@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] For native English speakers of the Old World, namely inhabitants of Britain and (whisper it) Ireland, it can be hard to accept that our New World ancestors have better language conventions than us. For some...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] While not officially a mechanic, my father is fairly well-versed in the workings of the combustible engine, its accompanying components and other such machines. In the rural Ireland of his youth, the sight of a...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] A farmer’s work is never done. Be it tillage or livestock, caring for animals and crops is a perpetual process. Anyone who has worked on a farm appreciates — or at least should appreciate — this....
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] When travelling in Colombia, one is best not to put too much faith in expected journey times, particularly those sourced from the likes of Google Maps and with Bogotá as the origin. ‘Oh look, that town is only 100 kilometres away and Google Maps says […]
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] A nuclear war. A devastating earthquake. Severe floods. England winning the football World Cup. A dental appointment. The mere thought of certain events occurring can make many of us shudder. Handling the tooth...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] ‘When men choose not to believe in God, they do not thereafter believe in nothing, they then become capable of believing in anything.’ It’s not exactly the best argument for being a theist, is...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] In my early adolescence, I was a regular attendee at mass. Oh, how impressionable the young can be! I bought into it to such an extent that I used to think that I was on a higher plane than those, such as my...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] ‘Please secure your own oxygen mask first before helping others to secure theirs.’ That epigraph is, as some of you will be aware, advice given to passengers by aeroplane cabin crew in the event of...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] No pain, no gain. The meaning of that proverb needs little explanation, expressed in various guises as it has been throughout the ages. I can’t think of any success of note I’ve had — yes,...
@wwaycorrigan In this independent blogging/vlogging game, the numbers do make a difference. OK, it’s highly unlikely I’ll ever make a living from it but one does get a small endorphin hit when one publishes what turns out to be a, um hit, views-wise. My modest hits...
