The seatbelt saga

Colleen Figg wonders why people believe that seatbelts on planes will help them if the plane suddenly nose-dives 30 000 feet to earth.

'I am a patriot'

Colleen Figg wonders what motivated people to fight against allowing South Africans living abroad the right to vote.

Sweetening the deal

You know the economy is in trouble, writes Colleen Figg when sugar packets have to go the extra mile to convince you to buy them.

It's not your fault

I'm pleased to report - for those women who hop from relationship to relationship - that none of it is your fault, says Colleen Figg.

Smooth operators?

Having worked a switchboard before, Colleen Figg educates us on the four kinds of operators you're likely to deal with on the other end of the phone.

Don't open this e-mail

Colleen Figg remembers a time when our inboxes were full of laughter, and laments the rise of conspiracy e-mails.

Legal vs Moral

Colleen Figg thinks moral responsibility has become has become something of a dirty word in today's money whoring business world.

Wrapped up in cotton wool

Colleen Figg thinks there's not much hope left for us as a human race when logic flies out the window as often as it does these days.

Diagrams and instructions

Colleen Figg blames glossy magazines and tacky romance novels for making happily married men and women feel woefully inadequate in the bedroom.

No jacket? No problem

Colleen Figg wonders what possesses women in the year 2008 to ask for sex without a condom.

A helping hand is not enough

An unexpected Good Samaritan act has left Coleen Figg feeling a bit disappointed.

That old ball of yarn...

Colleen Figg isn't ashamed to admit she can't be bothered with stereotyped feminine pursuits like sewing and knitting.

This bizarre world

What makes some people try to commit suicide? Colleen Figg looks at some bizarre examples.

Backseat baby horror

Stories about babies or toddlers being left in the car in shopping centres and at gambling establishments pop up in the news far too often, writes Colleen Figg.

Plastic not so fantastic

In the age of readily-available nips and tucks, Colleen Figg wonders who these men and women think they're fooling.

The drama of trauma

Trauma counselling seems to be the in-thing, writes Colleen Figg, but how did we manage life's little ups and downs before it came along?

Packing away my Colonial roots

Colleen Figg knows her forefathers formed part of a system to be embarrassed about, but she can't bring herself to be ashamed of who she is today.

Men aren't always guilty

While Colleen Figg believes strongly in the need for laws to protect women, she hates it when innocent men get abused by them.

A gullible mass of warm hearts

The modern day public is seemingly not expected to exercise any kind of discrimination at all, and will swallow whatever it is told, writes Colleen Figg.

We need more heroes

Jericho Sithole - the waiter who caught a boy falling almost eight metres at a shopping centre - is a real unsung hero, says Colleen Figg.

• Rescued boy doing 'very well'
• Waiter catches falling boy