diversity the secret to success…
herewith a short article previously only seen by handful of social media contacts on the topic of diversity… “DIVERSITY: If you’ve ever pondered: “What is the purpose of Life?”… then my personal opinion would be that it’s all about creating ‘diversity’. ‘Life’ (as we know it here on Earth) — which it seems may well […]
on the bench
I took ‘time out’ to jot a poem that tries to make a judgement about what a poet could be hoping might be the case should a park bench in memoriam of him/her be provided for the public to use… this effort was the benchmark for poems written in October 2025… 😉 On the Bench […]
catching an idea
a poem inspired by a quote from David Lynch. Lynch who passed away in January 2025 was (as Wikipedia states) an esteemed “American filmmaker, producer, actor, painter, and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the history of cinema, with his films often characterized by a distinctive […]
on tenterhooks: summer in central Portugal 2025
based on a true story as we watched wildfires creep closer around the mountain and viewed the bloody sun through the ubiquitous veil of smoke that filled both the sky and our lungs…
matters of concern (aka trust the science?)
Matters of conCERN (aka Trust the Science?) Did the Great Collider really openA Stargate to another dimension?Will researchers dine off stories‘Til they receive their pension?Was the unknown entity merelyHaving an inter-dimensional laughWhen it joined them at their tableThen made off with a scarf? Are ‘chemtrails’ real (as some insist?)Are air-borne nano-particles an issueIf they float-down […]
thinking happy thoughts
“Thinking happy thoughts” … Hence a reflective ‘work-in-progress’ inspired by my previous studies and current investigations into AI.. The Price of Innovation Kondratieff waved at me and said “The world will change before you go to bed. Before you sleep there will be many tears And any remnant hope there is will Come liberally spiced […]
‘reality’ (they say…)
Sitting in the shade in contemplation… this is what happens (work in progress first drafted 07/06/2025 16:30hr Lisbon time) ‘Reality’ (They Say…) They say that none of ‘it’ is realThey say that ‘it’ doesn’t existWe’re living in a simulation(Though opinion on this is mixed) They say we experience dualityCreated from ones-and-zerosAnd we should simply bow […]
is excipient pharmacology f*cking-up your biology?
Are you really able to give informed consent to ingesting, applying or even having injected products that contain additives/excipients such as Polysorbate 80 which is commonly used in many products including food, personal care and pharmaceuticals (including current forms of traditional Chinese medicines!) — and which many (if not all) people have exposed to (internally […]
end of april (2025)
a wet and gloomy day today…. 30/04/1025 End of April Muted, miserable, pale-pewter greyBarely one hundred metres awayBeyond the station but encroachingA monstrous curtain of mist descendsObscuring the fields like a Stephen King novella Even Spring’s vivacious verdure hangs its headHeavy with the weight of incessant rainAnd only one avian voice is still raised in […]
enlightenment
Quickly drafted, it might yet ‘evolve’ if I become more switched-on… a response to lights going out all over Portugal when the system got so easily overloaded in Spain (April 2025)!! Enlightenment Across the PeninsulaDarkness descendedAll were disempoweredAnd life was upended Sticky jams on the roadsStopping trains, grounding planesShops could not take cardsAnd so chaos […]