I did it my way
One of the verses of My Way, made famous by Frank Sinatra: I’ve loved, I’ve laughed and cried I’ve had
Category: Thoughts
The enemy within
In ‘Star Trek Beyond’, The Star Ship Enterprise is attacked by thousands of tiny ships. It is destroyed because there
Are we there yet?
Anyone with kids will know these words, the dreaded words from the back seat on a long journey: ‘Are
Skiing in a wheelchair
(Obviously it’s not me in the photo) Have you ever looked at the review of your Google location information? Probably
Language is a curious thing
One should always know if it is you or everyone being spoken to. Isn’t language a curious thing? I got
Is it a bird, is it a plane?
We all know those immortal lines and what comes next, it’s Superman. But in my case, it’s supergal, wpsupergal to
Macro and Micro Society
I was musing today, as you do. About the way we share our lives online. I suppose that’s what I
Watching the world go by
It must seem pretty idyllic from the outside to be in bed a lot. I know a lot of people
The things people say
I am no angel, no really, I can hear you all objecting and saying Mike you’re perfect. Oh, that was
Inspiration versus concentration
I was trying to work out the other day why it’s so much easier for me just to write what
Mirror, mirror on the wall
One big advantage of being in bed a lot of the time is that I don’t see myself in a
The problem with hedonism
(This is about care in it’s broadest sense) On the side of a Ryvita packet I read this: “There aren’t
Not with a bang but a whimper
There’s some classic lines in one of TS Elliot’s poems, The Hollow Men: This is the way the world ends
It’s not the despair, it’s the hope
There’s a comedy with John Cleese that has a great line in it. At a point in the story when
Towels have so many uses
I used to think towels were for drying. Or maybe, if it was big and multi-coloured then lying on and
Flash, bang, wallop, what a picture!
I have always enjoyed photography and still do, even in a wheelchair. My first camera, in 1972, was a Kodak
Laugh and the world laughs with you
“I have just had my third breakfast, so I should be OK till lunch at 1:30pm.” I was talking to
A room with a view
What a picture, what a photograph. No I shan’t finish the song. As I lie in bed about 90% of
The long goodbye
(No it’s not about death, nor is it a fictional thriller) Carers are more than friends, but not quite family,
A walk in the dark
Have you ever been wheeled along with your eyes closed? Perhaps on a hospital trip, or have a childhood memory
