Archive > March 2008

My delusions of grandeur have convinced me…

…that there are many, many people who are anxiously awaiting my next post, and wondering why it has taken me a good week or so to write something. To all of you, I say sorry, but I’ve been writing selection criteria for a job application.
Some of you will be familiar with this process. To me, [...]

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My subconscious is boring and didactic

Much like a Steven Seagal film (but with less unfit fat dudes waddling around pretending to fight other eyepatch-wearing dudes). And if your subconscious can’t even produce something as interesting as a bad Steven Seagal film, what’s the point of going to sleep?
For instance – last night I had a dream I got a new [...]

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Things I dislike in people, some of them for reasons I cannot explain and others that are clearly obvious.

1. People who walk around with their mouths slightly open at all times.
2. People who refuse to sit next to strangers on the bus and stand in the aisle, leaving at least 25 perfectly good seats free.
3. People who clap at the end of films.
4. People who speak really loudly to blind people, anyone who [...]

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Bring forth Anna Coren!

I don’t mean to cause undue alarm and horror to you, my small but loyal group of readers, but ageist discrimination appears to be alive and thriving in our society today. And it appears to be on the rise. I don’t mean to be alarmist, but, we could be facing an epidemic here! Lock up [...]

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