“You don’t know what you got till it’s gone…” Almost at the end of my first year in Kazakhstan. The snow is back; it’s -16 Celsius outside. The water in the mop bucket froze on the balcony – the enclosed balcony. It’s been a year of ups and downs. Big things – I got divorcedContinue reading “First review – Joni was right”
Author Archives: Phoenix
Poop Police with whistles – what a wonderful world!
Children armed with whistles will soon be patrolling villages in central India to try to shame those defecating in the open, a report said Sunday. Madhya Pradesh state government is expected soon to launch the unusual sanitation initiative, in which schoolchildren will blow their whistles loudly when they spot someone squatting in the open instead of usingContinue reading “Poop Police with whistles – what a wonderful world!”
Woman in hospital after python emerges from toilet and attacks her
Snakes in the Toilet
For Sunday, jethro, tasha and me.
Sunday morning, noticing how things go by. Birthdays. Measuring what we lost? Then the Blues reminded me. We lose things everyday – sometimes it’s worth it.
Ken and Wayne meet Mad Tom of Bedlam
An extract from ‘Trans-Uranic Elements; The Dark Side of Uranus’. Some fantastic jokes. ——————– The Elf’s took in the pair before them. Tom, his wild silver hair dancing the conga in its unkempt fiasco of styling, white linen slacks, his shirt a rich salmon pink exhibiting tiny images of stunning Art Deco pendulum clocks, longContinue reading “Ken and Wayne meet Mad Tom of Bedlam”
Kazakhstan Winter – fantastic
Winter arrived overnight in Almaty. I am reminded of some Tolkien Bilbo’s Song of Winter When winter first begins to bite and stones crack in the frosty night, when pools are black and trees are bare, ’tis evil in the Wild to fare. Here are two views from my apartment taken one week apart.
DC Jason Beavers Yoga Theory.
I’ve not added much personal writing recently so I thought I’d share a bit of philosophy from Detective Constable Jason Beaver. This is an extract from ‘Inspector Flaange and the Barking Spider’. ———- “How are you feeling then boss?” asked Beaver as he sat devouring a delicious Cornish pasty. “Feeling the tension, Beaver. Not sureContinue reading “DC Jason Beavers Yoga Theory.”
Massive Action – from my friend Roy Everitt
One of the things you’re likely to hear from motivational speakers, prosperity coaches and other people promising to help you improve your life, your wealth and your value to the world is that you need to take “massive action”. They’re not wrong; they just don’t mean what they say. Let’s take an example. Let’s sayContinue reading “Massive Action – from my friend Roy Everitt”
Love
“I used to lie in bed with women I loved and have sex. With this woman I lie in bed and have love. Everything we do is Love. Even sex.” Ivor Cutler from the Album Dandruff
Free Money – for Peace of Mind, Books Galore, Tasha and I.
Being creative on low energy is either deep joy or hellish torture. Working twelve hours a day then writing a blog – I am a star. Yet it is time to look for something else, an alternative source of income so I can devote more time to creating Tall Stories – Fairy Hanny needs aContinue reading “Free Money – for Peace of Mind, Books Galore, Tasha and I.”
Fairy Hanny 