Category: writing

I have been having an on-off debate with my son Tom on the existence of ghosts. He insists “there’s no such thing” and I do have some sympathy with that argument if we are referring to apparitions, I am sceptical of alledged sightings and would prefer to attribute such phenomena to some individual or collective… Continue reading There’s a Ghost in My House

With the loss of my parents, that whole strata – the unique relationship (good and bad) – has gone and with it a perspective on my life that no one else has, had or can have, has gone.All relationships offer some insight into our lives, into who we are. Some can be duplicated to an extent… Continue reading Death at One’s Elbow

How good would they make work if you had a choice about doing it? If you could just decide not to go in because it was a bit shit would the people that ran the business make it less shit? For some people that is how work works. They are largely wealthy with some sort… Continue reading We only work when we need the money II

I have never played Flappy birds. I have never even seen Flappy Birds. I understand it is a game that has quite basic graphics and it quite hard to play. I have heard in the past day or so that the creator of this game now no longer wants it to be available for new… Continue reading Give me money, that’s what I want

Mrs Driver and I had a discussion on our way home from watching the Fun Lovin’ Criminals last night. It started out as the usual ‘the world is a little bit/lot fucked up…’, generally something we agree on, however we diverged when it came to what’s to be done about it.I have been thinking a… Continue reading Art for Art’s Sake

In the past two sessions of Conspire we have been looking at identity. What makes us who we are. Somewhere inside us there is an essential ‘me’ but that is influenced by the roles we ‘play’ and the context in which we live. We hear a lot about achieving a work/life balance, a laudable concept… Continue reading There are brighter sides to life

The National are a good band. They’re not the best I have ever seen, I really like their music but it’s not amazing. Live, they are entertaining but not awesome. They’re a good band that make music I like and are entertaining to watch. Musically I would say they sit somewhere between Joy Division and… Continue reading God Loves Everybody Don’t Remind Me

Peter Rollins posted this on Twitter this morning: Society not only informs us of what the law is, but also what transgressions of the law are acceptable. As such it allows us to act out against it in a sanctioned way. One that makes us feel rebellious without really challenging the system. In this way… Continue reading Express Yourself

We have just returned from a sojourn in the Peak District. We camped, of course, at our favourite campsite Beechcroft Farm. Continuing a litle from my previous post I see camping as very much a play activity, even though there is generally more work involved than just staying at home. For a start you have… Continue reading Goooo Wild, Go Wild, Go Wild in the Country

There can’t be too many people that do their job because they love it. If you do then good luck to you. Most of us will generally enjoy it and occasionally resent it or the other way round in some sort of proportionate way. We work because it gives us the wherewithal to do the… Continue reading We only work when we need the money