Living in a bad Hollywood Blockbuster
Sometimes it feels like we are living in a movie…
Personal Space
(This is lighthearted not serious) Even before I was in a wheelchair I liked a lot of personal space, space
Can you see what I see?
In the Hollywood Blockbuster The Matrix, Neo finds out that his whole world was a lie. He had been asleep
…and a great parking place
There are a lot of assumptions made about disability by able bodied people. A common one is how great it
Snapshot
I have always loved photography. Back in the 1970’s an era that I have read in the history books, OK
Thinking outside the box
(If you haven’t got a sense of humour, don’t read this) The trouble with wheelchairs is the wheels. Obvious I
Why are we so gullible?
You’ve all seen the posts on Social Media and on your mobile: Why is this game so hard? Only 10%
Little Windows
How are you at guessing the big picture from a tiny glimpse of a picture? You know the kind of
The three essentials
I have noticed that most TV series and films have three essential elements. They appear at various points, but they
To boldly go
I was watching Star Trek the other day. Well actually I watch it quite a lot. I am not a
Glass half full
Is your glass half full or do you think someone is drinking out of it? My glass is half full
Who needs elastic
I was musing the other day about the value of elastic, or rather lack thereof. Before you all dispose of
You can’t handle the truth
‘You can’t handle the truth.’ In the movie A Few Good Men.’ Jack Nicholson pronounces those words. They have come
Seeing in a new way
I was reading the other morning and I thought ‘hello, what’s happened to the writing?’ I couldn’t understand where the
Sense and Sensibility
I like Jane Austin, there I’ve said it, get all your ridicule out of the way now. Oh, you don’t
Watching the world go by
Aren’t people funny? Not me of course, other people. I am sitting at a window table in Perkins Warbeck, Weatherspoon’s
2020 Vision
I have 2020 vision. Is what I would be saying if it were true. In fact my eyesight is not
Happy New Year
It’s a new year and let’s hope you all find comfort and peace during it. If last year was a
Virtually Real
I discovered a whole new thing last year. Virtual reality; my son lent me his VR headset and I so
Happy Christmas
I wish you a peaceful and blessed Christmas. Not always easy when you are limited or ill. Hang on in
