This is not a midweek feeling

You will notice, I’m sure, this is published on a Sunday. New Year’s Day falling on a Sunday in 2023 is beyond my control. However, I had made up my mind last month to finish up this endeavour and do something else for 2023; a resolution of sorts. As Jimmy Jewel, Ronnie Lane’s saxophonist once…

A bit about Gongs

I had a busy week in the run up to Christmas; so many unexpected problems; no answers; I was nearing the end of my rope! But all’s well that ends well, and following my wife’s excellent Chrimbo lunch, I settled back with a glass of the last dregs of the vino rouge and fell upon…

Think: You. Probably. Don’t. Need. It.

It make no sense at all to say where you used to workIt make no sense at all to say how much you used to earnIt make no sense at all to say what you used to doIs not what you earn that make you a man but is what you keep that make you…

How long have you got?

The idea of a “SuperAger” is new to me but, apparently, these people are of interest to scientists researching cognitive decline with age. SuperAgers buck the trend, living long and active lives and remain in possession of their faculties; some, it is said, have the brains of thirty year olds while in their eighties! I…

esprit de l’escalier

It’s a poor book from which the reader takes nothing. Herzog was not a rewarding read and I think I broke my first rule of reading: life is short and the time we have is finite; if a book isn’t doing anything for you, then ditch it! There are more books in the world than…

WP for Dummies #2

Continuing the topic of tips and hacks I’ve adopted to avoid some obstructive quirks found when trying to blog here. Do you find the Reader in WP’s mobile app a bit useless for discovering new and interesting blogs? This has been a bugbear of mine for a long time. I’ve written about it before but…

Once upon a time…

Every so often, like the seventh wave comes inshore larger than before, old movies feature more on Youtube, I’ve noticed. It’s been a while but they’re appearing again it great number. Do I appreciate old movies more than current ones? I’m not sure. To my eye, they’re a different type of entertainment. Old movies rely…

I Need Brain Therapy

Dementia is the daemon now lurking at life’s end. It’s a long drawn out disease, possibly incurable. I think we owe it to our kids to do all we can to avoid succumbing to it. I’ve read how cerebral stimulation through serious learning can help. It bears thinking about. ~ * * * ~ It…

Web [version excursion]

I’ve been trying to imagine what life was like before the whole world wide web. It’s difficult now. It’s frustrating because I lived half of my life without it, so why can’t I remember what it really felt like? I guess the only way would be to ignore it for a year. But the web…

I Hate Snow

There is no quick emoji for Hate as there is for ❤️; but I hate the snow. It has snowed when I least want it. In England, I never want it, for what good does it do? It’s okay for kids. One time, when I was just of age to be allowed to walk to…