1. The First Law If you get into the first parking space you see and walk the rest of the way, you will find three parking spaces just next to your destination. Corollary- However, if you drive on in the hope that there will be parking nearer your destination, you will end up desperately having … Continue reading (My) Murphy’s Laws of Parking:
Mood swings are tricky. You never know where they can land you. One moment you may be all tra-la-lala, I'm on top of the world and the very next you're wallowing in despair at the bottom of a deep, dark well. I though that battling my way through years of menopause would have prepared me … Continue reading ETERNAL CONFUSION OF THE CONFLICTED MIND (written on July 24th 2020)
I have this little black book which comes with a nice, black pen that I keep tucked away in a location conveniently within reach. If I reach out for it and it doesn't slip into my hand, my heart skips several beats. That number is only rivalled by the beats it skips when I can't … Continue reading The Bewildering world of P@$$word$ (written on August 12th 20200
Most of us, at some point or other, have had conversations with ourselves or other people; silently and inside our heads. There are many advantages to this- we can rig the entire discussion in our favour, come up with awesome repartee delivered at just the right moment, rewind, fast- forward, pause and replay on a … Continue reading Of Not-So-One-Sided Conversations (written on September 30th 2020)
Disclaimer: This is a parody of one of my favourite poems and I make my apologies to Walter de la Mare! “Is there anybody there?” said the Teacher Tapping on the silent screen And her cursor in the silence moved across The names of participants in the meeting And more participants joined the meeting But … Continue reading The Listeners (just another online class with secondary school students)
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