Forewarned is…bad
It would be good, now and then, to have a visitor from the future drop in, say “Hi, what year is this?”, and, on being told, reply “Oh, well, it will all be ok in the end, you know.” But what if he just frowned, thoughtfully?
anxiety
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends, with the bang of a million trees exploding, with the whimper of a thousand koalas dying, and unbreathable smoke, and blowing dust, and drying earth, and drying rivers, and a howling wind, and a bloody Sun, and a feeling of utter helplessness.
This is the way the world ends Read More »
Black and blue Friday
We all know that Friday the Thirteenth is just another day, really. But it is good to be reminded, now and then, that our lives are subject to chance, accident, randomness, and that around every corner there may be a banana skin.
Black and blue Friday Read More »
A good day
However much I complain about the perils of old age, and I do, loudly, it is better than the alternative, much better.
An app by any other name
I have an “Anxiety App” that generates anxiety. It’s also called “Fires near me”
An app by any other name Read More »
Snake in the grass – somewhere…
The “Black Dog” is the symbol of depression. The “Brown Snake” should be the symbol of anxiety.
Snake in the grass – somewhere… Read More »
Eyes wide closed
Having an online map of bushfires in this state, constantly updated, is good because it keeps you informed about what is burning. It is bad because it keeps you informed about what is burning.
Better late
I reached my seventies, it seemed, in a rush. Suddenly I was wandering in a forest of years: 71, 77, 73, 78, 74, and look, over there, at the edge of the forest, is 79. And I think, “I won’t be in this forest very long, for I am running through it. I should make