On social inneptness

(however that’s spelled)   Move house more than once as a kid? Have unregular mealtimes? and bedtimes? Live ‘out in the country’? Ever not have ‘the Thing’ eveyone had? Been homeschooled?   If you have artistic parents give yourself several bonus points.   I was witness to a remarkable discussion this lunchtime where any one […]

On Power – of chocolate and of people (the lost and found version)

(I was just looking though my posts and found a draft version of Wednesday’s post. I thought it was competely gone, but apparently not. Here it is.) I don’t know why I give either as much power as I do. Yesterday wasn’t a particularly spectacular day. As well as losing my halo, I also lost […]

On perceived productivity

Why is it, on some days getting out of bed counts as productive already, and others -like today- I can wash my hair, help out at Sunday school, clear and sort my kitchen, sort out a folder of certificates and ‘important’ papers, think about Christmas presents for people, decorate a pinboard, write 3 emails (one […]

On complaints, halos and air conditioning

(- or “apparently it does work” -) I have been bemoaning the state of the air conditioning unit at work for about the last 3 years; pretty much as long as I’ve been there. I don’t [think I] moan much, but when I do find something I consider worth moaning about, I’m pretty consistent. In […]