The United States has witnessed more than one mass killing every week this year. So far this year there have been over 200 such incidents. Indeed, they are so common now that most of them go unremarked. Mass shootings causing multiple injuries sometimes occur several times a day across that nation. Most of these are …
Such a blessing to be so close to the countryside. After a trying day at work, there’s nothing like going for a wander to clear your head.
Garage door gets a temporary reprieve, until the next time it falls on my head. There’s nothing a bit of brute force and swearing can’t fix. Actually, I didn’t swear, but I did threaten it with a hammer. That seemed to convince it to behave.
It’s easy to feel very bitter about a late diagnosis and the lack of post-diagnosis support, but the reality is that most people — including most healthcare professionals — have never even heard of the condition. Even amongst specialists tasked with treating one aspect of its effects, there tends to be an abject absence of …
Do we have to monetize every simple act of kindness? I don’t think so. Just because we have some expertise in a particular field, it doesn’t mean we have to treat it as a business opportunity. I just treat it as an opportunity to do a good deed from time to time. In our tradition …
At the end of my second day back at work, these are the thoughts I blurted out loud to my wife: “Honestly, I’d really just like to be on holiday permanently.” People often say I’m too nice, because I go out of my way to help others. I don’t really think that’s true. Actually I’m …
A confession: I have not played any sport for thirty years. That’s not to say I have done no exercise. I’ve periodically had spurts of fitness training, and for a time took up running until painful bones brought me to a halt. I don’t include a short archery course, or a kick-around in the garden, …
Thank goodness for family photo albums, to remind us where the years went and all we’ve done.
The cost of, well, everything means that the present has become the age of self-repair by necessity. Whereas in the past I might simply have bought something new or commissioned a professional to provide a service, everything has become so expensive that I’m forced to at least attempt a repair several times first. Those earlier …
Now that it occurs to me that I probably misunderstood or misinterpreted nearly every interaction in my life, I wonder if I really should just stop writing altogether, and just become a hermit who speaks no more.
I jokingly refer to myself as an anti-social git, but the real reason for my self-imposed exile from social spaces is that I’m so frequently misunderstood that I find solitude safer. I suppose that’s why a decade of remote working suited me, even if it stunted career progression. If I can minimise my contact with …
To know or not to know? Where do I stand? The trouble is, our lives can really be split into two parts: our youth and adulthood. So, yes, sure: knowing in my youth could have made all the difference to my adolescence. Had I been able to access treatments then, it’s likely that period would …
The keyboard on the 2017 MacBook Pro really is utterly disgraceful. I am noticing it today as I’m away from my usual office setup with external keyboard, mouse and monitors. There’s no point saying to me, “It’s about time you upgraded that ancient thing.” No point because this computer will never get upgraded to anything …
