Motivational Speech
Sometimes you may feel a little down. You might say, well, if everything has been done before, why would I bother? I tend to answer, if you haven’t done it before, why would that matter? You will...
View ArticleBric-a-brac
A collection of things that are on my mind. Intangible yet “true”? What is it with the sub- or unconscious that makes people so divided? Not that Freud and Jung were trying to polarise with their...
View Article(Not A) Retrospective
Like so many people, I could go on and on about what has happened to me in the past year. My successes (plenty, of course), my failures (o so few, natch) and my other assorted activities. But no one...
View ArticleJaywalking
As we left the cinema, we first noticed the very cold of February. We were dressed for a mild summer’s day, stupidly, inexplicably, but so we were, and it was cold. We had just seen a film that was...
View ArticleHow to fail
Meet Rob Mientjes, Professional Failure. Okay, not really. Nope. I wish it were, but I failed at that career. It is nothing to be proud of, I know, but once realised, there is no simple way around it....
View ArticleHow I met the Devil
It must have been two weeks now, since I met the devil. I met him during my regular late-night walk in the park. He beckoned me to come and what have I to lose anyway? I walked up to the lord of the...
View ArticleAfter the shave
Three days after1 having shaved off fifteen centimetres of my hair, these are the things that stand out: I have far too much shampoo for the next few months at least; My head gets cold or warm easily,...
View ArticleNew things
My favourite season is the cold season. The time of the year when it’s cold outside and the sun is harsh on its subjects. I like the current season in particular because I have two things to announce....
View ArticleSeaweed
He would have done things differently, perhaps. He pushed his spectacles back onto his nose and tightened the muscles in his back. On his left were three or four bananas, but he would eat none of...
View ArticleIntermissum est spectaculum
“Interim iugulentur homines, ne nihil agatur.” I should be honest with myself here. I don’t really care much anymore about this site. It’s too bad. I have some funny stories on here, and people still...
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