The Bookless Club

It’s just like a book club, only there’s no book and no club.

MUSIC THERAPY

When you think of drugs, the mind turns to morphine and antibiotics – things you can ingest or inject. It doesn’t automatically think of percussion or melody. There are, however, other ways to medicate; other… Read More »MUSIC THERAPY

MOVIE NIGHT

There are a couple of movies that stand up to repeated viewings. Jaws. The Godfather movies, any and all of them. The first Rocky movie. Amélie.  It’s a Wonderful Life. The Hangover movies are pretty… Read More »MOVIE NIGHT

MATURE STUDENTS

I want to go back to school. I want to take History, and Architecture, and Religious Studies, and Bioinformatics. Kinesiology might be useful. Oh, oh, oh  … and Applied Mechanics!  Now, that would be fun! … Read More »MATURE STUDENTS

APPLES OF YORE

There’s a saying I love: “Everything is going along nicely and then you drop a jar of apple sauce”. Similarly, you could say, “Everything is going along nicely and then you discover another bag of… Read More »APPLES OF YORE

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PUNCTURED

I’ve had to replace three tires this year due to nail punctures. Three tires, three perfectly good tires, with miles of life left in them. I’m hardly a long haul driver. I go to the… Read More »PUNCTURED