And some news about my new website… For the past few days, I’ve been thinking about our coming days as climate change affects us more and more. So I examined the many different lists (and there are many) of supposedly safe countries and places. …

I signed up with Ghost.org — Guys, sorry, I’ve not been writing here. I’m busy (at last) setting up my own website. I’ve gone with Ghost, but I won’t be doing subscriptions. It will just be dependent on SEO and donations. Monthly patronage will need to be through Ko-fi or Patron. And thank you to all…

Sometimes reading between the lines tells you a lot. — London Pro-Palestinian march on Poppy Day One of the outcomes of the Pro-Palestinian march in London on Poppy Day was that there were a lot of photographs of people who displayed outright antisemitism, support for Hamas, and racism in various other ways. The photo above was one such instance. …

Perhaps we can all start focusing on what we can personally change. — I’ve come to the conclusion that we are all hypocrites when it comes to climate change. Who doesn’t have 26 items of plastic in their homes, and who doesn’t use oil, one way or another. Take me, for instance. My carpets are made of polypropylene. I love it! They are…

In my youth, it was unacceptable to beg for sympathy. — I am so done. I’ve been on Bluesky — Jack Dorsey’s attempt to invent an independent social media platform — these last few days. So far, so good. I like it. …

I get a little tired of the same thing being said to me over and over again. Parrots thrive. — Today I was going to write an article about the constant parroting of both the conservative and the liberals in America. They seem to have this common trait. …

Some dismiss the millions of people who suffered under this system when they misuse and abuse the name ‘apartheid.’ — I grew up in apartheid South Africa. In my earliest years, my parents instructed us not to mention what was spoken about in the home because we would go to jail. So, even as a young child, I was aware of the sins of apartheid. …

WTF is wrong with the left? — My father handed me my school report, and I read what the teacher said. “Tessa can’t see the wood for the trees.” I asked my father what that meant, but he just shrugged. I have only recently begun to understand what that meant. It meant that I was so focused…

Remember the story of Joseph preparing during the seven good years? I think we spent our good years. — Did you notice that the day after Halloween the shops started on the Christmas decor? When I was a kid, business did their Christmas displays at the start of the second week in December — that was in the 50s and 60s. A lot has changed since then — not…