Homo sapiens is an interesting animal. Not only do we walk upright, we have invented things… like the wheel, flushing loos, bread slicers and the orthopaedic bed. Apart from our wonderful thumbs which give us the gift of being able to manipulate tools, we have all these emotions and thoughts and things that go on [...]
Archive for March, 2008
The Wonders of Human Resilience!
March 27, 2008
Literary Sausage Machines!
March 23, 2008
Maybe there are other boys and girls out there who, like me, subscribe to Doctor Dictionary’s Word of the Day. If you don’t, I highly recommend it. It’s fascinating and rather helpful in explaining those unknown words that pop up in complicated novels. If you are anything like me when it comes to complicated words, [...]
You Know You’re Trashed When…
March 18, 2008
After consuming a delicious meal and copious amounts of box wine (in my case anyway), you and the man in your life collapse on the bed. You then try to zerbit the intro to The Baby Elephant Walk on his stomach. This is of course a totally fruitless exercise because after two bars you both [...]
Fly? Why?
March 9, 2008
It’s a well documented fact that humans have been fascinated by flight since the time of Leonardo Da Vinci and possibly even longer than that. For the life of me I cannot understand why.
Because of the nature of Flyboy’s hobby/sport, over the past five years I have been exposed to all forms of aviation. From [...]
Mythology and Misconceptions!
March 4, 2008
It seems a bit like literary suicide to revive a blog when blogging seems to be dying an untimely death. However, it is a type of suicide I am prepared to commit for a number of reasons. The truth of the matter is I miss writing.
Recapping the extreme bizarreness, both good and bad, of the [...]
