Stories and Sleepless Thoughts

Moments, Musings and Miniseries.
I’m fine

I’m fine

The canned response to the many-times-repeated-daily question: how are you? Everyone has their own version: good, fine, bien. Lately, I have started a delightful practice of asking for clarification before answering that question: do you want the real answer, or the...

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If you had 2 million dollars…

If you had 2 million dollars…

Oliver: but if you had 2 - one million dollars would you spend it or give it to a homeless person? Mum: oooof, a million dollars would be a lot of money to give away, but yes I hope I'd share some of it and spend some of it. What would you do? Oliver: I'd give all of...

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Hitchhikers

Hitchhikers

This morning, at our stand-up huddle at work, we started talking hitchhikers. We shared scary stories we'd experienced, or heard, of people nearly being murdered or captured or worse. Don't ask me what's worst that murder, and actually don't imagine. This is not that...

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