An ode to breakfasts past
It’s cold here today. A freezing wind is whipping down from the snowcapped mountains of Lesotho. Not a day for flip-flops. Which is the first (of many) reasons to be… Continue Reading
Browsing Category: Fundamental Joeyism
The long dark
To say that my routine has wobbled during lockdown would be a serious understatement. I always imagined I was made of sterner stuff. Apparently not. I’ve packed on the pounds,… Continue Reading
A sign from above
God is a Basset hound. Suddenly it all makes sense. Although maybe y’all just see a cloud… probably because you’re not true believers in the great slobbery one. Although… some… Continue Reading
Mad-dog desperados
We’re all becoming mad-dog desperados. My mom went for an illegal haircut yesterday. The criminality in this family is reaching new highs. Or maybe its new lows. In any event… Continue Reading
Sometimes it is cricket
Being German I come with an innate, hard coded scepticism about anything English. (it slots in right between the pedantic desire to always be on time and the the undeniable… Continue Reading
Fundamental Joeyism, Guidelines
Tea cozies
Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea-cozy, doesn’t try it on. Billy Connolly Having sired girl children I often wonder about the advice… Continue Reading
Family History, Fundamental Joeyism
Maus
It was 75 years since VE last week. Being from the line of people that ‘lost’ that particular conflict, its a weird sorta day. On the one hand I’m glad… Continue Reading
Fundamental Joeyism, Libertarianism
Tales of the blockade runner
Lockdown, day… five hundred and ninety something. So far I have avoided comparing myself to Anne frank and Nelson Mandela. Even though I desperately want to. I don’t know how… Continue Reading
Going digital
‘Do you think we will ever meet up in real life again?’ I muse into my Zoom window. They both seem confident. I’ve known these guys since the first grade…… Continue Reading
Ear hair et al.
My wife and me went on our first date ten years ago this week. Thai food. Ten years goes by pretty quick. This morning I woke up at 5am and… Continue Reading