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Continue reading →: I’m not playing
So we’ve elected 90 MLAs to Stormont. The DUP came second to Sinn Fein. Does that mean that those MLAs will be getting down to business, dealing with rising energy costs, a health service at breaking point and schools trying to catch up after lockdown? No, of course not. Despite…
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Continue reading →: Snooker gods
The snooker gods were on his side, he felt their presence when he tried Those pots from distance, plants or doubles, Ronnie overcame his troubles Working to improve his game, not reading stories of his fame But focussed on the balls set up, before he lifts that silver cup He’ll…
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Continue reading →: Balls in their pockets
The final frame and the last red is on, expertly potted where’s the white ball gone? The crowd can exhale, the cue ball’s in balk, Ronnie looks at his cue and gives it a chalk Nothing is on, the colours well spread, Ronnie circles the table and scratches his head…
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Continue reading →: Self perception
Lockdown had some unexpected benefits. Anonymity was achieved with mask wearing. In my own case, I had planned some dental surgery on my front teeth and while the implants bedded into my jaws I was still able to get about with a mask to hide the missing teeth. I got…
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Continue reading →: Spain’s fascist dictator
I am watching a German documentary series about Franco. The ruthless megalomania of the man and the cruelty he inflicted on the Spanish people is shocking. It suited him to form an alliances with Nazi Germany during the civil war. The German bombing of Guernica that killed civilians and obliterated…
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Continue reading →: Pointing to the sky
Is it just me,or do other spectators find it irritating when footballers, rugby players and other team players point to the heavens after scoring. I do not object to their right to hold religious beliefs, but having trained hard, honed their skills and carried out an impressive attacking manoeuvre do…
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Continue reading →: Mind wandering
This matter needs some serious thought to ponder and assess How often children’s minds drift off I wouldn’t like to guess Where do they go these absent minds in flight from mere cognition? Taking off to looser realms without their brain’s permission The lesson now a background noise, no focus…
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Continue reading →: All set for more study
I really enjoyed a MOOC delivered by Professor Mark Solms of Cape Town university on Consciousness. Drawing on theories put forward by neuropsychologists and philosophers he leads us to a new understanding of how our brains work. The Open University offers an undergraduate Diploma course on Psychology and Philosophy. I…
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Continue reading →: Standing on the sidelines
There is a war, it’s on tv, thousands killed and misery for all the people in full flight caught up in a senseless fight. Brave Ukraine takes on the bear that came rampaging from it’s lair to stop a nation in it’s tracks before it could prevent attacks By joining…
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