Posted on by Craig Faulkner
On my way home on Friday, an elderly gentleman sat next to me on the bus. Straight away, he asked me how old I thought he was. I'm terrible at this, but I would have thought he was in his early seventies. I made a point of not looking for too long and, not wanting to risk offence, offered a guess in the mid-s… Read more »
Posted on by Craig Faulkner
It's autumn. Until the last few days one wouldn't have known that. The nights have been drawing in for a while, but the weather has been bizarre. The start of October saw the kind of temperatures July should have delivered but didn't. This unseasonable (and perhaps un-British) bout of warm weather brought man… Read more »
Posted on by Craig Faulkner
Somewhere along a rather paradoxical line of thought, I've come to view normal people as being, well, a little odd. I never excelled at 'fitting in', and indeed for the longest time I tried to do anything but. These days, however, my approach has more in common with indifference. And it is from this healthy v… Read more »
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In previous blogs, I've talked about the joys and obstacles associated with my journey to and from work. However, but for the occasional reference to those to whom straight lines prove difficult, until now I've not mentioned the sort of characters I share these journeys with. Frequenting the same routes five… Read more »