I recently found myself thinking about an anniversary. Late September marked both my release from quarantine and the 20th anniversary of my joining Loughborough University. It came to mind, largely because of this picture, retrieved from my box of important crap, which has been stored in my room back in the UK ever since IContinue reading “Twenty Years On”
Tag Archives: The Internet
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”
An Anagram
The other day, the Internet, or perhaps more precisely the Internet-based thingummy known as Twitter, went a bit mad. Mad in a nice way. There are some quick-witted people out there. Within minutes of this gem being posted… … some wag had come back with the near-perfect riposte. Namely, that PETA is an anagram ofContinue reading “An Anagram”
Pocket Poetry
Happy the Man Happy the man, and happy he alone,He who can call today his own.He who, secure within, can say,Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today. John Dryden I’m not a great fan of poetry, but this was given to me by one of my staff when I quit my job. IContinue reading “Pocket Poetry”
Epstein
No, not that one. Nor even the one associated with the Beatles. This Epstein, who featured quite heavily in my life from late 2004 to July 2009, was a sculptor. He was also American and Jewish, although he became a British citizen and was ultimately recognised by the establishment, with a Knighthood, a few yearsContinue reading “Epstein”
Your voice: here
One of the reasons I decided to pick up the pen again was that, on Christmas Day, I heard some clever bloke (either Brian Eno or Brian Cox, or both) speaking about how everyone now has a voice, or a channel, or some means of communicating immediately and directly with everyone, everywhere. Something like that.Continue reading “Your voice: here”
2020 - A Year of Perfect Vision 