Wednesday, 20 November 2024

Could/Can/Can't/Won't

Hello, dear reader!


Cold enough for you?


Yes, once again it is time for that and all the other seasonal platitudes to come back into, um, season. Winter may, officially, be a month away, but the temperature in my little corner of the world (West Yorkshire, U.K.) have taken a nosedive


We have frost, we have ice, we have…snow. So, yes, it’s time for that rant again.

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

Blue Sky Thinking

Hello, dear reader!

As I may have touched on in my last post, there’s been a slight shift in the political landscape. It’s something that’s led to some other, more personal changes too.

No, I’m not talking about underwear or gender reassignment. That would be far too drastic. I’m talking about social media.

I’m a man who spends a decent number of hours on his laptop. Some of that is writing (which you can check out a few samples of below and some of that is browsing YouTube, Facebook, and, until yesterday, Twitter.

Wednesday, 6 November 2024

Term Time

Hello, dear reader!

I try, I do.

I know that there are some who cast a cursory eye over these poor scribblings who prefer me to steer away from the thorny subject of politics and the division that can arise from such discussions.

But today, I just…can’t.

Because once again there’s only one show in town—the American general election.