I think it was the soap opera Taxi that gave one of the funniest and most pointed moments of contemporary art when the tea, visited an auction and Nude at Daybreak cam onto the stand. It was a cubist woman with a barely discernable half a face and the requisite angular body and Lloyds, playing…
Author: Daniel
Being in Love
A touch of skin, the smell of shampoo’d hair – Teeth and toes, nails, soft backs even shadows – The laughter in bed, Just being there – The big rows, little fights, tears and smiles Desolate parting – Endless longing – Every breathing second thinking of him – The passion blind – The passion strong…
Banking Practice
So I asked for some money to be transferred today to pay a rent charge due in this morning. I put the request through last night and asked them to pay it in 1st July. My mistake. I am so used to asked for payments to be made in banking hours and seeing them paid…
Holidays
Holidays are always necessary for the workers. They are not necessary for anyone else. I can see why living in a city getting to a warm beach must be a gratifying experience but the beach is there 24/7 and so are you so how come you aren’t always on holiday? Because the system doesn’t allow…
How We Are Brainwashed
I recall meeting a 14 year old American at school who could not believe no one knew who Paul Revere was (albeit now we know a woman rode further and faster than he) I told him that you cannot expect a country to teach its children about its defeats. I didn’t realise at the time…
Is This News?
Starmer, the lacklustre Prime Minister of the UK, faced a rebellious vote on his dyability reforms and so he came to a compromise with the rebels which they accepted. News outlets in the UK said this has undermined his authority. They could have said this is democracy in action. They could have asked why he…
Worrying Trend in the NHS
In 2023 PULSE ran a survey in which a quarter of GPs responded they have private medical insurance, citing concerns around waiting lists and the level of treatment available on the NHS, a Pulse survey has revealed. The survey of 860 GPs found that 21% have their own personal private medical insurance, while 4% have…
A Brief History of Lies
The first book I ever published in the POD space was titled A Brief History of Lies, the habits and genetics of lying. It was actually an extended essay of 20,000 words which was based on the research of high intelligence being linked to skilled liars. It was published by Amazon first and now in…
So There We Have It
Blunkett said on air today that the Labour Party is all about getting people working so they can support themselves. He didn’t say they had to be fulfilled, express their innate talents he just said ‘in work’. The patrician speak for ‘pay tax’. It is a great shame government still does not understand the first…
Found Wordle
Have to say doing NY Times worlde and not getting INOUT still rankles, but I am not always good at connections, seems I don’t know enough American sports or TV shows and a few times strands has also been difficult, my cultural awareness is not very popular, but letterboxed I find really difficult. I am…