Opinion

Cheerio 2019! How did that happen? How are we already saying goodbye to 2019 – and with it goodbye to the end of a decade?

I’ve always preferred New Year to Christmas.

Forget Love Actually, It’s A Wonderful Life and Miracle On 34th Street, the true Christmas movies are to be found on Channel5 every weekend.

‘Twas the week before the election and not so much as a single leaflet has popped through my letterbox. Not one.

Probably the last thing Prince Andrew needed after his horrendous car crash interview, was his ex-wife charging to his rescue.

It’s been a tough week for those who drive in Kirkcaldy, with roadworks at one end of the Prom, and an absolute mess at the other end during resurfacing works.

Is social media really worth the price of your job or reputation?

There was a time when firework displays were magical, simply because they only used to happen around November 5.

So, for Christmas, we’re getting a General Election.

There was a time when Edinburgh’s Christmas celebrations were genuinely magical.

Oh the 86th day of Christmas, my true love said to me: “Bloomin’ heck, there’s a Christmas tree!”

Kirkcaldy4All will be missed –once its gone.

Pay by cheque. The words jumped out at me last week as I read Fife Council’s PR on the new discount parking season tickets for our town centre.

Boris Johnson tried to convince us that in his spare time he made London buses out of cardboard boxes, and painted little passengers on them.

Plans to transform the Adam Smith Theatre into a vibrant, creative hub are exactly what this town needs.

It happens almost without fail. Travelling north or south across the Queensferry Crossing you hit the same tailbacks at exactly the same point... and all for no reason at all.

Never get a diagnosis or condition you can’t pronounce. Or spell.

I’m now the proud owner of two typewriters.