Tag: Today

I had a rude awakening this summer when I pulled out the UK size 2.5 shoes I had bought for my son a couple of months earlier, only to find that they were far too small already. I mean, I should have realised since he had been wearing size 3 sneakers for a while. But sizing is weird on feet, espe...

Praying mantises are a rare sight in this area, but I always get excited when I spot one. They’re either well-hidden or not very common, but I’m grateful for every glimpse I get of these fascinating creatures. Masters of disguise, praying mantids are rarely seen. They are typically ...

Let me introduce Invader. Invader is a street artist who has been creating mosaiques (invaders) in public spaces for decades. For instance, there are about 1 500 invaders in Paris. Photo by Robert Katzki on Unsplash Something great about Invader is that they published a...

My coach yesterday suggested that I get back into the habit of expressing gratitude every day and instructed me to write down 10 things today. Just thinking about it, even before writing anything brightened my mood. Here is my list. 1 I’m grateful to be in Athens, my favourite capital ci...

I had a trial shift in North West London. The workplace was a sushi restaurant. Japanese restaurants based abroad tend to serve dishes close to traditional Japanese cuisine rather than localized ones. However, the restaurant serves a contemporary menu, so I was interested in it and applied for the p...

The best writing groups are those who use the word ‘writers’’ and place the apostrophe in the correct place. Everyone else can be forgotten. (My company does this too. We created a ‘writers’ gin’ for the team. Cool, eh?) The London Writers’ Cafe is a grea...

Still groggy and shuffling to the bathroom, I noticed 27 messages flashing on my answering machine. Who is blowing up my phone I wondered. I pushed play, rewinding the mini cassette. Caller after caller asked if I was OK and did I see it or can you believe this. I&rsquo...

When I took out a smartphone at a baseball game in 2002, I was the only one in the whole stadium. I looked weird as hell to my friends, chatting to someone in the UK over GPRS. Now everyone has a smartphone. Any stadium can instantly turn into a festival of flashes. We forget how weird thi...

As a result of the fervent advocacy seen over the years regarding LGBTQIA+ rights and awareness, we have identified and accepted that gender is a social construct, that gender norms are learned and aren’t necessarily linked to sex (sexual genitalia,) and that people are free to identify with t...

Trigger Warning: This story may contain elements that could be considered unsettling or frightening. Reader discretion is advised. I am an old man, and going to the pharmacy to pick up one refill or another is a way of life. Today was no exception. There was a partial refill waiting, meaning anot...

In 1968 the U.S. elected our 37th president, Richard M. Nixon. While his Presidency was marred by scandal, and his eventual resignation, the one thing that seems to have slipped by historical narratives is just how racist Nixon actually was. From the very beginning of his campaign, one of Nixon&r...

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