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Senior moments are just glitches in the human computer
Worried that you’re losing your marbles because you can’t remember a name? Dick Lumsden joins the club.
Space crew wanted – must have good toilet habits
Could you stand 500 days in solitary confinement with your other half, with no TV and no Pinot Grigio for comfort? Dick Lumsden uncovers the hidden catches in a mission to Mars
Today Manningtree, tomorrow the world!
Swimming with dolphins or climbing Mount Everest, Dick Lumsden looks at what dreams are made of.
Don’t act like a squirrel, get out there and shop!
The gloom will never lift if we listen to all the bad news. Dick Lumsden says the key to recovery is in our own pockets.
What did I do to deserve all of this luck?
Dick Lumsden has found it hard to concentrate in the last couple of weeks with some amazing news dropping into his email. But is it all too good to be true?
Spending Boost for Over 50s – disposable income up 25% in 4 years
The Family Expenditure Survey for 2012 reveals that Over 50s disposable income has risen by 25% since the recession began, indicating that this market could have a significant role to play in the UK’s economic recovery.
Conservatives right to suspend Dorries
Lauren Fraser discusses now-suspended MP Nadine Dorries’ decision to appear on ‘I’m a Celebrity’…
Roll up your sleeves and plug yourself in
We are about to be hit by a new wave in personal computing, but Dick Lumsden has a stark warning for us all.
Get up off the couch and add days to your life
Health professionals say the older generations are not exercising enough. But Dick Lumsden asks if it really matters
If you’re still using Hotmail, look away now
We’d all love to be seen as cool, but as Dick Lumsden sadly accepts, it’s just never going to happen for the older man
Keep the change, it’s the tip of the iceberg
Tipping is a universal minefield, and Dick Lumsden thinks we’ll never get it right
Get your affairs in order, there’s not long left
Scientists say we are running out of food, Dick Lumsden believes we should start planning now
Word of mouth is the best recommendation
Sharing your likes with the online world may be the way of the future, but Dick Lumsden feels it doesn’t give the whole picture
Struggling to find the Olympic spirit
The countdown to the Olympics is almost over, but Dick Lumsden remains underwhelmed
Same procedure as last year, the recipe for holiday success
Millions of people each year go back to the same holiday destination as before, including Dick Lumsden who wonders if it is because of habit or age?