Who’s worse overseas, Americans (think guy in peak cap outside Eiffel Tower asking plaintively ‘How come no one in this … More
Tag: meaning of life
Existential terror before breakfast…
This morning, I wake to pale sunlight and the gossip of fifteen parrots in the paddock outside my window. An … More
Don’t worry about missing the life train, there’ll be another one along in a minute
A letter to my children… It’s ok to spend your time grouching and moaning about the way things have worked … More
Rich beyond my wildest dreams..
Whenever I hear someone saying they’re glad they had a disabled kid, or got breast cancer, I think, really? So … More
How to visit heaven..without actually dying
If you saw a way to escape from the petty shit of life, would you take it? One that didn’t … More
Strange encounters
An old woman sits on the floor in a foetal position, in a side-corridor of a public building. In her … More
Wanna see yourself as others see you?
O would some power the giftie gie us to see ourselves as others see us (Burns, a while ago) No … More
Rose and the Philosopher’s Chocolate: When Perversion becomes Obsession
Yes, I’m confessing to a perverted lust. It’s called Thinking About Pointless Stuff. But even worse, once I get on … More
Am I happy, what is happiness anyway, and how the hell do I know?
My lovely blog friend Iamnotshe wants to know, am I happy, what is happiness anyway, and how the hell do … More
Don’t bother seizing the day, there’ll be another ten billion of them
If each of us had a billion years to hang around in, there would be NO blogs exhorting us to … More