Endurance

WHAT LENGTH THE sentence to endure, how deep the suffering, silent, sure Incumbents bound in moral plight, that’s love in a loveless marriage Silent suffering, keeping face, public blackmail, the disgrace In breaking up this pointless juncture, that’s love in a loveless marriage

Spanglish – An Eejit Abroad

IT’S VERY EASY to stay within your comfort zone in foreign countries. Especially when you can speak enough of the language to get around. I’m half way through my Colombia adventure, a third trip in two years. My first time on these shores was a backpacking trip through Central and South America. I fell in love with […]

100 Days of Sobriety

NORMALLY I DON’T LIKE to put time-frames on events. It implies that you’re waiting for a future moment, some golden landmark where you can take stock and tell everyone how great you are and then sigh before looking at the next timed milestone, hoping you won’t lapse. Nothing wrong with planning ahead but when a […]

Why Dating is like Solitaire

A POST I PUBLISHED at the end of December 2014 has (surprisingly) been my most viewed in 2015 – Why Dating is like Minesweeper. Following in the same vein I decided to compare the bane of most single people’s lives to another ageless game that dominated my teenage years – Solitaire. The game came pre-installed with […]

Wrist Bubbles, Glitter Cubes and Human Lie Detectors

INTERESTING TO SEE NYT Best-selling author Neil Strauss doing the media rounds lately promoting his latest book – ‘The Truth‘. Strauss is probably best known for infiltrating a secret underground society of ‘pick-up’ or seduction experts and documenting his journey from shy, introverted, unlucky in love geek to the world’s best PUA (pick-up artist) in […]