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Things I have learnt this week….
That inspiration for a book, a poem or a song lyric can come just as easily from the everyday is it does the imagination like Chip Eating Hero That Guthy Renker and their complete lack of customer service, bordering on rudeness has left me feeling like just another number on…
100 Years since Scott of the Antarctic……..
100 years ago on the 29th March 1912, Captain Scott wrote a last letter to his wife. The language of the time when read now may seem a little distant and formal, but you can't help but feel the anguish he was going through and can only imagine the pain and distress.…
Boris the Spider…………..
I was on the train this steamy hot morning heading into the city. My train ride is only a few minutes but it felt like forever. Everyone suddenly moved in slow motion as they fought through the thick, heavy, grubby air of the over capacity commuter train. The moment I…
Great piece of writing on Occupy Wall Street
Sorry I haven't posted anything for a while but some blogs will be coming soon! In the mean time if you love a bit of good writing I encourage you to read the below article on Occupy Wall Street. No fluff, just a portrait of one man and how he…
A quote I liked…….
"When you meet someone for the first time, you're not really meeting them. You're meeting their representative!" Chris Rock
A decade since George…
Its coming up to almost a decade since my favourite Beatle George Harrison passed from this life. He proved that you didnt need to shout the loudest to be heard. His philosophy, spirituality, musical genius and soul made him a great inspiration to me and millions of fans the world…
Artisan…
The word artisan conjures up a certain romantic images in my head. Renaissance craftsman bobbing and weaving creating beautiful linens and fabrics on a wooden loom, medieval stained glass window makers, or a rural French cheese maker creating rare truffle infused fromage. Artisan has been a word which hasnt really cropped up in…
On this day in history….
The quite beautiful James Dean tragically died in a car crash on September 30th 1955. He became an icon, maybe not for what he had achieved in his young life, but maybe we love him for all the things we knew he would have been.
The rise of the proles….
Everyone has an opinion on what is happening in the UK. Watching the riots unfold, the burning homes, and the thugs bullying and stealing from peaceful innocents. Adrenalin pumped, faceless hoodies, following each other in and out of stores looting TV’s because “F*ck It, if he’s getting one why can’t…
iPhone autocorrect why do you mock me???
Finally after many years of having a clunky mobile that looked like a 1980's Atari I got myself the new white iPhone. Yes, now I no longer have mobile phone shame and can text, tweet, bump and shazam to my hearts content. But, being a Duff means I carry a curse.…