Aging is an extraordinary process, where you become free to be the person you always should have been – David Bowie.
Some time ago, during a bit of self-analysis - which is always a lottery about how well that will or won’t go - I concluded that one of my problems was that I got stuck with a high empathy index. Couple that with an over-developed sense of responsibility, and I was a sponge for other people’s problems, and …
Late Sunday morning – the ratbag tabby is in his usual curled up position of slumber in the corner of the couch on the fluffy cushion, which is somewhat flattened now by ‘occupational overuse syndrome’. I’m wasting time on Facebook, when I’d actually prefer to be doing something more constructive. Suddenly, violence breaks out next …
Singing with heart - showing how it's done, the New Zealand anthem is sung by three Porirua schoolgirls after hearing a shocking rendition by an American singer (who has since graciously apologised) at a recent game in Denver between NZ and England. Gotta hand it to these girls - they nailed it. https://www.facebook.com/Le.ART.NZ/videos/1726501194134150/
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