Cursed by a name: great-uncle Edwin OKAY, so we know you cannot teach an old dog new tricks. For verification, just ask any woman who has tried to persuade a man to stop wearing the same old grey and switch to something brighter, cheerier. Anything to make a change. Further supporting evidence comes by way of that other cliche that a leopard never changes its spots. But why would it? It is a look that has served it well for hunting and safety down the centuries. Both sayings indicate an inbuilt stubbornness in the animal world. An innate resistance to… Continue reading