Thankful, breathing easy in the knowledge that we are not alone. By any means .. Today, I received a most invigorating, intoxicating yet ultimately uplifting and inspirational message, the eventual outcome of which has yet to be fully unveiled. But what a feeling to be back in alignment […]
I remember a fellow PD traveller once enjoying my turn of phrase in describing my struggle with getting onto some heavy duty PD dope. I too remember those heady days, and sadly at times feel not much has changed. I mean, I am forever grateful for new friends, […]
A close female friend – exasperated by some boorish behaviour on the part of perhaps one of our less enlightened brethren – asked me a few years ago why some/most/all men seem so preoccupied with the allure of all things feminine. [ I am paraphrasing ..] I can’t […]
Two beautiful sounding words .. could they be girls’ names? I remember once, in a Sainsbury’s in Kingswood, Bristol hearing a mum call out for her progeny in the next aisle: “Jericho! Leave those Wagonwheels alone, come on! We haven’t got much time!” I finds her choice choice […]
‘Devenir un karibou’? Vraiment? Bien, pourquoi pas? N’importe quoi .. x+x
As the world’s multitudes prepare to take the bait currently being cooked up for them, fooling themselves that Gaia is merely having a hissy fit and teaching those nasty capitalist institutions a long overdue lesson, I find myself brought down to my knees once more. Far from secure […]
What goes around, comes around. When I first made my wayward move from the hustle as well as the bustle from North Sydney to this glorious seaside sanctuary, I found in O. and S. – who in my view have made the cafe at the local Wambie surf […]
.. or how about some of these (s)experts try thinking outside of the box for a bloody change? Not being funny but how helpful really are these poncy pundits pontificating on something that actually for quite a few people could be a tad more vital than just another […]
Slept for an hour or two and just woke up to an Australia that suddenly feels very different. It’s been easy at times to almost forget about what’s going on elsewhere but no longer, I fear. Yesterday my carer and I drove to the shops and T. at […]
Well, once again I’m bowled over by human kindness. The lady featuring in the second part of this post a few weeks ago, saw me coming in to the store on foot and using my boring walking stick earlier this week. It was a hot afternoon but I […]
Couldn’t find that glorious little sequence in ‘The Dish’ that starts off with this lovely 60s la-la-la doobie doobie la-la-la happy song … Still, you get the drift.
Of course, I have much more to say on the whole viral conundrum but for now, keep it simple & keep it local perhaps? If nothing else, although it seems like the ultimate post-modern Me-generation type crisis where, bizarrely but in terms of Zeitgeist itself so incredibly appropriately, […]
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 to which the spread of the Crown virus has started to wreak havoc, I do of course express my support generally and prayers for those afflicted and those […]
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 one-liners or aphorisms almost as much as his plays or poems. After all, it’s hard for me not to like this little pearl: ‘I can resist anything […]
My sister used to call me Ricochet Rabbit when I was a wee lad. These days I feel more like Ricochet Roller Coaster or something. Perhaps it’s just me feeling I constantly have to play catch-up to events being rearranged, goal posts forever being moved hither and dither […]
Just about to watch Awakenings.. had really hoped to be able to watch it together with someone else but hey, what are you gonna do? I ain’t gonna hire someone to come and watch it with me.. I have seen it many years ago, aeons before L-Dopa meant […]
.. just like a sacred cow, visions of swastikas in my head. Plans for everyone .. Yes, lots of plans for ROZ and DHM, as I managed to find a tiny layer of vim and vigour on the bottom a old jar I found. The label read […]
Good to see good things happening to good people, well done Jessa! I will provide an update on my own awareness raising plans in this area shortly. Jessa says: Introducing The Nude Blogger – my first ever YouTube video! Pretty please watch, share, subscribe and give it a […]
Sometimes it dawns on me with some force that, all things considered, the single most volatile element in my life is a reliably unpredictable character trait, which finds its origin in my own rather unorthodox way of seeing things. In other words, as I joked to my carer […]
Following the demise of yet another valiant attempt by my intrepid PD medical support team to dream up some labyrinthine cocktail of L-Dopa and assorted agonists that could offer muggins the semblance of a baseline quality of life, it was back to the drawing board again yesterday as […]
So grateful to be able to mend a few more bridges. And not just any old shaky river crossing, nay i say, ‘Hip hip hoorah as my erstwhile inspiration the fair Kathleen out of the blue came in like a disco ball today – all dancing and singing […]
Returned home to a warm Wamberal embrace after yet some more rollercoaster days, with having to ditch my black beamer and following a temporary lifting of my spirits when, for a moment it seemed as though at long last I’d found a way forward in terms of tackling […]
Day 1 of the new liquid Kinson regime. Promising.. To be continued.
