Category: Daily Prompt

Personality-wise, I suppose I do, especially now that I’m in my sixties. But I don’t think that minimalism is necessarily advantageous in all cases. I wonder what shape the economy would be in if everyone was a minimalist. And what would the Beatles have been like if they kept everything simple? 😀 Spiritually, I admire … Continue reading Anything for a Quiet Life

I can’t really think of anything that doesn’t feel like real life. The closest thing might be the first time that I left Ireland and went to London back in June 1981 to see Bob Dylan in Earls Court. It wasn’t just the concert. I’d grown up hearing from relatives about London and watching British … Continue reading London

It’s rainy in Limerick, Ireland today, so I’ll stay indoors 😀. Somewhere close by that I used to like walking around was the Adare Manor estate. It isn’t as easy to walk around the estate nowadays unless you’re a guest at the hotel. They’ll be holding the Ryder cup at the golf course next year. … Continue reading Adare

Lennon Remembers is the book version of a Rolling Stone interview with John Lennon. It was published in 1973, but I bought it and read it in 1976. At the time, it was a little like a Bible to me. I’d been into the Beatles for a couple of years, but as a 14-year-old, I … Continue reading Lennon Remembers

When I was a child back in the 1960s, cowboys and indians were a big thing in terms of movies and games. We all had cowboy suits. The cowboys were seen as the goodies and the Indians the baddies. Of course, things have changed nowadays. We’ll all much more sympathetic to the native Americans. I … Continue reading Cowboys and Indians

I’m not rich, but currently, I don’t need a lot of money. I do long for more musical instruments, but maybe I should just improve my skills with the instruments that I already have 😀. What’s meant by an unlimited budget? Is it an infinite amount of money? Surely the sensible thing to do would … Continue reading Give it Away

I must confess, I like happy endings. Pride and Prejudice from 1995 ended with a double wedding. In fact, I’ve watched a few series and movies based on Jane Austin novels, and they all end with weddings😀. What’s funny is that there’s nothing particularly perfect about couples who are already married. An example is Lizzie … Continue reading Pride and Prejudice

I remember buying a few books on philosophy when I was 17. They were interesting, but I wasn’t overwhelmingly convinced by any of the famous philosophers. I remember watching a BBC show in later years, in 1995, called Sophie’s World. I read the book too. It was fun fiction which integrated a range of famous … Continue reading Augustine of Hippo

Firstly, I’ve always been a fan of rock music. In my younger days, I used to dream of being a rockstar. But whenever I read rock autobiographies, fear and self-doubt almost always feature, even in people who appear very confident. I think that fear and self doubt often have much more to do with how … Continue reading For Dummies Books