That’s not my name and I am most definitely a straight hetero male who sometimes likes to joke around about things that ruffle peoples' feathers a little bit. I'm totally fine with doing that with people who know me well and I do really love that song it's a hellova tune. I’m going to stick … Continue reading “You can call me Nancy,” but I’m not, I’m really not
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Structural inequality or a culture of excuse making – are we a malfunctioning society?
I am a bit of a study in contrasts. I come from a comfortable middle class background. I have a decent amount of education. But I have worked many, many, blue collar or ‘menial’ jobs on and off since the age of 9 – a paper round to begin with, then a supermarket job, hospitality … Continue reading Structural inequality or a culture of excuse making – are we a malfunctioning society?
Afghanistan – history repeats, over and over again
What a tragically familiar groundhog day scenario this American withdrawl from Afghanistan is. The whole Operation Enduring Freedom thing has concluded very abruptly in the end. A mad scramble to get out as rapidly as humanly possible, leaving behind thousands of military vehicles, a whole lot of miscellaneous equipment and plenty of garbage. Literally, tons … Continue reading Afghanistan – history repeats, over and over again
Digital Sea
I love the song written by Dustin Kensrue and his band Thrice. One of my all-time favourite bands. One of my all-time favourite songs as well. I think that in a nutshell, it’s a song about the internet and its hugely ubiquitous influence in our lives.
Hania Rani
The beauty of Spotify is that its algorithms enable us and lead us, to stumble across music that we wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. I love that about Spotify. It’s a very, very cool coincidence that Spotify led me to Haina Rani’s debut album Esja and her follow up album Home, during this very difficult time.
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