It’s true. Sometimes for a split second, I forget it too. Perhaps I should try to re-connect with Heather in the New Year following our near-miss meeting in San Francisco last year when I was in Silicon Valley for a telco conference and Heather was battling pre-speaking tour […]
“There are those who feel the glass is half full, there are others who feel the glass is half empty. And there are also people who are engineers who feel the glass is not fit for purpose and the fool in charge of ordering it deserves to […]
Well, as I told my specialist only a few weeks ago, my previous experiences with this popular PD medication which multitudes of People with Parkinson’s respond well to by all accounts, have been ‘Dante-esk’ to put it mildly. ‘A classical reference for me to start the week off […]
Just now, carefully going about my business, I picked up on quite a bit of tension in the atmosphere .. that nervous pre-public holiday kind of mild panic. I just counted my blessings that at least, small mercies indeed, I didn’t have to drag Mr Madopar into a […]
Amazingly, Jessa’s been banned from yet another platform. That’s a frighting development which I want to spend some time on soon. It’s so unhealthy that the people who can’t or won’t make a distinction between the nude form and any sexual connotations – either sound or lurid – […]
Just preparing the cave for a summer hibernation. Pls don’t be offended if I am incommunicado. Will need to make a lot of changes, e.g. might kill off the site as it’s going nowhere fast and I don’t have time to take my time. A project such as […]
Travelling around Europe about six years ago as a devastatingly awkward 18 or 19yr old, I enjoyed people everywhere saying, “Ah! Holland. Cruyff!” Over the years this turned into, “Ah, Holland. Van Basten, Gullit!” Somehow it never became, “Ah, Holland. Van de Kerkhof!” For me, the Boy from […]
To be a monk swimming? I love that clip. How quintessentially Irish. And yes, this is a prime example of how to start with a joke, if you must. How beautiful, how sad, how gorgeous, mystical, etc … Yep, hit the bullseye for me (struck me heavily in […]
This is the kind of Australia I love.. Just now, after another smoke-filled day – it’s been worst on Tuesdays here for the past few weeks, although it’s important to note that it’s just smoke we’re finding annoying and unhealthy, which it is, but at least it’s not […]
It was a simpler time, the seventies .. For most of the decade, mainstream Saturday evening TV seemed to be dominated by the supposedly spectacular exploits of Mr Uri Geller. He did the rounds of all the major talk shows, and while he had a certain charm – […]
I must be turning into an old so and so. Last Sunday morning i was up with the kind of lovely people you tend to meet in a lovely place such as this. The couples walking their dogs, the girls walking their iPhones, the early coffee fanatics savouring […]
I know there are very disturbing headlines one could focus on right now, in places very near and dear to me. And mind you, just now I thought of having a look at the doom and gloom on Sky News, and of course there was nothing on apart […]
In the end, he never made it back to his beloved Sydney. Clive James, passed away at the age of 80 after a huge battle with cancer. So sad .. Some people just get under your skin and into your heart. He was I suppose part of that […]
The Chatswood Boxing for PD is a really good programme, I had a few sessions a while ago, which unfortunately I was unable to continue with due to other considerations at the time. But for anyone with PD or caring for someone with PD in Sydney I would […]
This is a great programme, can recommend giving it a go. After 2 weeks you’ll be as good as this late PD champion or else you you can try another 2 weeks .. Boxers are cordially invited to an open day session on Saturday the 30th 1.30-2.30pm at Vt1 […]
Incredible, how a person in strife can be buoyed just by being allowed to slow down, catch one’s breath and find not just understanding and sympathy but hey presto, actually a keen professional insight, a most sensitive appraisal of what said person needs (has been in need of […]
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Three years into my YOPD stint I finally have gained a bit more of an understanding of that whole diminishing returns principle, in terms of the need to try and devise a regime whereby one can function relatively adequately on the lowest possible dose of the old L-Dopa. […]
FAO of all those nice people all over the world who can’t help staring at my incessant fumbling, stumbling, stammering and shaking. Believe it or not, there is still a sentient being in there somewhere.
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