Today, I retired from work which has been a 46 year toil across multiple episodes. Work, is a different beast to the one I first encountered so long ago. Today, it is an unrecognisable mish-mash of undefined processes, based on collections of weasel words, in an effort to manufacture truth, and all leading to outcomes […]
When I spoke to her, which I had to do often, my voice spluttered, and my breath caught and lost itself.
There can more to a comfortable sofa than just sitting on it.
I grew up in a different world populated with a different culture to that of my children. It’s not simply because of such superficial change agents as the internet or mobile phones. Yes, the world does seem faster and I do sometimes wonder how we ever survived without google as our immediate, ever present brain. […]
I have a small, bronze coloured stone. It’s really a pebble, and it is the size and shape of a thimble that I have kept in my pocket for years.
Often, when I am walking to the bus stop, or out at the Supermarket, I reach for my mobile. “I should give my Mother a call and ask how she is”, I say to myself. Will my Father pick up the phone? I’ll hear that customary pause as he listens, still not quite believing that […]
Apocalypse Now had its first public release in 1979. It seemed to represent the pinnacle of a golden age for movies. Only a few years before there had been a splurge of movies that still stand up to a good viewing on the big screen. I’m talking about movies such as: Taxi Driver (1976) Star […]
I was travelling to work on the Tram the other day. What I normally do is I read. The ride in gives me time to catch upon those things that I enjoy and reading is one of those. Luckily I don’t play golf as riding the tram would be of no use at all. There […]
Try this when you next get into a lift with one other person. As you get in, make sure you stand as close as possible to the other person. What you’ll feel is extreme discomfit.
Here is my daughter’s Trailer for The Lottery. She created the Storyboard, directed the film, found the music and edited it all together. I am amazed at the quality for a 14 year old.
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