Sometimes it seems I’m at my happiest when heading from A to B, with space to think up titles for blog posts, or the like. After much deliberation for this one, I settled on black gold. Would it be a hard-hitting commentary on oil over-dependence? Not really. An oblique Asterix book reference? Closer territory, though …
Category archives: Writing
All things bright and beautiful
Shock and amazement – sunshine two days running! Pretty much sun all day today! Any time now someone’ll suggest it’s a Scottish summer (apart from the normal three-days-in-May kind of summer we come to hope for). At any rate, it allowed for a bit of gardening yesterday, aided by my parents. With all the rain …
Back to blog school
It seems that blogs could be seasonal. A bit like soup. It gets a little darker, the need for stodgy food reappears on the shopping list…and for words, that familiar comfort, to make an appearance. Or maybe they’re seasonal creatures, like birds. Come the spring, blog words need to go to warmer climes (warmer than Scotland anyway), …
Fight or flight
It’s how we’re built. Danger, uncertainty, you name it, humans are driven to one of two choices quickly. We’re familiar with the phrase ‘fight or flight’ to describe how our bodies make these choices very rapidly, even where our brain is not quite tuned into what we’re doing. When it’s a sabre tooth tiger, fair …
Always gamble responsible
I’m a little concerned by health warnings. Always drink responsibly…sounds like you shouldn’t consider stepping out of the door without a bottle in your hand. The next issue to focus on is gambling, as mentioned by the coin machine shop by my bus stop. Hanging about, waiting for the bus home, I have plenty of time …