Hope is a marvellous thing; a beautiful, contagious, soul-assuring thing. And it’s rare to discover it in an almost unadulterated form, a form which is tangible, palpable and cohesive, untainted by jealousies or dissention.
That is the feeling I got walking round Tripoli, however. I may already be sporting the old rose-tinted Aviators after a fascinating [...]
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A Nation’s Hope
Murdoch is a Small Price to Pay for Democracy
I like rogues, always have. Not criminals, gangsters or madmen – I’m not the bloke who roots for the bad guy at the movies – but rogues. People who don’t conform; people who are prepared to go that bit further to get what they want. Perhaps I just wish I was a little bit more [...]
Atheism Requires too much Faith (for my liking)
What’s your default religious setting? Agnostic? Atheist? Believer? Default being the position you’re reduced to when dangling perilously over troubled waters; the one inspired by fear of death or eternal loneliness; the thing that remains when rational thought has left the building.
For a long time mine was atheist, and proudly, vocally so. I adopted this [...]
Don’t Forget the Laces Jeeves
A minor aristocrat, whose name eludes me right now, once claimed that the end of western civilisation was marked not by World War One or any other heinous conflict, but when it no longer became possible to employ a valet who would iron his shoelaces. Rumour has it Prince Charles’s gentlemen’s personal gentlemen still carries [...]
Publish and be Damned
Regular readers of this site – both of them – may have noticed I’ve taken a break from blogging recently. This is not a deliberate move, more the fact that my ‘leisure’ time has been taken up by a new endeavour, fiction writing, and I’ve had less time to concentrate on the spurious ramblings I inflict [...]
The True Cost of Global Warming
One criticism that could justifiably be levelled at this blog is that sometimes it errs on the side of frivolity. Inane I hope is too cruel a word, but at its most superficial it is perhaps not so very far from the truth.
Today however, more pressing matters occupy the old grey matter; things that could have [...]
In Praise of the Happy Amateur
Most people I know inhabit a professional world and as such know that, try to make something of yourself and you’ll find your head occupied nearly every hour of every day by what you should be doing, when, for how long and who with. Combine this with our money and celebrity-obsessed culture, which advances the [...]
Magnificent Ways to Die
I don’t, as a rule, contemplate death often – it’s a bit depressing and I’m too busy living life, etc, etc. However, recently I’ve been doing just that and after extensive consideration I’ve decided that if I do have to go early, I want to be mauled by a large, dangerous animal – a lion [...]
My Heart’s in the Highlands
If humans are plagued by an internal dialogue it is that of the romantic and pragmatist.
The romantic dreams of escape – of who we could become if we altered things, of whom we will become when we alter things.
But the pragmatist sighs, eyes the gas bill, the mortgage statement, the empty cupboard, and realises change [...]
Random Thoughts of a Chronic Insomniac
11pm: Knackered. Wrestle the duvet with all the finesse of a punch drunk boxer and beat the pillow into submission. Scratch, lay back, close eyes and relax. Sleep now.
11.38pm: Do you reckon that press release will get coverage then?
I hope so, I really do. Client’s gonna be annoyed if it doesn’t. Good story though, it will, [...]
About Nick
Nick is a director at the public relations company in Hull. He helps companies and individuals communicate the messages important to them, ensuring success for their businesses.
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Marriage and the Confessions of a Tweedaholic
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Holy Shit, What’s Happened to My Head?
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He’s Not From This World
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Madder Hatters and English Men Part II
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A Nation’s Hope
- Murdoch is a Small Price to Pay for Democracy
- Atheism Requires too much Faith (for my liking)
- Don’t Forget the Laces Jeeves
- Publish and be Damned
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