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Continue reading →: Shel Silverstein
I wrote about authors who were banned or censored in a previous blog. Shel Silverstein was one such author whose book of poetry A Light in the Attic was deemed inappropriate for children. What I hadn’t realised was that he wrote a poem called A Boy named Sue. Johnny Cash…
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Continue reading →: Getting scammed
I am selling my old ebike, a Boardman Hybrid. Foolishly, I jumped right in and posted a listing on Facebook marketplace. Within ten minutes I received an offer on Messenger advising me that a GLS postman would bring me the cash and collect the bike. Luckily I asked my friend…
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Continue reading →: Futility
“The fact of having no effect or achieving nothing” def. Chambers English Dictionary. Move him into the sun—Gently its touch awoke him once,At home, whispering of fields half-sown.Always it woke him, even in France,Until this morning and this snow.If anything might rouse him nowThe kind old sun will know. Think…
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Continue reading →: Sisyphus tries to cheat Death
Sisyphus was a well known trickster who tricked Death once by chaining him up so that nobody died. Ares forced Sisyphus to unchain Death. When he died he told his wife not to perform the usual sacrifices and not to bury him. When he reached the underworld he was allowed…
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Continue reading →: Creaking joints
At 68 I am not stepping out as I did ten years ago. Some days are better than others, but walking any distance has become a bit of a chore. This puts me at a disadvantage when in younger company. My favourite nephews are in town this week and we…
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Continue reading →: World Cup football
Our breakfast time TV viewing won’t be the same for a while. The time difference between Australia/New Zealand and the UK gave us quality international football starting at 7 am. There are some dinosaurs who won’t watch women playing football because they claim it is not the same quality as…
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Continue reading →: Backing underdogs
Bookies must admire my betting on underdogs given the slim chances of them winning. Today’s betting is typical. I have picked Wales to beat South Africa and England to beat Ireland. There is, of course, an element of comfort betting whereby I would be delighted if Wales win, but realistically…
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Continue reading →: RIP Michael Parkinson
If you are too young to remember the legendary journalist and chat show host Michael Parkinson, have a look online at some of his classic interviews such as Mohammed Ali, Billy Connolly and Lauren Bacall. His leisurely style put people at their ease and often got them to reveal facets…
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Continue reading →: What would a utilitarian do?
There are few more pressing issues than climate change. How governments react to the gathering storm of temperature change, flooding, wildfires and the like is not looking hopeful. France used to have a philosopher as a government adviser, I’m not sure if he was a utilitarian, but a global perspective…
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