Unfortunately the earth has spun the requisite number of times around the sun for me to be 32, worse luck! I apologise now, but this mighty be a bit mushy in places, and result in serious gagging! ...
No man is an IslandI am going to be 32 in a couple of days. I suppose it is inevitable that you reflect on how your life has gone. Why would you not take a convenient annual opportunity to assess how you have done so...
Ageing Disgracefully
My sister, whose birthday it is
Día de los Muertos
What makes you happy? The cliché answer people love to trot out is family and friends, but when you think about it, they are also the people who hurt you the most? You invest lots in these relationships...
Reliance on others
Sister-day
What does it mean to provide support for someone? I mean, we all do it, when our friends need us, or our family need us. Normally we step up to the plate, we are there with a tub of Ben & Jerrys, Bridget...
On Support NetworksIt was with great sadness that I learnt my grandfather has passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning. I knew he was gravely ill, and had originally planned to go up and visit him on Sunday...
Musings on loss
My Sister
Schadenfreude is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. This topic came to my mind because there have been quite a few articles I have read in the papers that have revelled in the misery of...
Schadenfreude
Restless Leg Syndrome