Do You Have What It Takes?

As we watch the closing ceremonies of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games we are reminded of the many stories we witnessed over the past few weeks. What was more moving for you, the event, or how the athletes and their families sacrificed everything to get them to the start line? We are c ...

Thanks To The Internet, The Age Of The Smokescreen Is Quickly Coming To An End

I have been around for a long time and, as I see it,  the world is probably the most fucked up that it’s ever been. · It’s fucked up because, bit by bit, all the hypocrisy that has been carefully hidden and disguised is now being revealed for exactly what it is. · Things that peo ...

Retirement and Age around the world

The people in Russia are angry that the retirement age for women is being raised from 55 to 63 and for men, it is rising from 60 to 65. This is a big upheaval and change in their society. As I was reading about the unrest, I thought what is seen as the official age to retire arou ...

The Not-So-Abject Futility Of Giving A Shit

(Thanks to grandson #1 (Rowan Murray) for his participation) · This is a rant. It’s not sugar-coated or politically correct. But the essence of it is simple…it’s me being pissed off and fed up with all the bullshit floating around out there and magnifying a tiny speck of it as I ...

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Thank You, Covid.

How a virus showed us the worst in ourselves. · “I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.” Edith Sitwell · Frankly, I think we’ve spent too much time on the dangers of the coronavirus. We forget what this virus has given us. · I don’t mean the deaths, t ...