Lost to history
So, you reckon you know exactly what happened to you yesterday? It’s not an unreasonable belief. What about what your friend or colleague said happened to them? Any room for scepticism there? Ok, now imagine that a week goes by, …
Category: Writing
The advantages of being a 30-something in 2018
Having another birthday in your thirties, isn’t that bad, is it? Here is my list of benefits of being a 30-something in 2018, in no particular order. We don’t have to slum it while travelling overseas anymore. No more hostels. …
Calendar events
We all have ways we spend our spare time, wasteful or otherwise. I, for instance, love to procrastinate for days about what to write a blog post about, while feeling guilty that I’m not editing, which means that I’d either …
Smartphones
When did smartphones become so addictive? I can tell you when, about 30 years ago, or so it feels. But in reality, we all know when it started to happen. Just over a decade ago. And we also know what …
Thoughts and opinions
The information age has shed light on pretty much everything, in ways that are often great… and ways that are perhaps not very effective. How many times have you consulted with Doctor Google, semi-freaked yourself out, only to eventually be …
10 things no one told you about moving overseas
You won’t be the friend someone has known for ages, for literally ages. And until you are, you’ll be an outsider. But one day, all of a sudden, you won’t be new anymore. You’ll meet some wonderful people You will …
Perspective
Have you ever heard someone say ‘let’s have a normal amount of perspective’ or ‘let’s look at the bigger picture’? I have, many times, and I now try not to cringe every time I hear that, in response to just …
The ridiculousness of time
I’m sure that the relativity of time has been pondered many times. It isn’t a new idea. I believe Einstein had something to say about it? In my experience, the perception of the speed at which time passes, seems to …
Change
The other day I heard a startling statistic, al be it elaborated, which claimed that technology doubles every 18 months. Frightening. It’s true that we have dealt with a lot of change in the last couple of decades, and I …
Reality
On Monday night I had a dream within a dream, within a dream. I dreamt that I was sleeping. (1) I woke up thinking that no. 1 was a real night’s sleep and that it was 11:30 am on a …