This will hurt me...

Ducks! Geilston Bay. September 2013. Guess what? The Massive Alphabet Meme, part two ! The Letter N Do you have a nickname? I have many nicknames. What is your favourite number? Number seven (7). Do you prefer night or day? Morning! The Letter O What is your one wish? To be left alone. Are you an only child? No, I am not. Do you wish this year was over? Not in the slightest. It’s only just staring to warm up! The Letter P What is one fear that you are most paranoid about? I’ve no particular fear that I would describe as paranoia. One does worry about the health and wellbeing of Henry and Ezra, but they’re travelling fine. What personality trait would you look for in someone you wanted to date? I’m not looking for anyone at the moment. I’ll let you know if I change my mind. The Letter Q Are you quick to judge people? Not really. I am a believer in first impressions though. The Letter R Do you think you are always right? Only when I’m right. Do...

A hairy Henry tempts fate (and seagulls).

Surprised seagull. Geilston Bay Boat Ramp, Geilston Bay. June 2012. It’s Theme Thursday time again, and these week – like the perplexed seagull above – I am left to wonder about LIFE'S UNCERTAINTIES. Certainly, we wouldn’t like life to be too certain. I normally try to eschew the deterministic understanding of events that some espouse. Not for me is the Wu wei [ 無爲 ] of the Tao. I just can’t get behind a philosophical standpoint of “non-doing” and just drift along with events and shrugging my shoulders at all around me. If there is one thing that history has taught me, the path of least resistance often leads to a place where you don’t want to be. Biological or genetic determinism just scares me too much, so I prefer not to think about it. Besides, you really don’t want to be on a journey with fellow travellers like Herbert Spencer , Francis Galton , Charles Davenport right through to Dr Mengele and his crowd . I am probably more sympathetic to historical determinism th...

On a cold day you can sneeze forever.

Note to self: Don't trust either child to hold the bread for the ducks...