"As we age, the lung tissue becomes less stretchy, so it doesn’t expand and contract as easily. This makes it harder to take deep breaths and fully empty the lungs," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Clive Williams
Clive Williams is a Canberra columnist.
2025 – that was the year that was… and here it is, month by month, through the bright eyes of the CityNews columnists – a quirky, serious, funny and sad look at the 12 months just gone. CLIVE WILLIAMS remembers February.
"Much of your body is constantly renewing itself, but some parts of you are built to last a lifetime," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Tracing stolen property using tracking apps comes with complexities when the police get involved, says Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"James Bond’s codename, '007', is universally spoken as 'double oh seven'. Calling him 'double zero seven' or 'zero zero seven' wouldn’t have the same smooth, stylish rhythm," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"Modern grooming has introduced a new wave of interest in moustaches, especially among young men…
"Human eyebrows are more than just facial features – they serve important biological, social, and expressive functions," writes whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
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"The Ho Chi Minh Trail was of immense strategic importance. It's effectiveness greatly contributed to the US and Australia’s eventual withdrawal and the fall of Saigon in 1975," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
"The drive for prestige and the act of spending to attain it are often intertwined with emotional gratification, social pressure and the desire to project an image of success," writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
Despite the complex differences, Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS finds many parallels between between Christianity and Islam.
The answer to the heading is later in CLIVE WILLIAMS' latest Whimsy column. This time he's pondering how the the biblical story of Moses magically parting the waters of the Red Sea was even possible.
"Sometimes one comes across toilet oddities, such as the hotel in Albania where the toilet was located in the shower cubicle. It could have been a builder’s error, but was actually quite practical!" writes Whimsy columnist CLIVE WILLIAMS.
