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Life is too short, too unpredictable, too fragile to take anything for granted. I have learned this the hard way recently. I used to scoff at those telling me to take the time to smell that flower, admire that view, appreciate that instant. The only thing we truly own on this Earth is time, andContinue reading “Life – some gnomic reflections”

you will try anything, everything to try to have something. When you have something, you will do everything to keep it. But when you have everything, you should do something, anything to help those with nothing.

I’m in Wales. So are the rain, wind and petrol shortage. Whether (ha ha) I can find enough/any unleaded petrol so I can drive back again is another matter. It won’t be long until it will be advent and time to sing the petrol carols, “Fu-el, fu-el…” and “Once in Royal Dutch Shell’s city…” IContinue reading “Rain”

I spent a very interesting couple of hours yesterday attending a job interview for an Australian owned company. This was never something I had envisioned doing at my age – interviewing that is, not applying to an Aussie corporate. There are no issues with working for antipodean employers, and I should know, I’ve done itContinue reading ““Giss a job…””

There is an implicit contract between Homo Sapiens and the animals we domesticate: care, shelter and food in exchange for not killing each other or eating our underwear. I got to wondering how such a contract with canines might be structured and worded if it were to be set down in writing. So of course,Continue reading “The Contract Humans have with Dogs (and Cats)”

“English singer-songwriter who was lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention, she has been described as “the pre-eminent British folk rock singer”. “After briefly working with the Strawbs, Denny joined Fairport Convention in 1968, remaining with them until 1969. She formed the short-lived band Fotheringay in 1970, before focusing on a solo career. Between 1971 and 1977, DennyContinue reading “A personal tribute to Sandy Denny”

What I feelI can’t sayBut my love is there for you any time of dayBut if it’s not loveThat you needThen I’ll try my best to make everything succeed Tell me, what is my life without your love?Tell me, who am I without you by my side? What I knowI can doIf I give myContinue reading “What is life? George Harrison being very philosophical”

it is what it iswhat else could it be?if it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be anythingit would be something else something or nothingnothing comes from nothingwe come from nothingwe go back to nothing why does it matter?all we have is timeis there time for us?we can’t know if there is time after time only time willContinue reading “Meditations of Mediocrates”

I’d like to take the panic-bought stockpile of toilet paper (of all things for god’s sake), soak it in the panic-bought petrol (arrrrgh!) and stuff it up the panic-buying twonks (yes, “twonk” is a real word. It’s one of mine. It has the advantage of being able to be expressed with every bit as muchContinue reading “Panic buying and another new word”

What would a Whut look like? What would it do to humanity? This track will answer some of these questions. No it won’t. It’s no more than Whut you might expect…