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The Other Side

Back when we were children, I remember it was fairly common for mums (and dads, albeit probably to a lesser extent) to send their little darlings along to the latest den of disease. In other words, if little Sally along at number 37 happened to have contracted German measles, or chicken pox, or mumps, orContinue reading “The Other Side”

Riding High

I’ve been taking a few days off. My daft stories from the other day have received more views than anything else I ever published on here. I doubt anything will change, but it indicates that I might be on to something. As a wise man once said, “keep it simple, stupid!” I think that shouldContinue reading “Riding High”

Short Stories

I’m working on something. It’s all part of my attempt to persuade the Taiwan Government that while they have been brilliant with their response to the coronavirus epidemic/pandemic, they have been incredibly negligent in their handling of the ongoing epidemic of death and injury on the roads. If you have a moment, take a lookContinue reading “Short Stories”

Thanks

I have just had a message from WordPress telling me that my “stats are booming”. It seemed rather improbable, so I checked my numbers page. Yesterday, in spite of the fact that I have posted nothing new for a few days, apparently some poor soul in the UK looked at 35 of my missives. WhoeverContinue reading “Thanks”

Virtue Signalling

This is a phrase I’d not come across until recently, largely because it’s a relatively new term to describe a relatively old phenomenon. Sorry, but I’m not here to discuss VS. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve had enough time to digest what it all means, so I’ll just add the Wiki definition (yes, lazy personContinue reading “Virtue Signalling”

Monsieur Scaramanga

I think I may have mentioned that I was recently a patient. In a hospital. I hate to go on about it, but it was a big deal for me, for reasons already explained. That said, I realise that it is time to move on; to put it behind me; to pick up where IContinue reading “Monsieur Scaramanga”

Institutionalised

I’ve been reluctant to put the metaphorical pen to paper these past few days, largely because I have been trying to re-adapt to home life. Yes, really. After just six nights, detained at NCKU Hospital’s pleasure, the process of packing and leaving my room was surprisingly difficult. Not difficult in the physical sense – IContinue reading “Institutionalised”

Looking Down

It looks like I shall soon be returning home. Tomorrow morning looks likely. I want to forget this last week, but at the same time I know that I must remember. It struck me this morning, staring out across a drab, grey, damp Tainan City, that I have been given a completely new vantage pointContinue reading “Looking Down”

Explain this. Please.

I know I’m prone to returning to the same old subject, like some addict who can’t resist one more hit, but I woke this morning and did my usual quick scan of the news and, thanks to Chris Boardman, found this Tweet: It immediately reminded of a completely unrelated piece of news I read theContinue reading “Explain this. Please.”

Random Thoughts

Standing alone, staring out of a 12th floor window waving goodbye to my wife; sitting in bed wondering whether or not to watch another episode of Family Guy; brewing another cup of tea (Sainsbury’s Red Label, obvs); waiting for the nurse to attend to my drip. Just five days ago, this is all stuff IContinue reading “Random Thoughts”