Back on the magic rug

I'm on the up, in general, after being down on my uppers for a while longer than envisaged, despite being in a country where the economy is moribund, limping along just avoiding recession, while all around

The June solstice - midsummer in the north - is at 11:07 tomorrow morning. Thursday, 21 June 2018, 11:07 BST (UCT +1) Welcome, cold Australians, back to the light. I shall do tomorrow as I always do, which

Aside from cultural expectations and lifetime of advertising, why do we drink alcohol rather than other refreshing drinks? Answer is, we don't always. I love a chilled pétillant mineral water with a sprig

I'm seeing a repeating pattern in the maturity of the web, which is that early bits of our history get forgotten, for various reasons and then young upstarts come along and have the idea and think it's

The reasons for drinking are multitudinous and ubiquitous. Now I've had seven months to sober up, get a qualification, then get drunk again, then sober all the way up because drinking wasn't helping, I

I've moved into a community, which means over the coming weeks, I will be meeting new people. That process of getting to know others in this glorious yet benighted country usually means chat sessions including

I found a place to live, the paperwork is done, and I have to move house. It's quite a big move. All my domestic stuff is not in this country. So aside from clothing, a guitar, and this computer, I have

After a brief sojourn in the northern reaches I have returned to Britain. Just a couple of weeks spent in my adopted land, where most things, however imperfect they may be, operate relatively smoothly.

You crafted your beautiful words, chose an appropriate image and a bunch of tags and lo, your first post was born. Then there was a seven-day wait while minnows and hopefully some dolphins swam past and

I'm in Norway, my adopted land. My company is based here, I am based here. That's expressed the wrong way round of course. People are worth more than companies, especially if the company is a one man band,

I have been a long time out of what they laughably call the jobs market. I've yet to visit a market where they actually sell jobs. I imagine it will be like a farmers market, where everything is coated

I'm right down in the earth. I didn't set out to be here, but here I am. It's not such a bad place. I'm with roots, in the soil, from which emerges everything. I am with worms, snails, moles and rabbits,