@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘A hen can sit still and earn a living, a man can’t.’ Thus ran one of the “jokey” signs that hung in our family kitchen back in the day. It fitted, indeed fits, well with the(...)
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@wwaycorrigan It has been said that we know more about the intricacies of our vast planet than we do about the human mind. Tiny as it may be compared to the size of our world, it is very complex in composition. We may know it physically, superficially, but its inner workings(...)
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@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Each year throws up its surprises that catch us off guard, leave us badly exposed. From a global perspective, this year has, um, trumped them all since, arguably, the end of World War II. Covid contradictions(...)
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@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Back in my largely innocent childhood days one of the most depressing times was when Christmas came to an end. In fact, the painful comedown started to kick in shortly after the 25th of December. Everything was(...)
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The ability to say 'no' when needs be is very useful. Alas, not everybody can actually say it, especially in Colombia.
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The ability to say 'no' when needs be is very useful. Alas, not everybody can actually say it, especially in Colombia.
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@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Pathetic. When thinking of a one-word summary for it all, that’s what comes to mind. No, I’m not referring to the content of this blog — it’s not all bad, is it? And no, it’s not my(...)
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@wwaycorrigan [Click here for an audio version of this blog entry.] ‘Is it possible that he has nothing but cowardice and fear of death to make him live?’ So Sonia Marmeládova asked herself about the one she cared for dearly, the murderer Rodion Raskolnikov, in(...)
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@wwaycorrigan [Click here for an audio version of this blog entry.] Many reasons have been given as to why certain countries continuously perform worse than others. The most common of these are the legacy of colonialism, the system of government in place, corruption, clientelism(...)
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@wwaycorrigan Very few things in life are simple black and white affairs, not even Black Lives Matter. And certainly not this coronavirus pandemic. Little wonder, then, there’s confusion amongst the general public when we don’t exactly have one clear voice from the(...)
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