This year threw the Oxford English Dictionary into fits when it came to naming their word of the year. Ultimately, they changed the rules, renamed it Word of an Unprecedented Year, and selected a whole bunch of words and phrases to choose a winner from. And then decided they simply couldn’t choose one single word … Continue reading Word of the Year
Death usually comes with a jingle. The jingle of a breaking news alert from the BBC, Guardian, Washington Post or Sky News apps on my phone. I've not monitored this enough to make a scientifically based assertion, but I sense that the BBC is the quickest at bringing bad tidings. News flashes are almost always … Continue reading Death’s Jingle
Here's one of my rather infrequent self portraits. I've been missing in action longer than Melania Trump, but no one seems to have noticed. Regardless, here is proof that I'm still alive and kicking. I'm wearing my currrent favourite t-shirt, a snazzy green number by SuperDry. I like the brand alot. It's good quality and … Continue reading A Random Ramble
I like my job. It's the best job I've ever had, actually. From both a job satisfaction and a financial point of view. Sure, I don't love it so much that I'll keep turning up if they stop paying me. And I'll never be a millionaire even if they do. It is, after all, a … Continue reading About The Author P2
Let me tell you a story. It's about that photo up there. I took it just a few minutes ago. That cat has been hanging around the station for a couple of weeks. Today it got bold enough to wander inside and sit on my till. I gave him some milk, and he likes the … Continue reading About The Author
Don't worry, he's not ours. He is a newly arrived nephew. He has a first name and two middle names, all in homage to his recent ancestors. All of whom are now sadly deceased - great grandfather on the maternal side, and grandfather on the other. Sort of. It's complicated. On my blog, we will … Continue reading An Introduction
Today, I am the quiz master. There is only one question. If we take a walk down through the fog to the end of the pier, what will we find? Give it some thought. There are so many possibilities. We can brainstorm a few of those possibilities. Perhaps we'll find the sea. Or the sand. … Continue reading Mental Fog
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