I just deactivated my Facebook account. I did a bit of behind-the-scenes jiu-jitsu to keep my Author Page active, and the Messenger app functioning as before. But it's now impossible for me to fall … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2019
A can of worms
Every time I post something even remotely concerned with human rights on my blog, I get a slew of bile from all quarters. Most of it comes from my natural enemies, such as this moron responding to my … [Read more...]
Let’s illuminate Invisible Women
I’m reading Invisible Women: Exposing Gender Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez, and it’s one of those books that simply everybody on the planet ought to read. The raging … [Read more...]
Surfing Success
Surfing is both huge fun, and very hard to get the hang of. On my last trip Down Under I was offered the chance to try surfing for the first time in my life, and jumped at the chance. My friend Jen … [Read more...]
10 days, 10 martial arts photos, 10 nominations and TEN explanations.
There's a meme running round the socialz: post an image a day for ten days, with no explanations, and nominating a friend to take up the "challenge" each day. I was nominated by Nikodemus Siivola, an … [Read more...]