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Continue reading →: Why use austerity measures?
Is it just me or does anyone else think it’s daft to scrimp and save to pay off debts caused by the banking crisis of 2008? If it cost a bundle to prop up banks who had made stupid lending decisions, why should we continue to slash the budgets of…
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Continue reading →: In search of perfection
Last week my routine mid-morning espresso break was disrupted. The café’s coffee machine was out of commission for three days. Undaunted, I visited several of the alternative cafés in the neighbourhood. The results ranged from disgusting to disappointing with nothing approaching the high standard of my regular haunt. This poor standard in catering is…
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Continue reading →: Cognitive Poetics – a short MOOC
I have just started to catch up with a two week MOOC delivered by the University of Nottingham on cognitive poetics. Having studied the Philosophy of Mind, I was intrigued by a course that addresses how we interact with fictional characters using our Theory of Mind and Folk Psychology to build…
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Continue reading →: Slaves to our emotions and devotions
I recently watched the horrific biographical story of Solomon Northup’s kidnapping and enslavement in the film Twelve Years a Slave. All the way through it I struggled to understand the mindset of the slave owners. The cruelty and hardship inflicted on other human beings is often justified by downgrading their humanity, or elevating…
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Continue reading →: Musical imagery
Picture the scene…you’ve just enjoyed a great evening out with friends and family, gone your separate ways and stumble across a late night bar renowned for its excellent jazz. You duck inside for a smooth single malt and the music echoes your sense of equanimity with this performance by the…
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Continue reading →: Orange Skies
When I prised my eyes away from the computer screen this afternoon, the sky blazed spectacular violet and orange with leafless trees in stark silhouette. The beauty faded but the impression lingered on. It brought to mind a song by the 60s band Love. My brother had their Da Capo…
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Continue reading →: World Toilet Day
In a world where one woman’s dream is to have a flush toilet and 2.5 billion people do not have access to proper sanitation, there is much work to be done.
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Continue reading →: Naked rambling – not a human right
Letting it all hang out along the highways and bye-ways is frowned upon, not only in the English courts but also in Europe. Will Mr Gough desist? No his campaign continues. I worry about the man’s mental health. Who would go naked in our climate with winter approaching? At least…
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