing the words: “To bring peace to earth, strive to make your own life peaceful”. ‘Peace on earth’, a favourite yuletide sentiment. I have never considered how to actually make that...

Hope. At this Christmas time we all witness a profound change in the attitudes of people on the streets of our communities. Everyone seems to be looking forward to the holidays and are full of smiles. Everyone speaks and all seem to project a more p...

Dear Dr Nekia, Can you please put a popular and time old question to rest: does size matter? Sincerely, I Want the Truth Dear I Want the Truth, When it comes to shoe sizes and hat sizes chances are it really would not matter much unless you have a d...

This week, for those following global financial events, we have been witnessing the financial deterioration of a giant economy, Russia. All the classic ingredients appear to be present, heightening the volatility of the situation: increasing economi...

Dear Dave, I gave my wife $350 for Christmas shopping. While she was at the store with our six-year-old daughter, she cashed her bonus cheque to put with the Christmas money. When she tried to check out, the money was gone. My wife even asked our dau...

Naughty Nana and Roo Roo have arrived for Christmas! What is it about grandparents and funny names? Saying them in front of other people is a bit like giving out the e-mail address you thought was cool when you were younger. Things like sexyhotminx@...

Visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads? Sadly not. We may forget that while we are busy being concerned about our plans for the holidays, many of our students and young folk are in the throes of making important plans and decisions about thei...

I often quote wine author and critic Robert Parker and I think that most would agree that he is the best known in this business and his influence is very considerable, for instance his judgment can influence the price for a whole vintage in Bordeaux....