not just for leaplings
Although it’s not a holiday, Leap Day is one of my favourite days of the year. Call it scarcity. Point your accusatory finger at me and remind me that it’s […]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
awake in the night chatting to bed-fellows
One of my favourite topics is sleep, but not only because I love sleeping so much. I have such a complicated relationship with sleep, and I’m not sure exactly how […]
keep treading water
No idea what the source of this story is. It sounds like a real scientific experiment, but I heard it as part of a theatre piece. Not that that necessarily […]
How long is now
Took this photo in Berlin years ago, and it still makes me smile when I see it. Have been having some issues with time management lately, and I’m sure I’m […]
deceiving the one closest to you
Since last week’s focus on deception, I’ve been thinking about something my grandmother used to say. I’m not good at direct quotes, but the idea was: Before you can lie […]
Duckie the quintessential sneaky fucker
This probably isn’t the best way to start out my addition to Sneaky Fucker Week, but it’s all I’ve got. The thing is…I’ve tried explaining this topic to a few […]
soft as mother hard as father
How does one even begin to write about Terrence Malick‘s The Tree of Life? When it first came out, critics were clear that this wasn’t your average film. I think […]
you can’t always expect goats
Have been toiling away at a serious blogpost, but it’s not ready to be thrown up on the old Dachshund Blog. Not yet anyway. So, I wanted something new to […]
wilful understanding
My brother and his wife had a daughter, and she was easy. Slept through the night. Did what she was told. Thrived on order. If it was bedtime, she happily […]
Patriot Jimmy
How about a topical blogpost? About what’s going on the news? In the world? Under normal circumstances, I’d never mention American Football. Never much liked it. The longer I live […]
