Young and Dumb As a youngster I lived in a street of terraced houses. We used to go the end of the block and throw a tennis ball at the gable end of the last house. The game was to get the ball to hit the wall and the ground at the same time. […]
I wondered how many of us are in thrall to our thoughts. Scared of them, scared of their power. How they wrap up in our emotions and give them powerful form. I thought I would go into a little more detail, of how thought became my slave and I the master. Then I thought I […]
Before all this nonsense started. All the devices,all the apps, all of all of the new stuff and more stuff again. I stop and think of generations older than mine, who got to live most of their lives without the stuff. I still hear their dead voices. “We made our own entertainment in those days.” […]
I have a poor memory,so I make lots of notes. I use a carrier pigeon to deliver my notes. I don’t have anyone to send the note to, so the pigeon just comes back to me. I usually forget what’s on the note,so it’s always a nice surprise. Like Christmas everyday. I’m just sending […]
I’m only asking as I just discovered a half inch square piece of cheese. The last time I ate cheese was last Sunday. Since then I must have seen several hundred people. I was wearing pants everyday but one. Not one single person mentioned the cheese in my hair. Fear of offence I’m not […]
According to Churchill – I have reached the pinnacle. The only difference between us has been levels of achievement. I still put on my T-shirts back to front. I occasionally put my slippers on the wrong feet deliberately. In terms of efficiency and restricting unnecessary activity, I am the master. But lets look at another […]
Struggling with your weight? Welcome to the Good News Club Good news : Winking is exercise. I close my eyes at 9pm open them again at 8am. 1 Wink. If I have a nap that’s 2 winks a day. Double the calorie burn. Please consult a Doctor before beginning a new exercise regime. […]
Laugh Your challenge today, is to laugh if you think it’s funny. In real life, automatically you react socially. If something touches you as funny, at a funeral perhaps, you try and suppress a smile. Often this can be dismissed from your mind without you even realising. Relax, no-one is watching – you can still laugh. […]
Follow the unfortunate : They have more to teach you and you can laugh at them to make yourself feel better. This is pure Schadenfreude. From the German for sausage-stealer. To steal someone’s sausages is the colloquial expression for deflating someone’s balloon while blowing into your own. Lowering their status and increasing your personal […]
In universal time, the death of Tim Willow is imminent. Will a new star shine in the sky when he dies? Will anyone see it? Or will the world have drowned itself in a sea of tears? You will find out soon enough. A bit like Martin Luther King, I had a dream… Tim […]
