Month: March 2019

20/20 Hindsight

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Hi, Given the AI revolution of smarter software and whatnot, I’m wondering how long before we get an app that starts to look for patterns of where things may not go well. You may think I’m talking about a particular political situation in the UK, but let’s not for I will add little to the debate and much has been said about it already. 🙂 On Wednesday I popped home for lunch and let both doggos out to stretch their legs – and more importantly – let them spend a penny outside. While they were sniffing in the garden and enjoying the turn of the seasons, I nipped upstairs and tried on a few outfits. Suitably pleased with some choices – […]

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Kindness

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Hi,A handful of weeks ago, Susie made a reference to Twelfth Night. Now, as someone who loves a good quote, I did take a look at some of The Bard’s famous lines. This one jumped out at me: In nature there’s no blemish but the mind. None can be called deformed but the unkind. So, dare I suggest that kindness is cool? Going back a little further, and some readers may be aware of the sad passing of Keith Flint, the force majeure frontman for The Prodigy. It seems he was a kind fellow by all accounts. To be kind in a world that often seems so unpleasant is, I think, an act of rebellion. When the “cool kids’ in music dissed […]

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Making hay while the sun shines

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Hi, Earlier on I was queueing patiently – as is the done thing in Dear Old England – while waiting to get a cup of tea. My eyes wandered along the decor and I noticed one of those nicely painted quotes that do the rounds. The painting style, that is, not the quote 🙂 “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi I was struck by the apparent opposites of the statement: quite possibly the purpose, but I due to a lack of tea, my mind wasn’t yet fully up to speed. At least, that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it 🙂 It made me think about the Radio […]

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Plodding on

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Hi, Well, the good news is that things are ticking over. Much as I still feel the guilt around what I’ve done, what I’ve noticed is that I’m calmer at home and at work. It feels a bit as if something has unlocked with me, or perhaps, that the flame of anger has turned down to a low heat. Given I can’t go back or magically recarpet my pins, I’m going to have to accept, face the consequences, and hope for the best. But, enough about that. Blogging, for me at least, is a bit of a strange beast. Let’s skip over the innuendo around a strange beast’s bits though, eh? 😉 I think I’ve posted at various times about […]

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Midweek Madness

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Hi, Not the best snap, but it’ll do So, the ongoing cycle of worry versus reward and me vs man has been running like a tumble drier half filled with bricks. The psychic noise keeps me awake at night, and in the day, distracts against the burden that is work. I’m sure that’s part of it too: the type of stress that gets to me, rather than motivates me. I know it will pass, but… well, yeah. I… I have fought… and lost. I found I could not stand at the edge any longer… I stopped fighting and let go. Of course, once you let go, you can’t ‘unfall’, the journey has started. So it is that my legs are […]

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When things feel natural

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Hi,  Well, that’s the first week of work in the bag and frankly, I’m glad it’s over. The Ever Lovely Mrs J once said that she didn’t mind a dull job, provided the people were nice. Well, for me in the last month or so, the work’s been interesting, but some of the folk involved have been… tedious. I will spare you the full-on work rant because I know the project will draw to a close soon, and I doubt you come here to read about my employment woes 😉 The short version is: if you’re going to be an arse, expect people won’t go the extra mile. So, trans stuff. Last night was Chameleons, so it felt good t […]

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