Robin Williams – The Man Who Changed My Life
This article was posted on an e-zine site a few months ago, and I thought the time was right to repost it here. May 1989 I work for a company… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Life
Life without ginseng
I suffer from mild depression. It may not appear mild to me or those around me, but, compared to those millions suffering severe depression, it is mild. Trust me. I… Continue Reading
October spiders
There’s only one shed in our garden that was already here when we moved in. It’s an old thing, covered in ivy and other climbers, with a roof lining of… Continue Reading
My latest email to Tesco
I may, in due course, publish the whole email thread of my ongoing battle with Tesco regarding a faulty laptop, but thought a taster would do to start with: From:… Continue Reading
Breaking The Silence
My annual Christmas purdah from social media and emails has given rise to some interesting thoughts this year. On Christmas Eve, I puzzled my family by coming out with a… Continue Reading
Fighting the black dogs
I spent most of yesterday evening, last night, and today fighting against the double broadside of unwanted and frustrating physical ailments and an attack by not one black dog but… Continue Reading
On 2012
As I get ready to turn my machines off for over a week, the time has come for a brief reflection on this year. I know I still owe posts… Continue Reading
Leaving for New York
You may think it counter-intuitive of me to write a post about New York at this time, after the disaster that Sandy has been, in the light of the dreadful… Continue Reading
Of trains and taxis
On Monday, I got up at 5:30, left the house at quarter to seven, caught the 07:23 train to Stowmarket, then the 08:15 from Stowmarket to Peterborough, and from there… Continue Reading
On Mortality
There is a time in every man’s life when he has to reflect on what has been and gone and what will be, on how he may have wasted his… Continue Reading