Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
Yesterday, after noticing the health app on my phone indicating a recent walk had exceeded 1,500 metres, the old adage 'You should walk a mile in my shoes' randomly sprang to mind. This he dictum meaning not to judge a person prior to understanding the life experiences, challenges and thought processes driving their behaviour of... Continue Reading →
Early this week, on departing the M1 at junction 46*** I was close enough to the cargo lorry in front to read it's warning of 'If you can't see my mirrors I can't see you'. A message I felt moved to idiosyncratically add as a mission statement on my Facebook profile. Doing so in the... Continue Reading →
Yesterday saw yours truly run my septuagenarian mother to the White Rose Shopping Centre, Leeds, for her weekly comestibles. Prior to the food shop, over a Costa coffee she furnished me with details of her recent holiday with long-term friends Jack and Jacqueline. The trio's vacation destination the town of Eastbourne on the south coast... Continue Reading →
I'm growing ever more concerned that during my hours of slumber I'm being fed subliminal fashion advice by latter day musketeer Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen. With them being subliminal, I can't prove I'm being secretly indoctrinated by TV's dandy interior designer. However, what other possible explanation could there be for my recent sporadic daytime urges to google... Continue Reading →
When English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote the adage ‘The pen is mightier than the sword.’ he had little idea of how this line would evolve into a much used maxim over nearly two centuries of creative culture. Since it’s introduction in Bulwer-Lytton’s 1839 play Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy, the phrase, advocating disputes can be resolved by erudite... Continue Reading →