Small mercies
I don\’t need new stronger glasses! Hey, these days I take what I can get.
Believe it or not
When I was young I read fiction, first all of the children\’s books, then on to adult books of various standards (influenced by my mother towards the popular and old-fashioned), then to the classics, then, as I recount in my memoir, to the high classics. As I aged much of my reading was, necesarily, non-fiction,
Bloody trail
The second part of a two part tv series \”Bloodlands\” is now streaming after a wait of several years. A great cast (led by James Nesbitt and Victoria Smurfitt) and an intricate plot makes this unmissable. But also, I increasingly found, very hard to watch, for reasons it took a while to understand. Ostensibly the setting
Life, the universe…
As you reach 80 you suddenly become aware of life span differentials – Life expectancy at birth was 81.2 years for males and 85.3 years for females
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Begin the beguine
So, first draft of new book complete, and here is the first chapter. Watch out for publication, hopefully in new year. BEGINNING\’S END Every new beginning comes from some other beginning\’s end. Seneca What\’s past is prologue In February 2024, approaching my 79th birthday, I had my second stroke. Unlike the first one, which healed
Collecting thoughts
You spend your life collecting accumulating things. Beautiful things Interesting things Historic things Personal things Family things Reminder things. And then one day near the end of life you have to throw them all out.
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