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Category Archives: Thoughts
The Jerrycan
A wonderful bird is the jerrycan, His bill will hold more than his belican. He can take in his beak Enough fuel for a week, But I’m damned if I see how the helican! (With apologies to Dixon Lanier Merritt)
College capers
Hmmm. It’s only week three of the marketing course I started earlier this month, and a fellow student has already ribbed me in front of the class by saying that I will probably bring my homework in ‘on laminate’. That’s … Continue reading
The blogger
I often find myself weighing up the advantages and disadvantages of blogging. On the one hand, writing on a regular basis, and being able to provide examples of your work, is important if you wish to pursue a job or … Continue reading
The thousanday
Birthdays come around too often. Another disadvantage is that they are fixed. Born in the last week of December, or early January? No dice – no one wants yet another party, thank you very much. Accordingly, UMWP proposes that age … Continue reading
Cancel the wars, let’s go to Mars
We’d better get a move on, because in five billion years the Sun will become a red giant, meaning game over for Earth. And we might need all five billion of those years to develop an escape plan. Consider what we’ve managed … Continue reading
October, November, December, Remember
The revelry of December and the fug of the January blues usually conspire to swallow time that might be spent in contemplation of the year past and making plans for the year to come. And thus the case for Remember, … Continue reading
