Currently I am a writer, thinker and taxi driver for my teenage daughter.
A short 15 word biography: born London, Dad diplomat, history at Cambridge, advertising copywriter and creative director, husband and father.
Three words to describe yourself? Curious, restless, sporty
Your favourite:
Colour: Pink
Film: The lives of others/Ducksoup
Animal: Tiger
Actor: Kevin Spacey
Fictional hero: Yossarian
Typeface: one with serifs
Book: Catch 22
Word: quintessence
Piece of Art: Mantegna's crucifixion/Cezanne Mont St Victoire/Jackson Pollack Lavender Mist
Your greatest fear? Alzheimer's
Music - Right now I am listening to? The Blues
Which words or phrases do you overuse? Heaven forfend
Do you believe in love at first sight? Sometimes
When are you happiest? Fleeting momnets of contentment that catch you by surprise.