What affects us affects cats
Just a quick note to explain why PoC was offline for about 12 hours. It had nothing to do with me. The hosting company, Hostgator, had network problems which affected probably thousands, maybe tens of thousands, of other websites. Hostgator is based in Houston, USA as I recall but they probably have facilities in …
An American political commentator said on the radio in the early hours of this morning that he was ashamed to be American moments before Donald Trump secured the nomination to be the 45th President of the United States. What was he ashamed of? The fact that someone so unqualified and divisive had succeeded to …
I feel compelled to briefly write about the horrendous terrorist attack in Nice, France when a Tunisian man drove a large lorry down the Promenade Des anglaise in Nice killing at least 80 promenaders during Bastille day celebrations. A minister in France said that terrorists are at war with France. I agree. It is …
The time is 5:30 am and the results of the British vote to leave or remain in the European Union are coming through on the radio. At the time of dictating this the vote is 51.6% to leave. This makes me incredibly happy. If this small majority to leave remains stable up until the …
On this page, I set out what I believe should happen with this website over the forthcoming years. I’m not saying my ideas and thoughts are fixed in cement. They can be changed and any input would be welcome. Update: this page is not saying I am stopping writing. I just need to make …
I created this photo about 3 hours ago. It was taken in the Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park, London, UK. Why are dead flowers so beautiful? Perhaps they aren’t. They are to me. They touch a nerve. A combination of beauty and sadness. The damage through dying makes them more beautiful for me because …
I have been remiss in not keeping up-to-date in running the PoC charitable donations scheme. The reason is that it is a form of “admin” for me and I prefer to do things other than “admin” 😉 It is as simple as that. I think there are three months worth of comments to add …
Charlie was euthanised at 12:30 pm today. He had a long illness. I nursed him for about 6 months, quite intensively in the last few weeks. He was deeply loved. He was diagnosed with a tumor in the face – in the sinuses and nose. The tumor was pushing his right eye out; it …
