Following the rather wonderful reminder of having made that rather spiffing Noah’s Ark, another surprise arrived a few days later. Slightly more encouraging is the fact that I do actually recall making this: Except that’s not 100% true. I do recall making some cards, but I have no recollection of what happened to them. FollowingContinue reading “Christmas Come Early”
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The Holy Trinity
As the dreaded coronavirus continues to crap all over the daily lives of most, I find myself caught in the middle of a tryptych of troubles, or a triple trinity of trauma, to be transcribed truthfully in this most trenchant transliteration of the trivial. I know I shouldn’t make light of the situation now grippingContinue reading “The Holy Trinity”
Two by Two
When I woke up this morning, nothing could have been further from my mind than some old Biblical nonsense about a bloke building a big boat and filling it with animals. Then, this happened. A dear old friend of mine (not so old, really) sent me a photograph. This photograph: I had completely forgotten aboutContinue reading “Two by Two”
Arsehole: an Apology
I feel the need to clarify yesterday’s missive. The language was a little fruity, I know. Sorry about that – I have now edited the page – although, on the scale of things which are important, a few expletives seem rather inconsequential when compared to a tonne of metal hurtling towards a 4-year-old. My angerContinue reading “Arsehole: an Apology”
There is no hope
Ride this morning. Early. 7.30, out in the sticks. Very few people, or scooters, or vehicles about. Chap with his 4-year-old on the back caught up with us when we stopped for the obligatory group photo. See? Told you. Getting ready to leave, child being strapped into his seat, here on the path on theContinue reading “There is no hope”
The P Word
I was out on my bike again yesterday. Nothing unusual in that. It’s a good place for me to think things through, or simply to shout at morons trying to kill me. Yesterday, I was thinking through the fact that said morons are not malicious; they just have no concept of the fragility of someoneContinue reading “The P Word”
May the Fourth
It always strikes me as a little unkind that this line is trotted out each year, usually encroaching on my Twitter feed as a daft hashtag. Should I need to explain, my understanding is that it’s a Star Wars reference. May the Force be with you. Or something. I dunno, ask a Jedi. There’s loadsContinue reading “May the Fourth”
Costco
It was a deliberate and carefully considered choice to have Costco as the scene for my story the other day. Which story? This one: https://twenty20vision.home.blog/2020/04/29/telling-tales/ Costco is pretty big, here in Taiwan. It is a popular spot for locals to buy stuff in large quantities. You know… wholesale. The thing is, it’s American, I believe.Continue reading “Costco”
Telling Tales
The other day, I created a little storyboard to illustrate the inconsistencies in the perception of risk. If you didn’t happen to catch it, I forgive you, but you can always take a look here: https://twenty20vision.home.blog/2020/04/19/short-stories/ As it happens, my simple stories attracted more interest than anything else I have every posted on here, soContinue reading “Telling Tales”
Recycling
I guess you may be pleased to read that this has nothing to do with two wheels. The other day, we spotted a new nest in the tree adjacent to our terrace railing. It was close enough that we could simply look inside. It was empty.The following day, there was a solitary white egg. VeryContinue reading “Recycling”
2020 - A Year of Perfect Vision 