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?”
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A Bit Pottier
I’m now well into my late fifties, so I must have decided that this month would be a good time to do something unexpected of one so old, wise, stubborn and fragile. You’d probably never guess, so I’ll keep you in suspense for another moment or two, assuming you’ve not glanced at the tags, andContinue reading “A Bit Pottier”
It’s Something Sharp
I ended my last post with the ongoing conundrum concerned with “the point”, and it has taken me a week to begin to drag myself out of the ever-present cloying trough of acute apathy. I know this will be read by a few, and I suppose that is what drives me on, but it isContinue reading “It’s Something Sharp”
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”
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”
可憐的中文 好建議 – Poor Chinese language. Good advice
If you have 10 minutes to spare, take a look at this. I think they are all collisions in Taiwan, except for one, which appears to be in the UK (which is appropriate, since I’m not suggesting this is an exclusively Taiwanese problem). If you live in Taiwan, you can hardly have failed to seeContinue reading “可憐的中文 好建議 – Poor Chinese language. Good advice”
Speaking of school days…
I quite enjoy mixing this up, so that like Mr Gump’s box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get (next). [Actually, that was a daft simile wasn’t it? All boxes of chocolates I’ve ever seen come with a sheet to tell you what each one is… but let’s let that one slide,Continue reading “Speaking of school days…”
Good Old Fred
We’re away for a couple of days. stopping the night at a comfortable little hotel in TaiZhong, so I’ll keep this brief. We don’t have a television at home, so when cooped up in hotel room for an evening, the flat screen above the desk over there (I’m on the sofa) is pretty popular withContinue reading “Good Old Fred”
More lines
Just in case you thought yesterday’s aberration was a glitch, there is evidence of this moronic, pointless repainting of white lines all over the place. This example is at a junction I have ridden through on countless occasions at all times of the day. I have never yet seen a pedestrian crossing the road here.Continue reading “More lines”
Think!
Back when I were a lad, I had a good mate at school. We both had a set of drawing instruments, given to us (probably on loan, now I think about it) by our fathers, who were both of a Royal Naval persuasion, by which I mean that they were sailors. Military men. We wereContinue reading “Think!”
2020 - A Year of Perfect Vision 