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• Maps.

  I love maps. I also love flying - and I'm always delighted, when flying over cities in particular, [Paris, Moscow, New York, London], to look out of the window... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Map for Life ....

  Maps .... many of us would be lost without them! (Ba-bum-tush) Seriously though, at some point you're probably going to need one in your life. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspiration: Inhalation > Instillation > Expiration > Exhilaration...

  Inspiration, a drawing of breath, a divine influence - necessary precursor to many artistic endeavours: for instance, reciting a poem, playing a wind-instrument... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inspirations

  This week the theme is "Inspirations". Not exactly the easiest topic to write about. There is no one particular thing for any one person that you can predict... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• New Perspectives? [should Have Gone to Perspective Savers...]

  This week's theme, gentle readers, strikes a [diminished] chord. The whole past twelve months have been a series of new perspectives for me since moving to... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beckoning New Perspectives

  Happy Friday readers! You may wonder why I appear to be in such a good mood? Well, it's my Birthday today. And really? Is it that much of a surprise? Ha ha ha h... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• With Thanks.

  Good evening readers. I haven't blogged for over a month. I apologise. It has been emotional. I haven't found myself either inspired or with the desire to... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• You!

  Again! You were in the other day, weren’t you? Not exactly snooping around, because you were invited, after all, to come and have a read, a browse, a ponder.... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• You ...

  This weeks topic is .... You. That could be you from my perspective, you from your perspective, meaning me, and of course, you could be anyone of us. Confused... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bring Me the Head of Dr Schadenfreude!

  It's late in the day. I'm in London having watched Blackpool lose at Millwall - five games, five defeats - the worst start to a league campaign in 116 years.... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Schadenfreude - Not This Time .....

  Schadenfreude (German) (ˈʃaːdənfrɔydə) Definitions noun delight, gratitude or satisfaction in another's misfortune It's a sad worl... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer

  If poetry really were the new rock roll, would Byron have been Screaming Lord Sutch? Would Shelley have been Donovan Leitch? Would John Cooper Clark have... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer

  Ah the Summer-time! Lovely weather and fun times, juxtaposed with the school summer holidays creating havoc with working parents timetables and kids saying: "I'... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mood Indigo > Indigent > Indignant > Indulgent...

  Well I woke up this morning [in classic bluesman style, guitar in hand - but swapped my six-string for a pen] and tried to capture a feeling before it slipped... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Mood? You Really Want to Know .... ?

  This weeks' theme is "Mood". The reason for the late post today is my mood. In a nutshell ...... aaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrggggggggghhhhhhhh! I'm stressed to high hell... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• SWEET & SEXY MOOD She Smokes Joints, and Likes to Mak...

  

  SWEET SEXY MOOD She smokes joints, and likes to make a point, But we all know points get deducted, Even when you follow what your instructed, You can say it... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Stupid Arguments - Sectarian Violence

  Good morning from the new kid on the blog. It's Saturday, start of the week-end, start of the football season [hooray, come on you Seasiders], but also - sadly ... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Regrets / Guilt / Remorse - Stupid Arguments!

  Stupid arguments ..... we've all had them at some point in our lives. They leave us with feelings; Regret, guilt, remorse, or justification, victory,... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• You Annoy Me When...

  As I tell Shaun that this week's theme is 'Stupid Arguments', he declares: "You're a row specialist". With defences up, I deny, and inform him that our stupid... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

• Your Mother Was a Hamster

  This week's theme is 'stupid arguments'. Stupid arguments are, I suppose, those which are not logically defensible. Logical fallacies with exciting names (and... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 BOOKS, CREATIVITY, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION