Here’s another go at one liner weds Is Schopenhaur right? How much of what you say is ‘you’? How much is what you think ‘you’? How are our opinions formed and do they belong to you? The world is a complex place – apart from inside my head. There are many people who […]
If youth is wasted on the young, life is wasted on the living Tim Willow Tickly Wickly I am fortunate that I can remember my very early life. I remember : Being tickled – without consent . Suddenly being lifted up and thrown up to the sky – without consent. Being dressed – without consent. […]
Let me tell you something about myself – I’ve always had problems with my weight. I just couldn’t seem to lose it no matter what I did. I’d often thought of becoming vegetarian I just didn’t know enough about it. I had a real problem with being happy because I was so overweight. I […]
Tetris has taught me that if you try to fit in you disappear. Socrates Four Socrates was an arbiter of wisdom, choosing death just to prove a point four he was also a prophet. Four his saying about Tetris. Four knowing the origin of the word, we can also assume he invented the game […]
Self Taught I was an auto-didact. I learnt everything myself. I couldn’t learn in school. “That’s because your’e not capable.” said the internalised voice of my mother. I proved her wrong. I proved them all wrong. Sometimes you gain prominence because of a fluke. Then you work hard to maintain your position. Because of your […]
As you lie dying Your perception of time increases, like a mayfly experiencing a lifetime in a day. As your breathing slows, your lifetime of memories, flutter randomly through your mind,unbidden. Each second filling with years of past living. Nothing is forgotten. But this day is your last day. Present As you read this now, the […]
The quote below is my entry for 1linerweds – you can see the other posts in the link. As they died to make things holy,let us die to make them cheap, Leonard Cohen Years ago I studied social sciences and I remember in the coursework they changed a quote by Descartes – “I think […]
You catch more flies with Honey Tom Cruise I have previously established – that Tom doesn’t seem to know what he’s talking about. If you remember his problems with that horse . Yet I was intrigued by his statement about honey. TIDY UP LOSER I’m lucky enough that my house is a disgusting […]
I tried to disprove this one personally. My results so far have been poor. I just realised writing this down – all I need to do is toss a coin. Something I could have done forty years ago. Isn’t it amazing how the best ideas are always the ones you chastise yourself for not […]
I’ve been working for the anecdote provision service (APS) for a number of years. It’s great. It’s only part time but I get paid for things I would have been doing anyway. It’s all about engaging bored and boring people. They may only be boring as they are short of anecdotes. It’s my job to […]
The rebel fish 