Life
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64. Not the old July Weather
The warmest June in England on record seems to have been followed by a July which is not particularly keen to provide much respite. For the chronically online, the discourse has been around the (European) AC conundrum – with pejoratives of “Europoor” being thrown in for good measure. It is in moments like this that… Continue reading
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62. In Memoriam: The Way the World Ends
She would have been 70 today but life happens and all we have left are memories, and the stark reminder that the world ends not with a bang but a whimper. Continue reading
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59: Re: How I Use AI
(Gen) AI and its impact on life, the future of work and pretty much everything in between has been on my mind for quite some time, more so of late. It hasn’t helped that Co-pilot has been rammed down our collective throats at work for the better part of a year, in the name of… Continue reading
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33. How I Met Your Mother, The Alternate Ending
I stumbled on an (the?) alternate ending to How I Met Your Mother on Twitter the other day and it took me down memory lane! I was a big fan, back in the day, seeing far too much of myself in Ted Mosby (My Mosby Problem, Mosby-itis) Being so beholden to Ted, I never felt… Continue reading
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31. Life In A Song – Golden Motorcycle
I had a snippet of this song in the back of my mind, the “I got the gold motorcycle” part of the bridge being all my mind could grasp. Neither Spotify nor Gemini could help: the song it would appear is not on Spotify, whilst Gemini assumed I wanted it to generate a song for… Continue reading
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26. Numbered Days
For the fourth time in a month and a bit, I have been reminded of death, and dying – particularly dying young and what those who survive are left to deal with. The first of these was listening in to a thanksgiving service for S, someone I had only loosely known from church over the… Continue reading
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8. Re: Running Behind
Photo by Andy Beales on Unsplash — In her Granta essay, Running Behind, author Stephanie Wambugu reflects on her relationship with (a lack of) punctuality. Weddings and church services are specifically noted in the piece – no surprise to anyone who grew up in an African context. As someone who is fiercely protective of their… Continue reading
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5. Small chops
The train home for me passes through Feltham, home to perhaps one of the more visible Nigerian food spots in Surrey. Today on a whim, I opted for a pit stop, aiming to satisfy my cravings for some hot spicy food. Tucking in when I finally made it home, I felt transported to one of… Continue reading
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4. Music & Me: On Life in a Song
The Poets & Writers prompt, Music and Me had me thinking about how many of my memories of growing up are inextricably linked to music. One example which has stayed with me for a long time relates to the Mariah Carey / Whitney Houston duet When You Believe. Growing up as I did in a… Continue reading
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1 . Of Rituals and Of Rest
For the Grateful Living poem/prompt of the month: Tea — I am finding that life with two little children can come at you fast; a constant battle for space, attention and clarity of thought. On any given day it is a struggle to prevent the almost five year old from plunging headfirst down the stairs… Continue reading
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