

Too Old to Die.
Statistics about longevity are impressive. “On a global level, the 85-and-over population is projected to increase 351 percent between...
Ted Dunphy
May 24, 20163 min read


What You Know, Not Who You Know?
As a member of the rewired retired age group, I am showered with unwelcome knowledge and information on too many topics by a wealth of...
Ted Dunphy
May 20, 20163 min read


A check-up – What about my shoes and socks?
Tony Hancock would be a quivering mess. It’s that time of year again – annual medical check-up humiliation and loss of dignity time. The...
Ted Dunphy
May 17, 20164 min read


Cut the Crap about School Improvement
“Give me great teachers and I will give you a great school”. That was said by someone that no one has heard of, apart from me. The...
Ted Dunphy
May 17, 20163 min read


Thousand and One Great Things About Ageing
I read about a man who felt he was on the scrap heap at 66. He might well think that if he had paid attention to the indoctrination that...
Ted Dunphy
May 10, 20163 min read


Hear it from the bigots
The simple-minded and the malicious deliberately misrepresent us. The dictionary says a bigot is ‘an obstinate and intolerant believer in...
Ted Dunphy
May 6, 20162 min read


Voting Apathy Trounced
A new system of voting has been trialled in the constituency of Bladderscut, Dormobile and South Redditch for the election of the Crime...
Ted Dunphy
May 3, 20163 min read


Computer Replaces Horse’s Mouth
I write down the symptoms when I am ill. It pays to keep a record. As an active retiree and founder of the RewiredRetired movement, I...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 29, 20164 min read


Rewired Retired
Life does not stop when you retire. You do not stop. You have too many choices to make. There should be a roll of drums and a trumpet...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 27, 20163 min read


Death Defying
I got used to dying. It happens a lot. I couldn't get used to the sorrow and sense of loss that drown every other emotion. This week, a...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 22, 20163 min read


Sett Blatter to be chief exec of Worcestershire Academy.
At the heated monthly meeting of the Parish Council, parents of Nether Smidgen-over-the-Wold Primary School were overjoyed at the news...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 20, 20163 min read


Finding a Golden Sugar Daddy
A key factor in the success of the new Academies will be the selection of well-heeled sponsors. Being an experienced, well-informed...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 16, 20164 min read


Meet the Queen of African Horror
I was asked to review The Sleepless by Nuzo Onoh. I thought I knew what to expect having read her previous books of African horror,...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 15, 20162 min read


Can You See Your Toes?
I nearly missed World Health Day. Fortunately, with so many tweeting about it, I was not allowed that mistake. As it turned out, Terrific...
Ted Dunphy
Apr 12, 20163 min read


























