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The Moor not Merrier
Read more: The Moor not MerrierComedians can be paradoxical individuals. Many are insular and introverted yet force themselves to face an empty stage and a baying audience as though it is a cold turkey treatment for life itself. They can be depressives, hypochondriacs, vertically challenged, self-hating gays, cross-dressers, cleanliness fetishists and any combination of these and a myriad other traits… Know More
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Death in the Public Eye
Read more: Death in the Public EyeI was induced to ponder on the curious rise in the notion of celebrity the other day when I received an email from one of my oldest friends who now lives in Canada. She writes exceptionally pithy emails and should be supplying articles for the Guardian about the idiosyncrasies of life in that country. Anyway,… Know More
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A grave subject
Read more: A grave subjectI’ve done my share of investigating the beginnings of religion, not first hand, using primary evidence like a proper researcher, but reading this and that. Fodder for the mind and also the very long epic I am writing about the times when there were many Gods and the current one – Jehovah – won the… Know More
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Shofar sho good
Read more: Shofar sho goodOn the news the other day was some footage of a number of Rabbis in an aeroplane, circling over Israel. One was blowing a ram’s horn, called the shofar and the others seemed in various degrees of commitment to the cause. This, it turned out, was a high altitude prayer-in to help Israel repel the… Know More
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You Dirty Rat (Part 2)
Read more: You Dirty Rat (Part 2)The rat is a proven master at managing the hurdles that humans present it. Following on from my last farrago of nonsense (though admittedly chilling for those who fear the creatures) sticky paper was laid on the track the rats were taking from entry via the hole in the mosquito netting to various locations of… Know More
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You dirty rat!
Read more: You dirty rat!The house is in a mixed area of human striving. There are several biggish homes of which this is one and all the land between them is in-filled with shanty development. The house, itself, is built round a quadrangle. There is no glass in the windows, only mosquito netting which means we don’t use air… Know More
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Obama in Ghana
Read more: Obama in GhanaIt is summer in England and winter in Ghana. Having just got back to Accra, my last social event being what turned out to be a swine-flu party, I find the skies grey and the daily temperature around 28 degrees centigrade. Now this might, for you who manage to be numerate with a weather eye… Know More
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Wild Water Swimming
Read more: Wild Water SwimmingOccasionally these blogs devote themselves to environmental issues, though not in the usual polemic sense. Rather, they turn out to be ecological as a by product of reminiscence. Those blue remembered hills and meadows. It is only when a news headline catches the eye that I am forced to think (with a gulp) that, indeed,… Know More
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Anyone for Tennis?
Read more: Anyone for Tennis?The Wimbledon men’s final lasted so long that I had time to take in vital games while doing a decent garden weeding, hovering in the attic, preparing food, and writing emails, and that was probably only half of it. It was like a painting that came alive whenever I looked at it. I’ve always liked… Know More
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Walking on the Moon
Read more: Walking on the MoonSeeing the TV shots of thousands of fans collecting for their mourn-ins for Michael Jackson in different parts of the world was a reminder that in the Internet age people will gather for a rave or a funeral, equally voraciously, driven by mobile phones, blogs and social networking. Twittering hype transcends any real depth of… Know More