When I was 60 years younger than today, I thought old people had little relevance in the world, but I was so wrong. Me, 60 years ago. No age to start a scrap with the boss. You see, the weaker we get (old age) the stronger we become (don’t have to give a damn). HereContinue reading “In weakness there is strength”
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Analog Life
Your life without a computer: what does it look like? Pupils have never known life without a cell phone, some were born after the smartphone or iPhone. They have never known non-digital life. I have, and I’ve recorded it in my trilogy, ‘Angst and the Beatles generation’. You want to know how we got aContinue reading “Analog Life”
Drink tea and stay calm
What’s your #1 priority tomorrow? Today was 27 degrees at 17.00. That’s about 14 degrees warmer than average for October. It’s great except you know deep inside this is the beginning of the end of life as we know it. And still people tear round the city in 2 ton gas-guzzlers, flooring away from everyContinue reading “Drink tea and stay calm”
Work Life Balance
In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled? Work involves moving a force through a distance. Hard work means moving a large force a long way. So why does concentration exhaust us? The brain is a big user of energy and so depletes or reserves. We feel tired, not fulfilled. We feel fulfilledContinue reading “Work Life Balance”
Turf wars
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? When you have been wronged, looked over unfairly, caught up in a turf war that shouldn’t concern you, just do all the things you would have done it you hadn’t been wronged, looked over unfairly, involved in someone else’s immature program. It works. Your enemies areContinue reading “Turf wars”
Doors shut – doors open
What is the most embarrassing thing that you have ever done? But have no regrets about having done it? ‘What Have I done now,’ a hero asks? You are probably thinking of your youth and failed attempts to awaken the interest of a hoped-for lover. Relax. It gets worse. Imagine that happening to you inContinue reading “Doors shut – doors open”
Weasel Words – Ausflüchte
New day – new project. Weasel Words by politicians of all nations. The house on the Wannsee where the ideas for Nazi genocide were distilled into reality. This picture was taken by me at least 10 years ago. Sometimes things germinate slowly. I have been working on the idea for years without knowing where itContinue reading “Weasel Words – Ausflüchte”
I heard the river laugh
It is finished. 16 short prose pieces – or are they poems? I don’t know, but I have received great praise at open mic readings. Numbers 1 to 5 have been posted here. Now the entire collection is available through Amazon, as a beautiful chapbook or full colour eBook. But if you would like anContinue reading “I heard the river laugh”
Screaming trees (5)
Number 5 in my series, ‘I hear the river laugh.’ Drilling down Ever narrower now, energy building, Sluicing water upwards, roaring over mudflats, Through to Goole, swamping the Ouse and Trent, Removing ten thousand years Of post-glacial civilisation. York and Venice cannot be saved, By Tidal Barriers. Profits rise with the water Until drilling downContinue reading “Screaming trees (5)”
Capitalism’s Dirty Tricks
‘Using Bridgewater’s public disclosures, Breakout Point calculated that the Connecticut-based fund has bet against 21 European companies so far this week, in sectors ranging from finance to energy.’ The above quote is from the Daily Express of 17th June 2022. And of course, there is nothing like a headline such as- EU issued MAJOR financial warning asContinue reading “Capitalism’s Dirty Tricks”
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