Checking out the bit between departure and arrival. I hope I never get there.
This is a journal more than a blog.
Very self-centred. It is written for some future me. I am not looking for a following. You may read it. Please comment, but please don't judge. I write about what interests me, concerns me, and a bit about what happens to me. I hope some of it interests or entertains you.I should probably have titled this blog "Shit Happens". Because it does.
Sometimes I quote a song or some poetry, either just because I really like it, or because it expresses something I cannot put as eloquently into my own words. Occasionally i am brave enough to publish one of my own.
Category Archives: quandaries and Dilemmas
The Long Ride Pt2
I was so exhausted when I arrived in Port Hedland on Sunday evening that I knew I had to do something. I seriously considered abandoning the bike and finding some other way to get to Hall’s Creek. That silly thought … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Autobiography, complaints rorts and rip=offs, don't talk to me about life!, Drama, Drinking Water, Life, Lifestyle, Motorbikes, Motorcycling, quandaries and Dilemmas, Travel, Western Australia
Tagged Autobiography, dealing with life, disaster, don't talk to me about life!, equanimity, Handy Hints, Motorcycling, Photography, sleep, travel, vacation
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Midnight
The medication makes me dozy so i sleep around twelve to sixteen hours a day in four-hour spurts. I have mastered the sleeping position and sleep so comfortably i do not need to move. i awake well rested and extremely cheerful. today … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, Health and wellness, History, Motorbikes, Philosophy, quandaries and Dilemmas
Tagged Autobiography, depression, equanimity, Pets, sleep
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Nostalgia Nosh
I love black pudding. I have not seen any for years. I was thinking of the delicious Irish Breakfast I had in Ballyvaughan so long ago, and pining for a taste of black pudding. The local butcher undertook to get some in, … Continue reading
Dear Diary
Something is wrong. The black dog has me by the knee and is worrying me sore. I had hoped for some good news this week, and I have had no word. Val pointed out that no news is good news. The … Continue reading
Posted in Apnoea, Autobiography, Cookery, Depression, Dungeons and Dragons, Food and drink, Health and wellness, Hobbies, Life, don't talk to me about life!, Lifestyle, quandaries and Dilemmas, Relationships
Tagged Autobiography, dealing with life, denial bay, depression, disaster, don't talk to me about life!, equanimity, Life the universe and everything, loss, marriage, sleep, vacation
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Ah Me, Ah My
Life is full of little difficulties when one has only one fully functional arm. I have a steadily increasing appreciation of the problems facing the metaphorical one-armed paperhanger. Tasks such as hanging a calendar, putting things in high cupboards, cleaning … Continue reading
Posted in Apnoea, Autobiography, complaints rorts and rip=offs, Depression, Diabetes, disability, Health and wellness, Life, don't talk to me about life!, Lifestyle, Nightmares, Non-Events, Organizations, quandaries and Dilemmas, torn muscles
Tagged Autobiography, dealing with life, denial bay, depression, disaster, don't talk to me about life!, equanimity, loss, old age, sleep
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Science Friction
Among the movies Kane dropped around was a copy of Thrive. I saw the name Deepak Chopra associated with it, and was immediately suspicious. I looked it up on IMDB. What I learned was enough to make me decide not … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, History, Movies, Nightmares, opinion, Organizations, Philosophy, Political Correctness, quandaries and Dilemmas, Religion and Superstition, Science
Tagged Climate Change, denial bay, depression, disaster, don't talk to me about life!, equanimity, History, Life, Life the universe and everything, Nature, reasoned argument, religion and Superstition, Scams, science
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Unreasonable
1350 hrs, Sunday. Phone rings. “There are kids on dirt bikes next door riding round making noise”. “The Noise Control Act is mainly about controlling unreasonable noise at unreasonable hours. I don’t think I can help you much at this … Continue reading
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
Every community has one. There is a gentleman in the Shire (we shall call him Mr Smithbrownjones) who, when he is taking his medication, is a decent sort, as most people are. However, at other times he is best described as … Continue reading
Posted in Autobiography, Communication and language, complaints rorts and rip=offs, Drama, Entertainment, fires and disasters, Health and wellness, History, Humour, Life, don't talk to me about life!, News and politics, opinion, Organizations, Philosophy, Political Correctness, quandaries and Dilemmas, Relationships, tall tales
Tagged Autobiography, bureaucracy, complaints, dealing with life, dedication, depression, enforcement, fairness, honesty, integrity
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Another Anniversary
Another Anniversary. Instead of writing about it yet again, here is something completely different: some pictures to look at. When all is said and done, Life has been good to me.
Posted in Art, Autobiography, Communication and language, Depression, Drama, Family, fires and disasters, Health and wellness, History, Life, don't talk to me about life!, Lifestyle, Nature, Nightmares, Non-Events, Philosophy, Photography, quandaries and Dilemmas, Relationships, Saturday Night, Travel
Tagged Autobiography, dealing with life, depression, disaster, don't talk to me about life!, equanimity, Family, Life, loss, marriage, Relationships and Sex, travel
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Barrett’s Privateers
Oh, the year was 1778, How I wish I was in Sherbrooke now! A letter of marque came from the king, To the scummiest vessel I’d ever seen, God damn them all! I was told We’d cruise the seas for … Continue reading
Posted in Communication and language, fires and disasters, Fishing, Folklore, History, Humour, Life, don't talk to me about life!, Lifestyle, Music, News and politics, quandaries and Dilemmas, tall tales
Tagged dealing with life, depression, disaster, don't talk to me about life!, folk songs, Music, piracy
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Hodophilia 