I’ve always had animals in my life – dogs, cats, rabbits, tortoises, guinea pigs, various budgies. And goldfish. In my childhood mostly, as my parents thought it would be good […]
A year has passed…..
Just under a year ago, I posted an essay about the events that occured one year ago today. It met some push back, but I still stand by what I […]
It’s back…….
I saw a post on LinkedIn a week or so ago from (I think) an American tech entrepreneur. I can’t remember all the details, but it was basically decrying the […]
AI: for good or ill?
I’ve just finished reading a rather fine book on this topic. It’s called AI 2041 and is a book of short stories with accompanying essays on this rather important topic. […]
Quick advertisement…..
…..for my “The World According to Travellin’ Bob” outlet. I’ve added a new essay, “The Grunwald Monument” on the blog, concerning the Battle of Grunwald and its monument in Poland. […]
I’m back…
So it’s been a while – a good two or three months since I posted anything, and perhaps, Gentle Reader, you’ve been wondering where this aging hippy has been hiding. […]
At last – a time to vote….
This is a notification rather than a blog post. I’ve been criticised in the past for adding political and/or controversial material on Vivaldi, but I will still write it when […]
Nakedness is Normal – isn’t it?
So today is Naked Gardening Day 2024 apparently, the annual (and flourishing) celebration of nudity and horticulture. I wouldn’t mind betting there are members of this fine Vivaldi Community who […]
The Absence of Truth
I’ve just added this little gem to my outside blog This World, This Life and decided it was worth sharing with the wider audience of the Vivaldi Community too. The […]
A time for renewal
I love this time of year, when I get back out into the country and stretch my aging limbs. Especially now that climate change – curse you! – is making […]
Organised religion – do we really need it?
I went to Mass the other weekend, the first time for a while. It was my late father-in-law’s Name Day, and as is usually the case my mother-in-law paid for […]
Is the US complicit in the Gazan tragedy?
In October 2023, the Hamas terrorist organization launched an attack into Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing and capturing a thousand or more Israeli citizens. The Israeli government, quite rightly, […]
Bit of light reading for you….
When I updated this blog the other week, I promised that on the “…My Books” page I would post the odd extract from them, together with news of any new […]
All change, please!
Evening, all. You will I’m sure have noticed I’ve made some changes to this Stuff – hopefully it’s an improvement (I think so, anyway). I just felt like a change. […]
