I recently tried reading a modern, humorous book about everyday life and I found it incredibly hard to get into, in fact I have given up. I rarely give up on fiction – the last time was because of the inherent racism of the writer – but I found it impossible to get into the…
Month: February 2011
Sailing
I would like to have done more sailing than I did, though I have to admit the sailing I did was sports sailing and after going round a couple of buoys six times it gets rather boring. But what never got boring was the feel of being on the sea (except the force six which…
The Subtle Storm
There are many people who look at history and see quite clearly the guiding mind of a god, citing the frequent times in history when an event benefiting human kind happened almost fortuitously. Most recent would be the election of Churchill when he wasn’t the front runner, to Prime Minister in 1940. Many others could…
The Art Of Design
I remember being taken down a London street with an architect a while ago and being told to look up at the roof tops, and upper windows. I was quite amazed to see so many different architectural statements, even small statues, so high up most people rarely see them. It made me wonder why they…
Facebook Revolutions
Let me first say the revolts in Tunisia and Egypt will not change the political map for the better in the Middle East as far as the Western idea of change is concerned. There will be no great democratic whirlwind because the leaders who are falling are old men, their time had come years ago….
Emotional Intelligence
Every mind is different, and whilst we are on the subject of mind we should all remember that every baby and child is a growing mind and however cute we think them everything we do and most of what we say, is being collated in there somewhere. This difference means that not every child is…
The Naming Of Art
My painter friends have told me in the past they have ‘problems’ giving their paintings titles, not that I don’t mull over a title or two myself but it seemed to me strange for people to lack imagination with a few words when they are so brilliant with oils and water colours. And not that…
Two Writers
There is the suburb talent that can put down in words an experience they share with other people, and others who have had that experience can see the honesty in the writing. Those who have not had the experience can none-the-less feel the authenticity and know that this is what it must be like. They…