May 2026 Do we all know the nursery rhyme about ‘the cow jumped over the moon’? Did the cow really jump over the moon? Absolutely not – cows can’t jump. And they certainly can’t jump over the moon. Haha, impossible ‘The little dog laughed to see such sport.’ Well, little dogs yap, but they don’t laugh. And jumping over the moon doesn’t sound like a sport!? ‘The dish ran away with the spoon’ Dishes can’t run. Spoons can’t run. So … all rubbish, stop misleading and

Picture it – an atlas on top of someone’s head. Is there a god with an atlas or world on the head? Or a subject of mythology? My story starts with a host of lists and message on a table. Well, who doesn’t accumulate lists and message? Shopping lists, to-do-lists, to-contact lists, to-bin lists. Messages from, messages to, messages about, don’t forget messages. Credit card slips, flyers, newspapers, advertisements, events messages. They are all there for a reason. Some are n

Lord, I wish I was a little bit younger and knew what I know now. Now – you may ask, what has that to do with today’s word, which is ‘unleashed’? Hmmm I’m not sure, but it is quite truthful. I’m the oldest here, so I am unleashing, allowing myself liberties. But, no, I don’t wish I was a ‘little’ bit younger, and I reckon I know less now than before.

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