"But what if we get married and in childbirth she dies leaving me with triplets to raise by myself?" "Mark, all I'm suggesting is you go over and talk to her, stay in touch with reality, she's probably going to reject you." "Raising 3 kids by yourself is no joke Brett!" "Mark, how long are … Continue reading Mark’s triplets →

Helping can be the drug that sneaks up on you. At first it appears so wholesome and you get such a natural high that you want to do it again and on a bigger scale. Now, to be clear, I'm not slating helping. Helping is great but like drugs there can be a downside. You've … Continue reading The helping addiction →

In the hospital the other day, there was a recurring theme from the various doctors and nurses seen. We're gonna treat the symptoms rather than find the root of the problem. I don't blame them for this approach. I imagine it's the system that robs them of the time necessary for investigating issues and getting … Continue reading Symptoms not roots →

Mr Beast did a video once where he said he would pay for all the grocery shopping you could get done within 90 seconds. That sounds like an entertaining YouTube video for Internet users and it's definitely attractive to the person getting the free groceries. I imagine Mr. Beast was prepared to fork over a … Continue reading Mr. Beast grocery shopping →

To the group chat Patrick appears to be the knight in shining armour. But the reality is, he presented Jodie's idea. Jodie's ego wants credit but her wisdom asks: "Does it matter?" "Well I want people to think I'm smart" "Why?" "Oh don't you start therapising me!" "Why not?" "I'm not playing this game"

Can you feel the song? Where does the music and lyrics take you? What do you see in your mind's eye? Does it summon up innocence in childhood? How about sadness for the nostalgia of teenage summers? Or the heartbreak of your first romantic rejection? Maybe future pain of saying goodbye to a loved one? … Continue reading Feeling the song →

I think those who are bad at summoning sympathy are the first to point out why those people don't deserve sympathy. Rather than saying 'I'm uncomfortable with supplying sympathy' they will say things like: 'that's just how the world works'

"Oh come on now don't be like that, you're going to outlive us all!" That's what the 20 something year old said to the 90 something year old while the latter lay in a hospital bed. Now logic would say that is a terrible prediction but wisdom would say that's the sign of a human … Continue reading Outlive us all →

A while ago Jo and Tamsin had a brief fling. Then one day Jo was feeling adventurous and texted Tamsin asking if she wanted to be friends with benefits for a while. Nothing serious. Nothing emotional. Just physical. Tamsin responded with a scathing reply: "How dare you!" "That was probably the most insulting text I've … Continue reading Jo and Tamsin →

I don't think provocation is the way to combat narrow mindedness. Wearing a Rangers jersey in the Celtic section of the stadium is dangerous. They're not going to thank you for it, they're not going to see the point you're making, they're gonna feel attacked and they're gonna make it painful for you. I think … Continue reading Narrow minded defiance →