Last weekend my son sustained head trauma. Someone punched him so hard it broke his mastoid and, as he fell he hit and cut his head. For two days there was blood coming from his ear, he couldn’t keep a glass of water down, and he was so dizzy he couldn’t get himself off the […]
Talking About Statues
“What do you think of the statues being taken down?” I ask my children while we’re doing the washing up. “I don’t know why we have statues at all,” says my daughter. “It’s hard to know where to draw the line. I guess nobody is all bad,” I say. My son is straight back with, […]
What To Do With Power
It’s time for dinner as my daughter arrives in the kitchen. “Can you empty the dishwasher while we’re plating up?” I ask, not sure what response I’ll get because she looks as if she’s just woken up. In case I was in any doubt she prefaces any further activity with, “I’m tired.” Despite her weariness […]
False Memory And Metal Detecting
I’ve been watching all the episodes of “Detectorists” again, a comedy series ostensibly about nothing more than two friends with a passion for metal detecting but ultimately a lovely story about male relationships. This might be the third time I’ve watched it from start to finish and, nearing the very last episode, I start to […]
How To Create A Habit
My supervisor, who I haven’t seen for a couple of months, asks me how I am. “I’m good,” I tell her. “Have you lost weight?” She says, wondering if the stress of eye surgery has had an impact. “Maybe, but it won’t be stress. Sometimes I forget to eat.” She raises an eyebrow and I […]
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