A menu for goodness can provide adequate sustenance only if the words feed the soul of the person who consumes it What’s wrong with just being nice? Nothing, right? It’s the least anyone can do. And, sometimes, more than some can manage! That’s what I’m thinking about as I stand hemmed in on a packed … Continue reading Introduction
Pure Niceness, Complex Niceness and Genuinity
Some people have ill intentions and all have the capacity for barbarism - but some also have consciences and ALL have a heart I believe that human beings are inherently good. I believe that human beings are inherently compassionate. Living beings will do all they can to survive, to procreate, and to see their offspring … Continue reading Pure Niceness, Complex Niceness and Genuinity
Dad’s Dementia and Something for Sammy
I refuse to teach my boy how he should be a son, but I will gladly let him teach me how to be a dad There were a variety of reasons why I decided to start writing a collection of my thoughts on the different subjects that make up this blog - principally it was … Continue reading Dad’s Dementia and Something for Sammy
The False Economy Of Budget Buys
There is only good value in good sense Whether it’s the best seats at sporting events, concerts or plays, food, drink, gadgets, clothes, shoes, flights and myriad other things, I will always opt for ‘value’ over quality. I am certain this frugal and thrifty trait was passed on by my mother and father - and … Continue reading The False Economy Of Budget Buys
The Bell by Iris Murdoch review: Love, Morality and Genuinity
Warning: this review is full of pesky spoilers The book begins in the midst of the turbulent, troubled marriage of Dora and Paul Greenfield. A union which clearly doesn’t work - she’s young, free-spirited and evidently not ready for such a coupling; he’s callous, cold and abusive and undeserving of such closeness. The Greenfields shouldn’t … Continue reading The Bell by Iris Murdoch review: Love, Morality and Genuinity
Women and Niceness – Part 3
Continued from Part 2 Smash the system It’s worth noting at this point that I appreciate just how impossible our situation is at times - the systems that are in place have solidified over time in a manner that sometimes appears to be irreversible. Language and communication play possibly the most significant roles in preventing … Continue reading Women and Niceness – Part 3
Women and Niceness – Part 2
Continued from Part 1 Embracing a femininity What about women who want to embrace a/their femininity? Women who wear it as a badge of honour. Women who are proud of being women, or like being a woman as opposed to a man, and who love aspects of femininity. Women who like to look pretty (whatever … Continue reading Women and Niceness – Part 2
