Dear Joeuser friends, I have had a great break travelling from West Africa to South Africa then the United Kingdom. I trust that you will stay with me and read my scribblings again. I am extremely concerned about the effect the internet is having on young people.Children from the age of eight are surfing the net and being exposed to risque images and risky (no pun intended),chatrooms with frustrated, unbalanced males waiting to pounce .Yes, they are usually male! We read about blocker...

Dancing was our great joy at New Year. On New Year's eve we would swing around the floor to a big band --doing the foxtrot and the cha-cha and waltz. My wife and I did this for thirty years in the company of great friends and a snappy few drinks. There would be sing-songs and foot tapping and too much champers. We were applauded for our ballroom antics in whichever country we were living at the time. Those great social events were so special and we shall never forget them. Old age catches up ...