@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] They are being dubbed the game-changers. More accurately, they are the weapon humanity is unleashing to render useless the real game-changer that has been holding us all to ransom for the best part of a year now...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] Only the very naïve believe that we live in a free world. Where you have a conflict of human interests, the concept of true individual freedom is unattainable. Delicate balance My doing whatever I want has the...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] There’s been much talk of the pandemic ushering in a ‘Great Reset’. Depending on your viewpoint, it’s either a positive opportunity to change how we live or it’s an attempt by the...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] At the best of times, it’s not easy being a politician. In today’s social-media dominated world, our elected leaders are scrutinised like never before. OK, they willingly sign up for a life in the...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘I’m glad to see that all of the children being baptised today have been given saints’ names.’ That was the opinion of the priest who presided over a recent group christening that I...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] A common complaint you’ll hear from Colombians when the C-bomb gets dropped in their company is that the biggest, most problematic issue at play is the drug’s use by foreigners in developed nations....
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘Choose where you want to live and then find ways to make your life sustainable there.’ In those pre-coronavirus days that now seem like a lifetime ago, for many open-minded people with...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] ‘As everyone does, I have microorganisms on my skin. However, one has become particularly irksome of late. Health hazard Its rapidly increasing numbers is one reason for this. As unpleasant as that is, I...
@wwaycorrigan [Listen to an audio version of this blog entry here.] In the 1972 classic, Godfather, there’s an early scene where Don Corleone berates his godson, Johnny Fontaine, for crying because he didn’t get a part in a movie. ‘Godfather, I don’t know...
@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...
