Observations on the world and its inhabitants
I’ll be hooked on Amy’s songs for the next few weeks, I can tell. Amy’s been a star in Scotland, where the Cap is heading for a ‘trip’ in July. [I’m sure there is at least one idiot out there who’s thinking that my trip to Scotland has something to do with Amy. I mean ...
There is a danger in feeling one is ‘right’, which is slightly different from feeling ‘justified’. Obviously, one may know one is not right in taking a certain course of action, but still feel justified based on some personal sense of revenge, need to retaliate, or defend etc. But for this exploration I’m concerned only ...
“A moral fire is sometimes uncontrollable by the law.” – Captain Walker (June 2013)
You know I overhear people at supermarkets saying that they don’t know how to “cook rice” – and hence they don’t buy it or try it. Hello – I’m not saying you have to like the thing. I’d just read the instructions and follow what it says on the ‘tin’, but that’s too hard for ...
First off, I expect some readers to require an understanding of the word ‘redundant’ – because, you know, we’re into such a stupid era, that people will automatically reach for what’s in their heads. So if they think ‘redundant’ means something to do with redundancy – as per being made redundant in employment – well.. ...
I’ve just come across an interesting situation. When I tell you about it, you may not find it surprising. In fact I don’t find it surprising either. But this is one of those things, where you know it happens without the hard evidence – well, now I have the hard evidence. Here goes. Through my ...
On the Rock, crawlers there might say, “He t’ink he smart!”. In England they might say, “He’s trying to be clever.” Basically this is about people creating a perception that is not matching up with something. It could range from twisting the truth to telling pure lies. I’m not going to go into detailed examples ...
Recently a colleague at work asked me about ‘a wordprocessor’ for her computer. She was about to get ripped off by some ‘computer-guru’ who was about to dent her account to the tune of £190 for a brand new Microsoft Office 2013 suite. Don’t ask – it was some botched job on her computer. It ...
You know, sometimes you listen to a song but you don’t quite hear the words – or if you do hear some of them, you don’t really think much about them; simply because the music in the song is so nice. Well, this is one of those. I mean, I’ve listened to this probably more ...
Just watch all of this video. Of course, there must be a view out there that Dawkins is possessed by the Devil – and if you subscribe to such a view, then you are prohibited from watching any of this. By extension, I’m promoting the work of the Devil – and you should avoid me ...
This is evidence of R.O.B i.e. Rip-Off Britain – and how the truth is covered up! This is a cultural phenomenon in the country i.e. covering up the truth. Good points: The location is excellent for business or leisure in the heart of Manchester. Cost of a double room on the day was £32 (a ...
Just take it as follows – because no questions will be answered and no further details provided. Yesterday I was about to fill up my car with diesel. Well not exactly my car – who the devil fills their car with diesel? I obviously mean the tank of the car! Chyrsst!! I have to explain ...
It’s the greatest time to be alive!! And ‘time’ is of the essence. I recall 35 years ago as high-school kids we wondered almost weekly what the world would be like in 2010 (an important ‘landmark’ of the future for me). Well, I’m here! And the ‘future’ is great! Live video conferencing on handheld devices ...
Stupidity is something that has baffled me for a lot of my life. I’m not into definitions today. Look at the following sequence – and it’s not important where this conversation was happening. The only relevant context is that the other person was going on about FM Radio (as a hardware feature, as against a ...
There’s just too much music out there to discover!! I’m delighted that I’ve recently come across Blackmore’s Night. I only include some clips that I find exceptional (yes – and I know you may find other videos by the group to be more worthy of showcasing). Dancer and the Moon is there latest album about ...
Sometimes you see something that raises a question mark in your mind – but the question (before the question mark) is not properly formed and you think to yourself “Life’s to short.. I can’t be bothered” – and you don’t spend any more effort on it, formulating a question. But then the same thing hits ...
Song for deep thinkers only. Best understood after watching the movie, ‘Into the Wild’.
“That which makes us human, also makes us inhuman.” – Captain Walker (April 2013) Accepted human capacities fall in the following domains: Aggression & violence Jealousy Malice Greed Possessiveness Love Protection of loved ones Experience of pleasure Thinking Creativity and innovation Loyalty Understanding Adaptation Sentience .. and the list is by far incomplete but pretty ...
Some…many, will never get it..they will glance fleetingly at this video…and say “SciFi is not my thing.. I don’t watch SciFi..never been into it..can’t stand it.. I’m not a SciFi person..you can’t get me to watch SciFi anything.” – thereby missing exactly the point – opting to remain imprisoned. No – don’t be daft; you ...
I return to a theme I have been exploring in various ways: what drives people. I had written about When you’re right in March 2012. Injustice is something that one feels inside. It’s not like a physical pain. It may be a form of mental discomfort. It is something that keeps you awake, thinking, planning, ...
The Cap has been watching – and listening – very carefully to Barcelona… Um.. it’s an alternative Rock group – hardly recognised by many. However, the Cap is a supporter of small bands who are really trying to get ahead. As some may know, the Cap is also Life Member at Magnatune…and they’re ‘not evil’. ...
It may be a source of amusement to many that much of my present modus operandi has been influenced by a fictional character – namely Mr Spock – from a mere Sci-Fi movie; so weird am I. As a youngster I watched every Star Trek film on TV. I was fascinated by Spock – I ...
‘Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing,Only a signal shown and a distant voice in the darkness;So on the ocean of life we pass and speak once another,Only a look and a voice, then darkness again and silence.’ – HW Longfellow, ‘The Theologian’s Tale: Elizabeth’ in Tales of a Wayside ...
Recently I’ve been thinking about how people get ahead i.e. progress with life and careers etc. There are several ways and it’s possible to categorise this in many different ways. If I was doing a lecture on this to impress people, I’d put up some slides and show some fancy flow charts – which would ...
I’m really becoming very worried about the state of the world. Look at this: Stand with the Maasai, where thousands of Maasai are about to be evicted from their land to allow wealthy game hunters to roam. No – I’m not one who usually jumps on to bandwagons and campaigns. But today a number of ...
The recent video in Jumbie’s blog The dance of a dung beetle (which I had seen previously) and another recent article on Scientific American were instrumental in me changing my metaphorical reference about the ‘Rock’ to the ‘heap’. I felt a need to give some background to all this. No I have no need to ...
“We must believe in free will, we have no choice.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902 – 1991)
Recently I’ve been wondering about ‘emotions’. I think most people can understand that emotions are often set against that which is logical. Immediately I can imagine a few getting ready to yawn in expectation of another tale about Mr Spock (his usual debates with Capt Kirk and Dr McCoy). Well no such thing today. I ...
Actually this is about me ‘saving myself’ using Google Drive. What happened? I was searching madly for a file on my computer starting with filename: 2011_12_ that was in a certain folder. It wasn’t there!! Panic was about to set in. Well, I’m exaggerating a bit cuz few things cause me panic. :) Bingo!! Brilliant ...
“The law is an ass. However, the size of and the numbers of asses who are average people make the law appear insignificant.” – Captain Walker (March 2013).
