Libra 2016 Many people are shocked and frightened by current events in today’s world. My way of dealing with what is happening in the world, is to attempt to see the bigger picture and to know that I can have an input in creating a better future – albeit in a small way. We live in a world where we need to make choices every day. These …
Our broken democracy
Cancer 2016 Lately, I often hear myself asking “what the hell is wrong with the world?” There is an overdose of sad, horrific and bizarre items in the news. I like to keep up with what is happening in the world so I don’t want to block it out by not reading the news. However a cartoon doing the rounds on …
Greece is the word – but is the word in or out?
Cancer 2015 Sorry but I just couldn’t resist – there has been so much about Greece in the news, I had to use this title even though I noticed, after I had chosen it, that a few had used it before me. It’s funny, but the lyrics of Grease seem vaguely appropriate for Greece! “We take the pressure and we throw …
Sad messages from the Sky
Cancer 2014 Cancer time is almost over – and what a time it has been this year. I started off with the idea of writing about the joys of good competition – as experienced during the World Cup (with the possible exception of the hosts Brazil!) and Wimbledon. I have written about this in Cancer 2008 and 2010 as these events always happen …
Apocalypse Now
Sagittarius 2012 No, I don’t think the world will end in a huge disaster on the 21st December 2012. But if recent events don’t suggest apocalyptic times, I don’t know what does. Children being raped, abused, mown down with bullets or other weapons – and not only in the US – conjure up horrific images. In the news, much has …
We think we’re so smart messing with Nature
Virgo 2012 And we are sometimes. But as this is Virgo time I want to get picky about something – the world’s obsession about dividing things up into their parts, thereby being able to specialise in a particular area. Now don’t get me wrong. The Virgo talent of seeing detail and analysing data is very useful. However we shouldn’t lose …