Is there any higher purpose in life than to make people happy? What was the last thing that made you happy? Stress has been plentiful for me these past few weeks. I will not bore you with the details. There are times in life when keeping one’s spirits up and remaining focused is harder than […]
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#SaturdaySix April 2018: Springulent sextet
Spring is finally thinking of springing. It’s time to share my #SaturdaySix for April 2018 – six things that are inspiring or amusing me right now. A springulent sextet, if you will. What is lightening your own world right now? 1: Of minimalism and maximalism, #sketchulence and Airplane! I love music producer Rick Rubin’s unique […]
RIP NME? I remember when all this were Stone Roses
The best times are behind us. The best times are right now. The best times are ahead of us. Which of these three statements is truest for you right now? It’s likely that each one will appeal to us in different ways at different times. Earlier this month, the print edition of the NME (the […]
#SaturdaySix March 2018: #Sketchulence, Jaws, Shandling’s Zen & more!
Beware the #SaturdaySix of March! This is my latest monthly round-up of six things that are inspiring me right now. And I’d love to know – what are you finding inspirational, right this minute? 1: Sketchulence Introducing #Sketchulence, a home for sketches, scribblings, scrawlings, art, photography and musings, created or curated by – in a […]
Far from being the end of days
All seems still. But time and life move on all around us.
Yesterday we were kids
Youth feels infinite at the time. When you’re very young, the moment is everything. How endless the six-week summer holidays from school seemed, how boundless the possibilities. At that age, the simplest, tiniest thing can fill your heart with joy, or break your tiny heart. A pink balloon moment On Wednesday this week (14 February […]
#SaturdaySix (February 2018 edition): Giant days, winter’s wonders
Welcome to my second #SaturdaySix – a monthly round-up of six things that are inspiring me right now. What on Earth is floating your own boat? I’d love to know – please drop me a line with your own current raves! 1: Ice is something you put in your gin It is deepest winter in […]
My Mark E Smith
The world is a sadder, poorer place to have lost Mark E Smith, The Fall’s eternal Hip Priest. Here is what Mark E Smith meant to me. I am also pleased to share some words from my friends @brokenbottleboy, Helen Reynolds and Julie Joyce on what he meant to them. “We watched The Fall, too. Weren’t […]
When you look to the sky, what do you see?
When you look to the sky, what do you see? When was the last time you were moved to tears? How do you face up to what life expects from you? I want to tell you about two things that made me weep this week. They are not connected, and I am frankly not sure […]
#SaturdaySix (January 2018 edition): Beautiful and doomed
Gentle reader: What has been a-floating your metaphorical boat so far in 2018? Welcome to my first SaturdaySix – a monthly round-up of six things that have given me a kick or got me thinking in one way or another. I would love to know what’s inspiring you right now. Please get in touch and […]
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