PhDs and Tax? – Drabble

I have a PhD and I can code in 3 different programming languages… but for the life of me I cannot figure out what is going on with tax rules and regulations…

Curious Snippets: English I Fancy

While cleaning out old keepsakes a found a few paper snippets describing the wonderfully colourful language that is English. Unfortunately, after trying to find the original Author of today’s snippet I ran into several other versions of this poem (mainly with the title “Why English is so Hard to Learn”) contributed to unknown writers from […]

Little Moon Flower so Blue – Short Poem

As I went for a dream walk, I found a little moon flower on a stalk, I stopped by this little flower for a bit of a talk. “How do you do?, Little moon flower so blue, Can I tell you a secret long overdue?” “Oh, little moon flower I have been so bold, As […]

Your Life, Your Path, Your Choice – Poem

I do not demand time from you I do not claim to know what is best for you But, from my journeys: I can say that Your life is of your choosing alone Not to be copied from another, like a mere clone No manner of people or events are responsible for the path you […]

Rainbow Bridge – Short Poem

Goodbye dear companion and friend Over to the great meadow you go to a new journey, we all know Goodbye dear companion and friend We all agree that this is not the end We will meet again at the rainbow bridge, and together we will cross it with newfound courage. Goodbye dear companion and friend. […]

Save Our Species with Science: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Earth Day

The International Earth Day campaign started as a socio-environmental movement back in 1970 and is promoted yearly on the 22nd of April. In the 90’s the movement went global with the aim to raise awareness of environmental problems and driving the inclusion of environmental guidelines during law making decisions. The #EndPlasticPollution movement of 2018 was […]

A Tree Reborn – Short Poem

Circular cracks show on its map Its rivers do not flow, only dried up sap Mountains rise up and its structure still sure However, the dying giant has no cure Grey, empty, hollowed out Water it cannot go without It gains new life on a lonely night when by lightning strike it is set alight […]

Hoarder of Average – Drabble

Too often do we limit ourselves. Restricting ideas, conversations and acts through imaginary constructs of what is deemed appropriate, correct or normal. What is normal? Who is the authoritative figure on that definition? Statisticians would argue that normal is average (i.e., mean, mode and median). The x% of the bell curve. However, it’s impossible to […]

Chasing Expectations – Drabble

Experience never errs. Only your judgement errs by promising itself results which your experiments didn’t produce. Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 – 1519 We are occupied with the fulfilment of goals and plans. These are healthy and give us purpose, but the expectation of their outcome leaves them unsatisfactory when finally completed. My advice will be […]

The Code of Life – Short Poem

A, C, G, T what will the next one in the sequence be? A double helix twisted round How many base pairs can you count? Genetic information must be read right else the organism may succumb to blight Cellular mechanisms and protein tricks ensures that all the bases sticks Should something go awry it won’t […]