I was reminded this week of an old joke that a colleague of mine used to tell. A man goes into a branch of WH Smith and asks the young lady behind the counter, ‘Do you keep stationery?’ To which she replies, ‘Yes, until the very last minute when I go absolutely wild.’ It wasn't the shop … [Read more...] about Where would we be without disappointment?
Meaning
‘Man Up’ and why emotion can never be wrong.
This week I read a report in the newspaper about how farmers who have lost their entire crop due to flood are ineligible for a government hardship fund because their farms are too far from a major river. It’s a pity that the politicians didn’t think to inform the rivers when they came up with the … [Read more...] about ‘Man Up’ and why emotion can never be wrong.
A Death In The Garden
Despite my internal protestations and denial, as the rest of the garden springs into life, I’ve been forced to face reality. The honeysuckle is dead. I don't know why it has died, whether it has anything to do with my brutal cutting back of the wayward jasmine that grows alongside. Perhaps it … [Read more...] about A Death In The Garden
Autism And My Relationship With A Handkerchief
An autistic client is talking to me about her anthropomorphism and how she hadn’t realised until quite recently that it’s a common symptom of autism. I think to myself that I hadn’t realised this either until she just told me, and I shoot a shifty glance towards the pot plant I’d been chatting to … [Read more...] about Autism And My Relationship With A Handkerchief
What A Fish Supper Taught Me About Productivity
It's 1996, and I'm in the chip shop buying Friday night’s dinner (Haddock and chips for me, Huss and chips for my wife). Waiting for them to cook my food, I flick through yesterday's copy of a tabloid newspaper glancing occasionally towards the tiny portable television in the corner with the volume … [Read more...] about What A Fish Supper Taught Me About Productivity