The often dubious, politically incorrect and mainly humorous musings of Ms Jane Turley, (Ex) Housewife Extraordinaire.
I lost my sight
Because I had no rights
I lost my soul
In a pitiful hole
I lost my heart
Because I played no part
I lost my mind
In all the unkind
If I could breathe
I would not grieve
If I could sing
It would be Spring
If I could shout
I would have no doubt
And if I was free
I could be me.
After 18 years on another CMS, I have moved my blog to a more versatile platform. However, it will take some time while I perform some jiggery-pokery to get it exactly how I want it. So please bear with me as things fall off the page, are posted upside down and so on. It has also beome apparent that I will have to edit hundreds of posts as importing them has screwed up all the post layouts, especially paragraphs. This
I have been forced. Yes, forced to come out of blog hibernation to comment on the latest scandal to hit the UK. God knows I have been tempted multiple times in the last few years to comment on some of the insane things happening in the UK and in the world, but sadly, life has just thrown too many curve balls at me. But today, I can take no more – I cannot keep my mouth shut any longer over
It’s the early hours of the morning, and I have had a large gin… Late-night alcohol is always a good recipe for writing gibberish. And I have not written gibberish for a while on my blog as I have been busy writing gibberish for my MA in Comedy Writing. Which I recently passed with a distinction. Yay! Yes, it transpires that even academics can be fooled into thinking gibberish is genius. Excellent. So anyway, I have written two sitcoms, a
I’ve been practising my haikus, which you may recall, I’m not particularly good at. However, I wanted to address the woke issue in a concise, meaningful way as it is such a serious matter for discussion and particularly relevant to me as a comic writer. Which, if you know me, translates as: 1) I’m too lazy to write a long analytical post. And 2) I’d rather watch a movie and eat tortilla chips. However, I feel obliged to say my
So this post is just going to be a stream of possibly (wildly erratic) thoughts. So hang on to your breeches; we could go anywhere with them. Cripes, I only managed three posts last year. And I call myself a writer? Pathetic! Though, to be fair to me, almost everyone who was blogging with me in 2007/8 no longer blogs or blogs even less than I do now. A few later blogs are still going, so kudos to those
An ex-secret service agent with a personality problem and a desire for imperial glory. An aged president who looks like he’s got a giant fork prong stuck up his arse to keep him upright. A floppy-haired bumbling classics graduate with a predisposition for crass decisions. A tinpot dictator who showcases his weapons like a movie trailer. A comedian who has found himself elevated to global status. If the world wasn’t on the brink of war this surely would be the
6 responses
That's some real food for thought you dished up! Of course I subscribe to the philosophy that one person's rights or freedoms end where the next persons begin. Let us suffice it to say that we all have the God given right to be the best selves we can be and in doing so be true to ourselves and our Creator.
Revisit the Tender Years with me during the #AtoZChallenge at Life & Faith in Caneyhead!
Very deep, if you dig long enough! It is such a popular topic today….discussing human rights. I can't decide where I fall in this discussion!!
Loved your post! Good luck with the A-to-Z!
Cherdo
Cherdo on the Flipside
"Favorite Characters, Favorite Lines" on the A-to-Z Challenge 2016
Every once in a while I post something serious, Barbara. Just to keep folks on their toes:)
I think it's complex when it come to freedoms in the Western world – where one person's freedom may infringe on someone else's but at a very basic level I think human rights is freedom from oppression and access to basic requirements of living: food, shelter, warmth, medical care.
Thanks Cherdo!