I think you know by now, I am of the double standards school of operating. Do as I say not as I do. For example, I take a on the right side of morality judgement when it comes to my cost centres and drink and drugs, though much less judgemental…

I’ve come to accept — I’m not cool. I’ve never been a trend setter, I’ve never been a source of gossip, I never draws gasps of oohs for my attire; my cost centres don’t nod their heads in approval as I shimmy delectably on the dance floor, I have never…

One of my inner monologues entertains the idea of being slim. However the thought becomes preposterous when achievement of such entails abandoning of one of my first and deepest loves. Bread. Thanks but no thanks; I’m very happy being a rolly polly. I cannot believe I haven’t put pen to…

There’s no getting away from it. I’m a volatile persona. Well I am a ENTP for those of you of the personality test minded. It isn’t easy for loved ones around me as I can be quite visceral in my emotions. Although I suspect I need to be more controlled…

Cost centre 3 broke my heart last year when she said to a medical professional…’mummy doesn’t think I’m very clever…’. There is no excuse. I have a lot to repair as well as think about what I send forth. But it pushed me into thinking what exactly is ‘clever’? My…

Sometimes I want to commit murder. Well more to the point genocide. Yes it is typical of me — not to want to do things on a minor scale but here I feel justified as the species in question are mosquitoes. According to The Vox : ‘Over the course of…

One of my favourite films when younger was ‘The Pirate’. It starred Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. Judy dreams of being swept away by a dashing pirate — Mack the Black to be specific. She idolises pirates believing them to be swashbuckling, powerful, living the free life. Although the modern…

I want it all….I want it all…. Can I? Forgive me. I am about to be quite sexist and centre this question on women. Only for the reason it is from this angle I have experience and because women are mostly where the question has been parried. There are also…

Somebody once told me the definition of hell: “On your last day on earth, the person you became will meet the person you could have become.” — Anonymous, CNBC I like to think my family and friends consider I’m a success but we’ve had many conversations over the years that…