A tentative blog to test the temperature. |
A Blog Post I went to the blog post jar this morning but someone had beaten me to it. All that was left was a few crumbs. So, if you see any incredibly clever and witty blog posts out there, we know who they really belong to, don't we? |
A Lone Voice Why don't they have groups for curmudgeons? Or people who dislike groups? Where are the loners' associations? Where the hermit clubs? The recluse reunions? It's just not right... |
Animals I think that the animals that we really ought to like and respect are those that have adapted to the ways in which humanity has changed the environment. Some have even turned us to their advantage - the rat, for instance, or the seagull, the sparrow, the pigeon (how on earth did they survive before we came along?), the fox (yes, the fox adapts very well to an urban environment and their numbers are increasing). These are the real animal heroes, the brave souls that refuse to bow down to our supposed superiority. It's all very well to feel sorry for the endangered lesser spotted foot warbler, now reduced to a few square yards of habitat in some corner of a building site, but what about the survivors? Animals have been going extinct since long before humanity appeared - we're just another change, that's all. Celebrate the adaptable, for pete's sake, and less whining about species that were doomed to fail anyway. Don't get me wrong - no one would be happier than me if the Tasmanian tiger were to be found alive and well in the dense undergrowth in the west of that island. But, let's face it, nothing would be changed as a result. And I shall continue to talk to rabbits and birds in my yard while steering well clear of polar bears, thank you! Word count: 227 |
Just Asking Saw an ad the other day that suggested I "Download a CS Lewis audiobook free with a 14-day trial." What I want to know is what I'll be tried for and why the trial is bound to last 14 days. Is the verdict also a foregone conclusion? |
Belief The hardest thing in the world is to believe in a thought process. It's experience that makes us truly believe. |
Sometimes We Win The British are the most virtuous nation on earth. What is our national sport (the one we always win at)? Queueing. What is the first requirement to be able to queue? Patience. Patience is a virtue. The British are the most virtuous nation on earth. |
The Road to Enlightenment There is little point in being of the same opinion as everyone else. Wherever there is consensus, raise your voice in favour of the unpopular view, always support the underdog, look for the clay feet of the winners. That way, you will never be far from the truth. |
Thought for the Century If I'm incorrigible, where is everyone else? |
Conversation First philosopher: "I think, therefore I am." Second philosopher: "You only think you think." |
Being History I'm a child of the 20th Century - most of my life was lived in it. It seems quite reasonable to call it that too since that was how we thought of it. But today I heard a young person referring to it as "the nineteen hundreds." Talk about being suddenly relegated to history, consigned to a long ago and almost mythical time. I am devastated. |