Everybody Hurts
For various reasons, I started really thinking about the REM song 'Everybody Hurts' today. Just in case you're not au fait with it - here are the lyrics... *When the day is long and the night, the ni…
Tagged: personal-stuff
Live together or die alone
This article in the BBC's online magazinerather intrigued me; basically, are we heading for a dislocated society in which the relatively wealthy live in walled communities whilst the rest of the popul…
Just a nudge?
I recently read the phrase "Some days, it's just not worth chewing through the straps" on someone's online signature. With a wry smile I came to the conclusion that, Yes, some days it's just too much…
`Viva la Vida` - `All Along The Watchtower` for 2008?
The perennial question of 'What the heck is that all about?' with regard to the lyrics of Bob Dylan's 'All Along The Watchtower' was kicked off last year when a haunting version of the song by Bear Mc…
Upgrading to Wordpress 2.5.1 - some notes for the nervous
There's a few basic rules that we can all follow and learn from in life. You know the stuff: Never play cards with a man called Mississipi Slim Always walk a mile in the other mans shoes - you have hi…
Reflections on "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas"
I read this short story again recently; it's by Ursula Le Guin and is one of the most haunting short stories that I've ever read. The only short story that sticks with me more than this one is Parke …
The Bus Book - 14th to 28th April - Jung!
For many years I have had a great interest in the work of CG Jung. This originated in my 20s, when I became inteersted in comparative mythology, and read the book 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces'by J…
Salad Bowl or Melting Pot?
The other day I was reading an old favourite of mine 'The Networking Book', by Jessica Lipnack and Jeffrey Stamps http://www.netage.com/pub/books/NetBook/netbook.html In one chapter an interesting obs…
Online Culture and the Law of Two Feet
Well, after 4 years I recently left an Internet Forum which I'd grown very attached to. The reason I left was pretty straightforward to me, and in my 'Bye Bye' post I simply commented that I was leav…
Life is what happens...
when you're making other plans, according to John Lennon! And it certainly seems to be the case that blogging is not what happens when you're assailed by the requirements of life and the 'day job'! Wh…