Saturday, August 19, 2006come play historical what-ifAs I was going down to the supermarket to do my shopping I was thinking about my own family history. My Irish ancestors were undoubtedly victims of what would today be referred to as ethnic cleansing. As Scotsman moved into Ulster and took possession of the lands, my dispossesed ancestors drifted to... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, August 18, 2006making the money tree growI've fallen in love with the notion of selling stuff on ebay. Should I feel guilty that I bought a DVD boxset of a television show that I just couldn't get into (Deadwood) for $33 and then sold it for $35? Well I happened to get it when it was on sale and the $35 was inclusive of $5 postage. And... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, August 16, 2006restructuring as an invitation to ramboHeard there's an imminent announcement about to happen about the office being "restructured" which immediately invites a completely dumb response... "yeah restructure.. I always hated that wall just being there holding up that stupid ceiling.. it really sucks man... I say pull it down and to hell... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, August 14, 2006our brave new worldJust read a fascinating article that I found in an old edition of the Atlantic magazine which I swiped from a waiting area in the hospital. Oh don't bother me with the moral high ground. The vast majority of punters in the hospital aren't of the intellectual caliber to read something like the... Sign in to see full entry.from little things big things growAnd so another Monday ends with the sound of Coltraine's raggedy poetry bouncing off the walls of this room, the smell of potatoes on the boil, the promise of butter chicken and mash and the soft light of evening. What have I been thinking about today? Been busy with the usual puerile paper... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, August 10, 2006blogit howl to the max(With apologies to Ginsberg's Howl) I’ve seen the best of blogit flashing on my screen, spun out and on a good day lime green, the scheming wordplay linguist making hay while politico bloggers sniff the air and bay for bush against bush in bush tip tap the finger leaking insights the finger licking... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, August 9, 2006thirstThe past couple of weeks have delivered up many and varied realizations. Let me tell it to you accompanied by the melancholy sound of Coltraine in a slow paced and reflective mood. I've realized that much of the major drama of my life has been about the truth of the heart colliding with the hard... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, August 8, 2006the way people moveIt's one of those afternoons when every plane that's coming into land at Sydney Airport is rumbling over my roof. Small consoling things: hot chocolate; a birthday card from my beloved with two kids smooching on the cover; the thoughtful colour of the evening sky; the fact that a jumbo hasn't... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, August 7, 2006tell me why?Monday monday, can't trust that day.... Tell me why? I don't like Monday's I wanna shoooooot the whole day down. Has there ever been a happy song about Monday? It seems to be a day that lends itself to broken hearted paranoia and psychotic rage. But my Monday was actually relatively uneventful. I... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, August 5, 2006leaves of grassI've had another easy going weekend. Picked up a copy of Leaves of Grass and let myself drift along with that poetry that captures the never ending patterns of experience; fresh and immediate; an always unfolding landscape of sights and sounds; a communion with the all surrounding everything that's... Sign in to see full entry. |
