U is for Utopia
U is for Utopia I’m coming rapidly to the end of this run-through the alphabet and some of the last letters are somewhat problematic. I considered Useless (that’s how I feel a lot of the time) and also...
View ArticleCause for celebration or commiseration?
Cause for celebration or commiseration? (This is going to be one of those posts that might get on the nerves of the optimists among you, so perhaps bear with me rather than tutting. I could do with a...
View ArticleToo Fast. Too Furious. Too Far. Too Much.
Too Fast. Too Furious. Too Far. Too Much. No, I’m not reviewing the latest offering in the Fast & Furious franchise (incidentally, they are quite good escapist fun that pay no attention to either...
View Article“There’s gold in them there hills…oh, no, now wait a minute…!”
“There’s gold in them there hills…oh, no, now wait a minute…!” A couple of years ago now we worked our way through a dvd box set of the hit series Deadwood. Set in the town of Deadwood (a real place)...
View Article“The Lantern Bearers” by Rosemary Sutcliff
“The Lantern Bearers” by Rosemary Sutcliff Sometimes a book comes back to you, decades after you first read it, and you find there was far more to it than you grasped at the time. I first read “The...
View ArticleA Story of Snow
A Story of Snow It snowed yesterday, the first time this winter; I could smell it coming for days. I’ve always found snow magical, a transformational thing, but this snow before Christmas reminded me...
View ArticleBe More Snail – snail medicine for self-preservation
Be More Snail – snail medicine for self-preservation No, you will be relieved to know I am not touting the skin cream that uses snail slime as its main ingredient. I’m a fan of the snail as long as it...
View ArticleAn Epiphany, of sorts
An Epiphany, of sorts Today marks Epiphany, the festival that for most marks the end of all things Christmas. It commemorates the arrival of the Magi, coming to pay their respects to the infant Jesus,...
View ArticleFragments and Inertia (musings and mutterings)
Fragments and Inertia (musings and mutterings) In the ten or so years since I began blogging I’ve seen a lot written about SEO (search engine optimisation), detailing how to gain greater prominence...
View ArticleOn Keeping a Dream Journal
On Keeping a Dream Journal Dreams: there’s a divisive and complicated topic for you that will polarise most groups. Many people are indifferent to the concept of dreams, dismissing it and being...
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