There’s a golden rule for weddings and funerals, ‘Don’t talk about politics or religion,’ and as rules go it’s a pretty good one, though any event that involves drink is at high risk from piss heads who can’t handle it. However, I ain’t here to talk about that, I’m here to talk about the unmentionableContinue reading “The misery that dare not speak its name”
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When life is betrayed ordinary people need to be its champions
Just as every plant, every molecule, every tree and animal has life written in its DNA, so do we humans. We’re made for life, yet we have to deal with war, greed and madness that seeks to end life. Who among us makes wars or develops deadly viruses and pathogens which are a threat toContinue reading “When life is betrayed ordinary people need to be its champions”
If we want to reclaim and save the Earth we must first begin with ourselves
There is no other way It may seem the most ridiculously obvious thing to say, to some, and yet our greatest asset in life is our ability to do things. It is that ability that has been exploited by capitalism and enabled Jeff Bezos to become the richest man who’s ever lived. Of course theContinue reading “If we want to reclaim and save the Earth we must first begin with ourselves”
No. Probably the greatest word in the world, in any language
No! Probably the greatest word in the world, in any language. Many years ago, following a suicide attempt which ended my marriage and estranged me from my wife and daughter, I vowed never to do such a thing again. Like so many people who despair of life, my thinking was distorted, if not downright wrong.Continue reading “No. Probably the greatest word in the world, in any language”
Conspiracy of Kindness 