The Fourth Estate is crumblingWhen the Associated Press was banned from US presidential events for news agencies over its refusal to call the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of…4d ago4d ago
Five years a LiveStreamerOn 20 March 2020, I flew back from Las Vegas and into the unknown. I had been in Sin City for a week-long exhibition; but that exhibition…Mar 25Mar 25
Don’t wait for the dayLove, respect, care and bereavement are not a coat you wear from time to time or that you can push to the back of your closet. They are a…Mar 13Mar 13
The unaffordable cost of urban explorationA man was killed on a construction site in Manchester in the UK last week. My thoughts and prayers go out to his loved ones. Any site…Mar 10Mar 10
As I turn 60…On the day I turn 60 years old, I have compiled just a few of the life lessons I have learned along my way.Feb 26Feb 26
Farewell to my father-in-lawMy father-in-law passed away yesterday. At the time of his passing, he was 84 years old. Quite how he managed to live so long and with such…Feb 111Feb 111
I now have enemiesI have come to the business of having enemies somewhat late. I will be 60 years old in just a few weeks and, to the best of my knowledge, I…Feb 1Feb 1
The secret lives of petrol attendantsI live within a triangle of petrol stations (that’s gas stations to any Americans that happen upon this tale). Depending where I am driving…Jan 16Jan 16
Not broken after allI’d like to talk to you about bereavement and loss. If that’s the kind of thing you might find triggering or uncomfortable in any way…Jan 6Jan 6
Not your bag?We supposedly live in an age of sexual enlightenment. Same sex marriages are a thing, transgender folks grace the covers of magazines, and…Dec 17, 2024Dec 17, 2024