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Monthly Archives: January 2015
The Wisdom of Mohammed Ali
Sometimes, when the snow is thick on the ground, as it is this morning, and the cold air is full of wind-blown ice and sleet, as it also is this morning, and the house is warm and the cupboards are … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Exercise, Yorkshire
Tagged dogs, Multiple Sclerosis, Snow, walking, weather, Winter
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Poor Design Award 2015
Whoever, or whatever, designed us must have been working on a Friday, because his, hers or its mind was obviously on the weekend. I’ve rather lost faith in God, or Evolution. To quote the lyrics of Spirit, “O, O something … Continue reading
The Excitement of the Thaw
Overnight rain has washed most of the snow away, and suddenly we have colour again. Everything has been monochrome for some time, but now we can see the world that was hidden. Before the snow came, we took the world … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Nature, Yorkshire
Tagged birds, blindness, countryside, nature, Snow, walking, weather, Winter, woods
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The World is Changed, Changed Utterly
Snow has been dumped all around us for a week now. As ever, it has transformed the world into something innocent and wonderful. The innocence is in the clear emptiness of white, the wonder is in the beauty of the … Continue reading
Silly Thoughts About Walking #2
Okay, then, you’ve organised the loan of a friendly dog, or you’ve phoned a friend to go for a walk together. However, don’t go for a walk today, or even tomorrow, for you’ll need to do some training before you … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Exercise, Health
Tagged health, television reality television, walking
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Silly Thoughts About Walking
Now we have been told by yet another government report that we should walk every day for twenty minutes in order to improve our health, I thought it was time to think about this rather obvious mantra, and think about … Continue reading
The World Still Works
It snowed overnight. Not a lot. Just what they call a dusting, a sprinkle. It was enough to colour the hills and fields white, and to cast an eerie orange glow on the bedroom ceiling from the street lamp, and … Continue reading
The Woods in January
As soon as I reach for my jacket, Ruby knows we are off to the woods together, and, as the experienced athlete that she is, she immediately starts her warm-up routine. She dances round and round, chasing her tail, while … Continue reading
My Name is Ruby
I don’t suppose he’s ever going to properly introduce me, even though I’ve had a sneaky look at this blog thing he does and he talks about me all the time. I’ve noticed this before, when I take him out, … Continue reading
Was Hal Murdered?
Yesterday I was listening to a conversation between the two young superstars of British science, Brian Cox, Professor of Theoretical Physics at Manchester University, and Alice Roberts, Professor of Engagement with Science at Birmingham University. Brian Cox is also a … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Technology
Tagged Alice Roberts, atificial intelligence, Brian Cox, buddhism, consciousness, dogs, evolution, machines, spirituality, thinking
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Life on the Edge of a Soup Plate 