Today was just one of those days. I didn’t have time to ponder the meaning of life, nor did I have time to formulate any kind of vision of a post-apocalyptic world into which my children will be thrust before too long. It struck me that I go through most days without leaving any trace.Continue reading “A Day in the Life”
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Perspective
The latest virus threat is continuing to grab the headlines. This is probably not such a bad thing. Hopefully, it can be contained. Who knows? However, this just popped up on my laptop. “Yesterday: 3,700 people died, 40,000-80,000 severely injured. Not #Coronovirus, just daily traffic.” I confess I have not exercised caution and carried outContinue reading “Perspective”
Just another day
I’ve just seen some stuff going on about how today’s date is a palindrome: 02 02 2020. Yeah, well. I took this photo back in the day, and saved it for moments like this. Far more exciting, innit?
Rubbish
Where we live, and indeed where we used to live, the dustbin lorry comes four times each week, accompanied by the recycling lorry on two of those days. Pretty amazing, really, if you are used to once per fortnight, as is the case in the UK. All over the island of Taiwan, these very sameContinue reading “Rubbish”
The End
I had no intention of commenting on this, but as I was preparing dinner, it struck me that it would be appropriate to mourn the demise of the UK’s membership of the EU. Here’s why. I don’t usually have breakfast these days, but now and again I quite like to knock up a pseudo EnglishContinue reading “The End”
等一下 (II)
Yesterday, I blathered on about waiting. It got me thinking about another of my daft wonderings. If I were a song writer, and more specifically a lyricist, could I look at myself in the mirror in the morning if I came up with a chart-buster which featured the rhyme which simply reeks of writing-by-numbers? Wait.Continue reading “等一下 (II)”
A Backwards Step
I spend quite a lot of my time waiting. Waiting for: – children to brush their teeth, finish their homework, go to a skating class, play on the swings and slides in the park. You know, all the dad/offspring type stuff;– Mrs T to come home from work, come to bed, install an exhibition, visitContinue reading “A Backwards Step”
Interlude
Those of you new to my ramblings may/will be unaware that a few years ago I set myself the task of presenting a tune each day for the whole of my 53rd year. I began with Peter Gabriel and finished with The Ruts. I reckon I’d struggle to remember half of the 363 other choices,Continue reading “Interlude”
It wasn’t me
The blame game. It’s shit. (Edit: apparently, if Gooooogle is to be believed, Blame Game is a song by a Mr K West. Never heard it. I am not referring to any such song.) On my way home on my bike this afternoon, some goon decided it would be okay to pull across in frontContinue reading “It wasn’t me”
Spectacular #Fail
Went away to visit the in-laws for Lunar New Year. Forgot to take reading glasses. Couldn’t read what I was writing, so abandoned in case of unintended offensive diatribe. I am easily offended by poor speeling and punctuation, so best lef’t as it was? Unpublished, and now the moment has passed. Bearing in mind IContinue reading “Spectacular #Fail”
2020 - A Year of Perfect Vision 