Like booze, it’s hard to know with yoghurt if it’s celebratory or a consolation.
Twitter or Facebook?
At least I have an on-line presence; I’m just unsure what to do with it.
At least I have an on-line presence; I’m just unsure what to do with it.
What Really Happens When Dad is Home Alone for a Weekend?
It’s bliss, the chance to do whatever I like, which of course means being crippled by choice and doing nothing.
It’s bliss, the chance to do whatever I like, which of course means being crippled by choice and doing nothing.
Why It’s Important to Keep Britain Tidy
People may scoff, that littering is a minor social ill, it but it’s indicative of respect; for the environment, and for other people.
People may scoff, that littering is a minor social ill, it but it’s indicative of respect; for the environment, and for other people.
Autumn — The Shock of the Fall
Having run out of activities since the last week of July, the sigh of relief at the new school term could be heard from space.
Having run out of activities since the last week of July, the sigh of relief at the new school term could be heard from space.
Back to School
It is reassuring how much support children get these days for first day nerves, but it’s not my 4-year old that I’m worried about. It’s me.
It is reassuring how much support children get these days for first day nerves, but it’s not my 4-year old that I’m worried about. It’s me.
How Easy It Is to Be Alone…
Being alone does strange things to people. We are not built for it.
Being alone does strange things to people. We are not built for it.
Some Idle Thoughts On: Memory
“The past beats inside me like a second heart.” John Banville, The Sea.
“The past beats inside me like a second heart.” John Banville, The Sea.
New Order, & the Conundrum of the Live Album
"Live music is healthy." ~John Lydon.
“Live music is healthy.” ~John Lydon.
We Need to Talk About Tarantino — Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
"When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, no, I went to films." Quentin Tarantino
“When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, ‘no, I went to films.” Quentin Tarantino
Studying
Hipsters, highlighters & studying.
Hipsters, highlighters & studying.
Crushed
You’ve seen them. Absorbed in their phone like it’s a portal to the eternal orgasm.
You’ve seen them. Absorbed in their phone like it’s a portal to the eternal orgasm.
Pubs, ‘Hen Parties’ and Aging
Nothing exposes how old you’re getting like going out on Saturday night.
Nothing exposes how old you’re getting like going out on Saturday night.
The Lost Boys
The welfare state, and our own individual acts of kindness, should be an extension of a family’s love.
The welfare state, and our own individual acts of kindness, should be an extension of a family’s love.
Are Star Signs Rubbish?
Anything that gives our life purpose and meaning should not be underrated.
Anything that gives our life purpose and meaning should not be underrated.
How to Buy Books — From a Bookshop
For some of us, it is the sanctified air of the bookshop that we need.
For some of us, it is the sanctified air of the bookshop that we need.