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Well I don’t think anyone here is going to be much surprised that I’m not making a ‘miracle’ announcement today. Too bad for those people IRL who told me off for being pessimistic – I’ll take a reasonable amount of … Continue reading →

Here I sit, in bed, comforted by a heat bag and the sound of the brook running outside my bedroom door. It is 9 am, Wednesday 5th August and I intend to get through the day. Somehow. I guess you … Continue reading →

I won lotto this week. Twenty eight dollars and a few cents, thank you very much. I was quite chuffed. Also this week (probably last week but I haven’t checked in much lately) I won a prize from Sassy. Whoo … Continue reading →

So, not to leave you all thinking I am suicidal, I thought I’d better just knock out a quick post to inform you of my upcoming absence.  I’ll pop in when I can, but basically from now until the end … Continue reading →

My fifth-step meeting is in two days, and I have been working on my ‘fearless moral inventory’ for the past week.  This is ‘go to your room and have a good hard look at yourself’ time.   The areas of … Continue reading →

SAID HANRAHAN “We’ll all be rooned,” said HanrahanIn accents most forlornOutside the church ere Mass beganOne frosty Sunday morn. The congregation stood about,Coat collars to the ears,And talked of stock and crops and droughtAs it had done for years. “It’s … Continue reading →

* Excerpt from Russell Hoban: A birthday for Frances Happy Thursday to you Happy Thursday to you Happy Thursday dear Alice, Happy Thursday to you. “Who is Alice?” asked Mother. “Alice is somebody that nobody can see”, said Frances.  “And … Continue reading →

Tomorrow I am selling 25 bucks worth of tomatoes to the Cidery, plus maybe 5 zucchinis. Last week I made $22 out of the same process. Recently I sold $100 worth of garlic and made about $150 or so from … Continue reading →

I brought home today (from the 12-step centre) the first video in a series about your ‘wounded child’ by John Bradshaw [John Bradshaw’s Homecoming: Reclaiming and championing your inner child] and just finished watching it. A lot of good stuff … Continue reading →

Twenty eight minutes ago I had 30 mins to kill before the show I wanted to watch. I thought I might get in a post about nothing before the end of the month, with a bit of blathering on about … Continue reading →