Lee Randall: Fear and self-loathing are my default settings

SOME people have a real capacity for happiness. Some people would be revelling in the satisfaction of a job well done. Some people enjoy robust mental health. I'm not one of them.

Colleagues and friends are affectionately calling me "skinny." I'm not. Not remotely. I'm merely skinnier than before. As I wrote months ago, it's a relative measure. I recall also telling you that I felt slinky. No more. Lately I've been feeling fat...