Category Humour

Manifesto

Introverts get very little respect. If we banded together we could do something about it. But then we wouldn’t be introverts, would we?

Words of Wisdom

I spend a portion of my day reading online newspapers and news sites. It’s part of the “media monitoring” component of my job. Or at least that’s my justification. I try to avoid the comments sections that frequently accompany news stories. Rather than being a forum for reasoned debate they are generally places for people […]

The Sign Says It All!

It is actually meant to encourage men to have a checkup for prostate cancer. If you’ve ever had one you understand why some people avoid such a simple procedure. If you haven’t, well, you are fortunate.  

Sometimes A Picture Really Is Worth A Thousand Words

  There is so much more I want to say. Social commentary. Theological insight. But I think the picture does say all I need to.

Life On Mars

They say real estate is always a good investment; the price of land always goes up. So maybe I shouldn’t pass on the offer. From what I can see the property does have pretty much limitless potential. But investing in anything always carries with it a certain amount of risk, and I tend to be […]

The Award

Recognition is nice, especially when it comes from your employer, but Spanish civil servant Joaquin Garcia would probably have been happier if his name hadn’t come up for a long-service award. If not for that, maybe no-one would have ever asked the question as to where he was. Garcia had managed to do what many […]

No Post Today – You are Imagining This

I had several ideas for today and have decided that all of them are too controversial for a Thursday. Either that or I have writer’s block. Yes, that must be it.