I am a charity shopper (Chopper). I try not to get all self-righteous about it – it isn’t primarily for ethical reasons that I do it – it is just my preferred way to shop.
Category: writing
all my writings
Start As You Mean To Go On
I am actually something of a fan of resolutions at new year. There is something appealing about making new starts, in resolving to change something in ones life and the turn of the year/decade/century seems an appropriate point on which to do so.
Introduction to Part 2 – What Do I Know?
He never claimed to be an expert and is perhaps best known for his assertion – ‘What do I know?’. This was the starting point for his writing and it seems like a good way to approach the next section of the book.
What Do I Know?
There are points in life where you just have to admit that something isn’t working for you any more and move away from it.
Experience
A new poem exploring the dual meaning of experience – prior knowledge gained and our day to day lives.
Being Barry’s Tailor
oh, to be barry’s tailor
to help him to be
fashions nailer
When the Ship Comes In
Slowly the layers of duty, civility and polity are removed as necessity and desperation take hold until all that is left is basic humanity and the straightforward choice between good and evil, between doing the right thing by your fellow men and not doing so.
Turn Off Your Mind
We consider the output from our minds is more significant and far outweighs that of our other senses. Thoughts dictate our mood and our actions in a wholly disproportionate way to how they should. Why is this?
The Rhythm of Life is a Powerful Beat
The rhythm of life is indeed powerful and it is has taken something of a kicking over the past 6 months, enough to make anyone’s toes tingle.
Let It Go
The list of books I will never write is getting ever longer. Up there with “I Never Went to The Hacienda” is “The Pathetic Guide to Parenting” my handbook on how to bring up children.