O wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! – Robert Burns: ‘To A Louse’ Perhaps this day’s instalment of WordPress’ ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’ takes its inspiration from these famous lines from Scotland’s national poet. You’d certainly be forgiven for thinking so: “Far from normal. Take a…
So, dear reader, which of the captions listed below goes best with this picture? A. That is positively the last time I set foot in a Wetherspoons. B. To be honest, I’m starting to rethink this whole Botox idea. C. No I did NOT say your bum looked big in that. D. Yeah? Well, you…
D? Dylan of course. It’s really hard to imagine anyone with an interest in music and a serious side to their personality hitting their teens in the mid-sixties who wouldn’t go for Bob Dylan as a major influence. I’m certanly no exception. I was never an enthusiast for the traditional folk music that Billy Connolly…
‘So tell me now and I won’t ask again’ Further exploring February’s theme of love, Helen at This Thing Called Life One Word At A Time wants us to look more specifically at the doubts and insecurity that I guess are an integral part of any love affair. Even when everything is going well –…
Today’s instalment of WordPress’ ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts is one of those worthy but dull ones, specifically about healthcare provision: “Right to health. Is access to medical care something that government should provide or is it better left to the private sector? Are there drawbacks to your choice?”∅ Rather than enter into an earnest…
Well, my heart went “boom” When I crossed that room Song Lyric Sundays in February are going to be all about love, it seems. Well, there are probably more songs about love than any other subject, so it shouldn’t be a problem finding something relevant. I do like Helen’s idea of following the different stages…
Until I was about fifteen years old I never realised that you could make music up as you go along. I mean, who knew? Virtually all my exposure to music was through records or the radio – which just played records. ‘Pop’ music came in neat two and a half minute packages that always sounded…
Seeing this week’s theme of ‘Sun’ took me straight to this song by Pink Floyd, and also straight back to June 1973. I had finished my final exams and was occupying the peculiar status known – at British universities any way – as ‘graduand’. That’s the strange no-man’s land between being an undergraduate and a…
Time to ponder the imponderable. Today’s instalment of WordPress’ ‘365 Days of Writing Prompts’ proffers this deceptively simple – and oft-posed – question: “Sliced Bread: (….)What do you actually think is the best thing since sliced bread?” I’ve been watching this one coming down the track at me for a while now, and have spent…
As soon as I opened up this week’s Song Lyric Sunday prompt and saw ‘Forgiveness’ I knew exactly what song to post here. GIven that I even name-checked this song just a few weeks ago in the first instalment of my Music Lexicon project, what else could it be but Bryan Adams’ ‘Please Forgive Me’?…
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