These are challenging times. Many of us, if not almost all of us, have been thrown out of the routines we have been used to. Some routines are connected exclusively to work (the 925, the flexi-time, freelance, interim, overtime, fulltime – you name it and it’s there – unless you happen to be unemployed or... Continue Reading →
On Depression and Reinvention
On depression. It's not like you have to have, or one has to have a deep-seated, deep-rooted depression ... root thing, that's run over years, if not, the whole life ... to ... experience depression. Life circumstances can change suddenly, or over a longer period of time. And present someone with challenges that, basically, outstrip... Continue Reading →
Toilet Paper & the Grail
Today a friend jokingly referred to a roll of toilet paper as the grail. The recent disappearance of extremely large quantities of toilet paper, from shelves around the world, has puzzled me a lot. It's weird and absurd, as well as being a sign of deep-seated selfishness and anti-social behaviour. What will normal buyers of... Continue Reading →
Curling Trunk
My best advice is alwaysthe one where I tell them:“You are your own worstobstacle.”Their eyes sprout shoots of angerthe way joining the ‘wrong’ queueturns patience into regret.My trunk curls as I rub in a lost set of keys, a misplaced note anda blue screen digital nightmare.They know their choicesas much through loss as through discovery.... Continue Reading →