Posts by swsweb

  Some of us are addicted to drama. We have TV show to prove it … murder, mystery and suspense. And if you, like me, occasionally protest that something that wouldn’t happen in real life, we’re shushed and told: “It’s a drama, suspend disbelief.” If we do, we may enjoy seeing the story unfold. We…

  I was recently told about an incident in which a woman and a young child were assaulted while in the car.   The assault was on the car, rather than the persons, but I’m told it can be classified as a criminal assault.   I’ll give a brief description: The driver was driving down…

Many of us will be familiar with the story of Narcissus, the flawed character in Greek mythology who fell in love with his reflection after a dirty trick was played on him by an angry goddess.   Poor Narcissus, instead of being grateful that he had been given such good looks and behaving with good…

I was lucky enough to be invited to a (late) Chinese celebration to mark Chinese New Year. I was a bit apprehensive – I only knew the person who’d invited me – because I’m not as informed about the culture as I feel I should be and had very little idea what to expect. I…

I started on this subject before the invasion of Ukraine and it felt a little frivolous to continue considering the enormity of what is going on now within our European borders. However, after some reflection, I’ve decided this idea may not be as disconnected as it first seemed. The life-threatening situation for the poor citizens…

Sorry is a word that many of us find hard to say. Sometimes, it’s not so difficult. You bump into a person, say sorry and move on with the easy acceptance that it was your fault. But it becomes a little more difficult to own up to one’s own errors when there might be repercussions…

I heard recently of the death of someone who died over the Christmas period. It was a sudden unexpected death and it went unnoticed for some days. Friends telephoned their friend over a period of two or three days, assuming they might have gone back to family for Christmas. They left messages and heard nothing…

Sometimes a person’s brain seems to be particularly susceptible to an external message. Say, for example, you’re experiencing a feeling of hunger while not being aware of the actual feeling. You may be watching television and you see someone eating some chocolate. “I know,” you think, “I wonder if I’ve got any chocolate. I feel…

Social media may be punching way above its weight. What was intended to be a great source of friendship across all worlds, seems to have turned into a constant fight fest. Facebook was well-liked until the algorithms meant we stopped hearing what our friends were up to and were instead directed to specific sponsored sites…