@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] ‘There is only one thing worse in the world than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.’ That’s one of Oscar Wilde’s many maxims. Most of us do, of course, prefer to be...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] There are few things I like better than getting on a bus — or, more rarely as is the case, an aeroplane — for an escape from my routine and normal, everyday surrounds. It’s something I’ve been...
@wwaycorrigan [For an audio/vlog version of this story, click here.] ‘Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.’ It makes a lot of sense. Damage the relationship with those who give you sustenance, in whatever form, and hardship is likely to ensue. Sometimes, however, we may be doing both ourselves and society at large a favour […]
@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.] 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...
