"Excitement abounds.  St. Valentine’s Day approaches.  Who will receive cards?  Expectation around the office is high.  Egos are in overdrive." MT reader John Elliot takes a wry look at Valentine's Day

Going out to the shops used to be a straightforward affair. Now technology has made it a journey to the third circle of hell, says Joy Matthews.

I seem to have been seeing quite a bit of the medical profession recently.  Or, I suppose more accurately, the medical profession have been seeing quite a bit of me.  Let me explain.

I think it was that great philosopher, Sir Michael Philip Jagger, who wrote “what a drag it is getting old”.

"Mr Careful had decided to book a taxi for his homeward journey. The Mr Men’s New Year’s party had been full of good cheer and that meant it would have been foolhardy to get behind the wheel with alcohol in the system. All his old friends had been there. He had enjoyed the company of Mr Cheerful, the jokes of Mr Chuckle and the antics of Mr Upside Down. The only sour note came as he chatted to Mr Know-It-All."

One MT reader takes a wry look at the current economic situation.

'Best Kept Secret'. A contradiction, surely? This curious phrase suggests that by divulging the whereabouts and charms of a secret holiday destination, the travel writer is not to be trusted. Well, a secret is a secret!

One of the more worrying aspects of growing older is entering the dark and increasingly dismal world of ility’s, writes MT reader Terry Galligan. But there is a cure!