I have just a few regrets in life, not many – I regret not having chosen Oceanography instead of Journalism as a career; I regret not saving more money when I was making more money. And I have one other huge regret, the biggest one of all. But one thing I also regret is not having gone to watch a live Shuttle Launch – especially as I sat at my computer yesterday and watched the last one.

Another lesson learned. Well, relearned. Don’t put stuff off. The old cliche is true: you never regret the things you’ve done – you regret the things you did not do.