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My Mother, My Self
I’ve recently been urged to read a book telling the story of a mother and her two daughters. The secret the mother has been keeping is revealed to the daughters at the bedside of the dying husband and father. At least that’s what I understand from the publicity “blurb” and what my friend tells me….
Beware the Monsters
Do you remember as a child being afraid of monsters under the bed? Me too. It was scary. If you had reasonably thoughtful and loving parents, you might remember this as only a temporary phase because sooner rather than later you would come to believe your parents’ reassurance that there was nothing there. A little…
On the Couch with AI
Artificial intelligence – AI – is the topic of the moment. It is rumoured to have the potential to be all things to all people. Before long, we are told, we humans will be losing our jobs to AI, which will be far more able and efficient than an ordinary sentient being such as you…
Punishment Fitting the Crime?
No mentioning names but there’s been one story in the news over the past few weeks and it’s recently come to a head. The story came out in 2019 with a near-fatal self-inflicted wound caused by a disastrous public interview that saw the beginning of the end for this privileged individual. Rumours about behaviour and…
Anger – it’s all the rage
I’m finding I’m doing quite well at the moment when it comes to anger management issues. Where once I might have found myself in the middle of a full-blown row, I’ve managed to avoid it. There’s one I failed with but that has decades of history behind it and I’m still working on my controlling…
Unpacking the Holiday Detritus
I’ve returned recently from a holiday where I packed all but the kitchen sink and, if there’d been a fold-up version, it would have gone in too. My suitcase was so full I had to sit on it to make the zip bits come together as I acknowledged there’d be no chance of bringing back…
Tuning In or Turning Off?
We’re now in full summer mode which means the holiday season and a traditional time for a break from work. But is it? Are you one of those people who turns off your computer, says goodbye to the staff at the office – if you’re not working from home, that is – and heads off…
Summer – Then and Now
Summer is here, and how. We’re experiencing heatwave conditions, then the weather’s settling down, then it’s due back up and off the scale again within the next day or two. It was ever thus. If you were about in the summer of 1976, I’m tempted to say you’ll recall this still isn’t a patch on…
