In July 1975, my family, who were living in what was then West Germany (remember, my father was a career military man) went on a vacation to England. Well, mostly to London, though we did take a day trip by bus to Warwickshire, primarily to see Warwick Castle. We saw … Continue reading
Category Archives: Rants, Anecdotes, Editorials, Reflections
So, a complete stranger verbally attacked my disabled child today
Zoë is autistic. She’s disabled. She’s fairly functional as these things go, but she’s still a kid, and she’s still not entirely in control of a lot of things. One of her worst and most irritating behaviours is to scream at the top of her lungs when she’s upset. We’ve … Continue reading
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Barrage of Angry Tweets
A few weeks ago, we noticed a bird hanging around in our carport. We couldn’t work out why it was there all the time. I surmised that maybe it was a good place to hunt for insects. Eventually, we spotted the bird’s mate, as well. Finally, one morning I caught … Continue reading
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Some Thoughts on Ignorance
I’ve just been reminded (again) that people don’t really want to know things. They may say they do, but, in fact, the vast majority only want to know what they want to know, with no knowledge that might challenge them. That means ideologically, technically, ethically, and in every other sense. … Continue reading
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e(xcremental)-Communication
I’ve been following a thread in a forum. This is not a forum to which I post, it’s read-only (too many obnoxious people there, and I simply haven’t got time for that sort of person any more, but there are some few who are interesting and whose insights are worth … Continue reading
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