J2S | JJ's mission control

Waiting room chronicles 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪

Posted on October 14, 2026 by admin

Punctual doctors in France. A kidney stone with a sense of timing. A wine festival pitching its tents just as my long dry spell reaches its most fragile moment. What could possibly go wrong?

Posted in Health & Wellness, Life in France | Tagged France vs Germany, gastroenterologist, hospital humour, sobriety, whisky, wine festival | Leave a comment

Confessions of a comic book auditor 🇬🇧🇫🇷

Posted on October 13, 2026 by admin

Missing volumes, new releases, irresistible temptation… and a monthly audit that would make an accountant weep!

Posted in Comics & Graphic novels | Tagged Bande dessinée, BD, Comic book collecting, Comic book reviews, Graphic novels, New comic releases | Leave a comment

Breaking up with Big Tech

Posted on October 12, 2026 by admin

Fed up with Big Tech calling the shots? It’s time to break up and discover life beyond the tech giants.

Ditch Big Tech, take back control.

Posted in Tech & Gadgets | Tagged Alternative Technology, Big Tech, Data Protection, Data Security, Digital Detox, Digital Independence, Google, Microsoft, Online Privacy, Open Source, Tech Giants, technology | Leave a comment

What to wear 🇬🇧

Posted on October 12, 2026 by admin

Shorts or long trousers? The weather can’t decide, and neither can I! Discover the wardrobe dilemma.

Posted in Humour, Life in France, Travel | Tagged Autumn Weather, Carcassonne, Clothes, everyday life, French lifestyle, Humour, JJ, Packing, South of France, travel, Turtle, What to Wear | Leave a comment

The week the air con went silent 🇬🇧

Posted on October 11, 2026 by admin

Long trousers, a rogue kidney stone, a rabbit stew and a surprise reunion with someone I last met fifty years ago in a Paris nightclub. This week had everything except a quiet moment. Come see how it all unfolded.

Posted in Weekly Journal | Tagged Autumn, Kidney Stone, memoir, rabbit stew, South of France, tongue in cheek, travel vaccinations, Weekly Recap | Leave a comment

The Sunday roast hunt 🇬🇧

Posted on October 10, 2026 by admin

🍗 A mission of national importance: finding London’s perfect Sunday roast! Let the roast hunt begin!

Posted in Food & Drinks, Travel | Tagged British Food, British Pubs, British Traditions, Food and Drink, Humour, London, Sunday lunch, Sunday Roast | Leave a comment

At last… Mission de Guerre has landed! 🇬🇧

Posted on October 8, 2026 by admin

Three months after pre-ordering it, Volume 8 has finally landed. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely! ✈️📖

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The credit card is still smoking… 🔥💳

Posted on October 4, 2026 by admin

A week that started with gloom and absolutely nothing planned somehow ended with London, West End shows, good food and a trip to the Pyrénées Orientales.

How did that happen?

Click in and find out — my bank manager may already know. 😜