Rusty Pencil Aug 16, 20226 min readDo we lose our sense of humour as we age?Let's begin with a joke: A penguin walks into a pub. He says to the barman, 'Have you seen my brother?' The barman says, 'I don't know....
Rusty Pencil Nov 26, 20213 min readWhy do we send cards from the dog?There are a million things a dog can’t do. It can’t jump into your car and take the kids to school. It has no idea how to mow the lawn,...
Rusty Pencil Aug 26, 20213 min readWhat to write in a 60th birthday card. And other daft ideas you can find on the internet.You could write something like ‘Happy 60th! Enjoy your day!’ (Must have exclamation marks.) Or ‘Have a great day!’ Or maybe something...
Rusty Pencil Aug 12, 20213 min readAwesome! Stop using this word.If there’s one thing in the world that will make you look a fool, apart from proudly striding out of your home and onto the train to work...
Rusty Pencil May 18, 20213 min readFather's Day cards 2021. Why bother?Poor old Dads. While Mum and the kids take centre stage, Dad is faffing around in the background trying to do something useful like...