LXXVII – Taboo Thoughts

Last week I wished my kids were sick instead of me. Does that make me a bad parent? Maybe, but that's how I felt. Judge on now... then hear me out and reassess. Last week I got the flu and in addition to significant body aches, lung burning cough and constant nose blowing I got …

LXXVI – Wanderings on ‘Truth’

I want to promote some debate on the vast subject of truth. I start with a few propositions to which I would welcome refutation: there are commonly held truths that are not up for debate (self-evident) - i.e. the earth is round, not flat (though some still disagree); all the now self-evident truths came from scientific …

LXXV – Taking Personal Responsibility

Self-imposed high standards of word and deed Not bidden, but demanded of others Sprinkled with excesses of outrage An arrogant conviction of moral authority A childish certainty of all that should be Inexorably orbiting me, me, me An egotistical, oblivious demand for external change Why not? No fault to be found inside… Shamed for ever …