If you say it, that could mean just after a quarter past eight in the evening. It’s of no consequence to this piece. It is irrelevant, but I just wanted to tell the truth about what I was thinking as I typed those digits. Right now it’s 2342. Four years ago today, I became theContinue reading “2017”
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Exercising my rights?
I should preface this with a disclaimer. I recently returned to the UK to spend some time with my dear old wobbly mum and dad. I took the decision at fairly short notice, and was essentially free to do so because my tireless, lovely mother-in-law could stand in for me and take care of myContinue reading “Exercising my rights?”
57 is the Magic Number
I bet you thought it was three, or something to do with Heinz, but, no. I counted them all out and I counted them all back. 57 Harley Davidson lookalikes. I think they were actually Yamahas. This morning they were all together, in convoy; a long line in pairs, trailing two black convertible Mercedes BenzContinue reading “57 is the Magic Number”
Quarantine
He’s back. He’s back in black. He’s back in black, without a snack. Who would have thought that in late 2021, I’d be sitting here, held in solitary confinement in some anonymous military establishment in north-west Taiwan? I thought quarantine was what happened to pet dogs on entering the UK from somewhere foreign, back whenContinue reading “Quarantine”
Covidiot
A couple of weeks ago, I became entagled in a discussion about privacy concerns. Discussion is perhaps a generous term. After several attempts to explain the issue, I had to conclude that I was an idiot, simply to close the conversation. Actually, I stated publically “clearly, I am an idiot.” Now, some of you mayContinue reading “Covidiot”
Break
I keep thinking about this. While it began as something of a catharsis, the more I keep thinking and writing about what I am thinking, the more I find myself questioning the very purpose. It’s now turned in on itself and it’s making me feel worse. So. I think I’ll give it a rest. AtContinue reading “Break”
The Truth
What is the truth? I fear that I will never know. How could I? Could you? I read stuff. Lots of stuff. Right now, I’m part way through a paper concerned with how advertising can best reach its target audience, and I’ve just begun the fifth instalment of the Harry Potter septology (is that aContinue reading “The Truth”
Anything is Possible
That’s what they say, isn’t it? Set your mind on something and make it happen. Think positive. Reach for the stars. Follow your dreams. There’s no such word as can’t. Believe in yourself. If at first you don’t succeed…, etc., etc., etcetera! Simple. I could go on, but what’s the point? Simple, because it justContinue reading “Anything is Possible”
Homeward Bound
I don’t want to dwell on it, but today we should have been heading west for a couple of months with the old folks. I couldn’t let this day pass without some comment. The flights were cancelled some time ago, so there has been plenty of time to get used to the idea, but don’tContinue reading “Homeward Bound”
Maudlin
Morose, too. Possibly. The past few days have been difficult. To be fair, most days have a certain degree of difficulty, but of late I have been contemplating the journey that will not be happening next month, and this is keeping me at a decidely low level of down. It’s strange, and perhaps a littleContinue reading “Maudlin”
2020 - A Year of Perfect Vision 