A whirlwind in a nutshell

Am going to keep this short and sweet. I think it might benefit myself as well as many others if…

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Day 2 of cracking the Stalevo Code. Also happens to be the second day of sleeping like a civilian, as…

Woke up at 6am – a huge lie-in – and got ready for the week ahead and new meds routine…

    +   As our lives meander this way and that, up hill and down dale, those of us…

While stuck at home laid low by my seemingly immovable lodger, that Bloody Mr Parkinson’s who just turned up one…

As a lover of language, words, idiom, communication of literally any kind, I relish having the time every now and…

Quote: Werner von Braun   +++   +   +   +     +     +    …

+ Looking forward to a much more serene and soothing week ahead (here’s hoping). What a strange life, and what…

No matter how shiny or bitchin’ any old new device may be, it’s not about the cold hardware .. it’s…

Love the story of how St. Francis took shelter from a sudden storm in a little ramshackle fallen-down country chapel,…

Such sweet sorrow – As the world turns on its axes, with most civilians most scrambling to put together their…

Not much energy to wield the old keyboard for too long but felt I just needed to pinpoint some hopeful…

Sleeping in heavenly peace … Catholic churches are offering the homeless places to sleep in safety and peace. They provide…

Go Softly, Go Gently    Go softly my sweet mother, Your work here now done. Return home to where once…

On the first morning of my recent stay at Villa Van Gogh, still reeling from the night’s fun and games…

Unbelievable what a strange life. Do you want it? You can have it, no money to change hands, no questions…

Will try to illustrate – am so tired of the never-ending explanation marathon – some key dynamics of my daily…

What a classic, classy send-off! You can’t make this stuff up, well actually.. Much more to tell, much later. Am…

UPDATE: Little did I know I’d used all my vulpine trickery to pre-emptively pull the strings of the well-intentioned but…

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Just got back from my customary 5 minute dash to the gemutlichkeit of getting a quick coffee and fruhstuck from…

Trying to get some rest today – a very important priority – proved impossible. What was a unorthodox shy exhibitionist…

Last week I was hoping to finally be put out of my misery, with the current solicitor in charge of…

.. However, that doesn’t mean Muggins can’t go and catch up with his friends, the Five Dock Four and join…

For years I used to inflict my dad-joke type hilarious announcement of “I’ll be 29 already this upcoming birthday!” And…

Funny how one’s own mind can feel so detached and alien, almost hostile at times like some menacing crafty interloper;…

  Too much to ask for, somehow? What was he thinking, giving his all for a chance to live a…

Forced to make a sleek sideways move again, this time though thoroughly enjoying the semi-cloak of invisibility offered by a…

Most of my friends and family remember me pestering them to watch Heather’s startlingly informative and elegant video A Mountain…

I remember a fellow PD traveller once enjoying my turn of phrase in describing my struggle with getting onto some…

A close female friend – exasperated by some boorish behaviour on the part of perhaps one of our less enlightened…

Two beautiful sounding words .. could they be girls’ names? I remember once, in a Sainsbury’s in Kingswood, Bristol hearing…

As the world’s multitudes prepare to take the bait currently being cooked up for them, fooling themselves that Gaia is…

.. or how about some of these (s)experts try thinking outside of the box for a bloody change? Not being…

Of course, I have much more to say on the whole viral conundrum but for now, keep it simple &…

No need to introduce this man, I think. That’s right, Mallory Keaton’s big brother ..      

Since writing this blog post and having learnt first hand from family and friends in Europe some of the extent…

Still, happy to boost the programme. For Australian viewers streaming free on SBS On Demand:    

.. is how Stephen Fry quipped about his film role as the great Irish wit. Personally, I loved the writer’s…

My sister used to call me Ricochet Rabbit when I was a wee lad. These days I feel more like…

Just about to watch Awakenings.. had really hoped to be able to watch it together with someone else but hey,…

.. just like a sacred cow,  visions of swastikas in my head. Plans for everyone ..   Yes, lots of…

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Sometimes it dawns on me with some force that, all things considered, the single most volatile element in my life…

Following the demise of yet another valiant attempt by my intrepid PD medical support team to dream up some labyrinthine…

Just one last recycled story ++ Returned home to a warm Wamberal embrace after yet some more rollercoaster days, with…

Had quite a good day yesterday in terms of getting my point across and starting to see some real progress…

Not a bad result after a decidedly underwhelming start to the day. Following an exhausting attempt at communication with, luckily…

Just recently, on my way back from an event in San Jose, which included the option of  experiencing a PD…

Following a successful conference in Silicon Valley and some ultra-vexatious logistical hurdles while relocating to San Francisco, this morning I…

In a country where not that long ago but certainly pre-Turnbull days, it would have been quite feasible to find…

FAO of all those nice people all over the world who can’t help staring at my incessant fumbling, stumbling, stammering…

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