Category - Musings

I recently reflected on a ‘shameful’ memory that bothered me for many years.  My mother and father had split up, and my mother had moved to a new...

Last month, I had to have an MRI. My wife suggested I take a Diazepam to calm me, but my gung-ho spirit brushed it off. Me? As I was gently slid into...

One of the great joys of committing to writing these newsletters for you each month is that it forces me to be introspective about my thoughts and...

When I was young, things were a lot simpler. For example, there were only a handful of TV stations; long-distance communication was reduced to just...

One of the most incredible sentences my mother ever said to me was when I was sixteen. I was playing a lot of music and socialising with some rather...

l recently fell and grazed my hand. It could have been a lot worse as where we live, there are drops of hundreds of feet beside some footpaths. As to...

One of my favourite things to do during the day (especially a rainy one) is to go to the cinema. There’s something that feels naughty and decedent...

I was listening to a fascinating interview with actor Ethan Hawke about the worthiness of art. What is the point of art? What does it bring to the...