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  • The garden

    The following is a lightly edited transcript from my grandmother Jane Clement But if I walk in the garden and I don’t actively think, everything is beautiful.  It’s when you start thinking, that things…

  • The gratitude police

    Well I had a job, but I got laid off. I had a heart but it got too soft. I had a girlfriend and she lied. I had a wife but my wife she…

  • The wisdom of hypocrisy

    “Hell ain’t a bad place to be” – ACDC No one likes to be a hypocrite. No one wants to be wrong, look stupid or say something obviously contradictory. But we are often wrong, about lots of things,…

  • This time it’s personal

    I bet they’d love your sparkling personality – Carol Sturka, Pluribus The easiest way to piss someone off is to poke fun at something they take personally. Their haircut. A pair of brand new…

  • 100 thoughts

    We all have a ridiculous number of thoughts everyday. Most are invisible. Most of the rest are like a highly repetitive radio station. But there’s the occasional thing – a quote, an observation, an…

  • Ground teeth – Three years of Buddha Bike

    2025 is coming to a close in a few days. It’s been a relatively quiet and uneventful year for me, with most of my time spent close to home and work. In mid December…

  • The wall

    When we see someone hitting a ball against concrete wall, we tend to say things like, oh that’s a bit sad. At least that’s what I think. That looks boring. Doesn’t he have a…

  • Notes, Quotes, Songs, Writing – November 2025

    Here are some notes, quotes, songs and writing from last month. This is probably my last post before the end of the year. At some point in January I’ll compile all my notes for…

  • Your services are no longer required

    Will AI take my job? This is a question that has been hanging over many of us this year.Will AI replace me? Will I no longer be needed? What will I do? Many of…