Thoughts
Dad Popped By
Had my first dream about dad since he died. As a vague atheist, dreams about lost loved ones are something I really cling to and it was annoying me I hadn’t seen him yet, but last night, just before his birthday, I had one. Me and my family were leaving a big seaside hotel to […]
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I’ve been told the building on the far left is sinking year by year. Which is odd because I’ve also been told by someone else that the building on the right is sinking (and that the column on the top was added to stop this, though you’d think you’d combat subsidence by adjusting something at […]
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Why Do People (Still) Think The Egyptians Didn’t Build The Pyramids?
I’ve been a bit listless of late, roaming around on Facebook and stumbling onto ‘New Age’ and pseudo-archaeology groups. The danger of such behaviour is, of course, Facebook’s algorithm supplies you with evermore groups of this nature and my wall is pretty darn nutty right now. I tell myself I’m doing something noble in its […]
Read more "Why Do People (Still) Think The Egyptians Didn’t Build The Pyramids?"Goodbye Fergus
Yesterday I discovered actor and comedian Fergus MacDonald Caird had passed away. He played the father in our short movie ‘Flawless’, which you can watch below. Fergus was an excellent performer, capable of evoking layers of emotion in a single expression. He was a funny guy, just naturally funny, and he cracked me up every […]
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It’s bad enough i see people on Facebook saying the Egyptians didn’t build the pyramids but yesterday I bumped into one commenter insisting the romans had electrical machinery and that anyone who couldn’t tell that by looking at their buildings was a fool. I had to reply. I said the Romans would tell us in […]
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Discovered the sketch book art of @guadu54072. If anyone wants to make a Pennyblade graphic novel…
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Finally took the brutalist architecture pilgrimage to the Barbican Estate in London. A wonderfully serene place, a lost dream of what a community could be, what with its high walkways, no cars, its social housing next to fancy apartments, its conservatories, parks and museums. It’s like something from Next Generation but built out of a […]
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It’s been an ugly time across the pond these last 24 hours so I made a list of things I like about Americans and America. Just a few thoughts that popped in my head. You’re Welcome. Americans will say ‘you’re welcome’ after you say thank you to them. Every time. I imagine they’re raised to […]
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J.L. Worrad 