Part 1 WELCOME TO THE PLEASURE DOME

Image of the Sun with its rays, labeled wakey “wakey”.

Welcome. Is it okay if I admit to being a teensy bit nervous?

Part 1 begins gently enough with how NOT to write a book, whether to align myself with Bowie or Kajagoogoo, and the likening of life to a charity jigsaw.

Then there’s some heavy breathing and no breathing while we contemplate the brevity of life and the eternity of death. We begin to understand about Mondays and Fridays and I have a stab at writing the shortest personal development book the world has ever seen, a snappy two-pager. You might be able to call it a day after that?

But I recommend you hang in there while we get lubed up for lashings ...

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