May 4-10, 2024
What does freedom mean to you?
It recalls the song by George Michael that includes the line,"Sometimes the clothes do not make the man".
What is your career plan?
To live long and prosper.
Scrapbook: Week 18
27 April-May 3, 2024
Do you vote in political elections?
Yes, always. It's essential. If you don't vote you have no right to complain.
Scrapbook: April 2024
One month as it happened…
Have you ever been camping?
Yes... I once went camping with nine lesbians and got very annoyed with one of them (an academic) when they presumed I was gay. I was appalled by the small-mindedness of this stupid academic lesbian who didn't have a clue how to light a campfire.
Scrapbook: Week 17
April 20-26, 2024
My moment with Susanna Hoffs
Write about a time when you didn't take action but wish you had. It was outside the Devonshire Arms in Camden. We were saying goodbye. She was going back to Canada and a job taking pictures on film sets. She looked like Susanna Hoffs from The Bangles. I wanted to tell her I always wanted … Continue reading My moment with Susanna Hoffs
Scrapbook: Week 16
April 13-19, 2024
Scrapbook: Week 15
April 6-12, 2024
Describe something you learned in high school.
Not applicable. I don't live in the US.
What book could you read over and over again?
Journey by Moonlight, by Antal Szerb.
If you could be a character from a book or film, who would you be? Why?
Holden Caulfield, because I know where the ducks go when the lake freezes over.
Scrapbook: Week 14
March 30-April 5, 2024
What job would you do for free?
Teaching, on my terms.
Scrapbook: March 2024
One month as it happened…
Scrapbook: Week 13
March 23-29, 2024
When you were five, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A scientist on Jacques Cousteau's ship, Calypso.
How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals?
Bit presumptuous, that... ...to mark us all out as goal-seekers. I like to think of myself as a small but sturdy midfield dynamo. A good performance is always more satisfying than a win.