(Photo by Daesun Kim on Unsplash) Nursing her children and all their shenanigans Caring for them despite their misplaced priorities. Shrugging her hands, the unruly move away Her perpetual flutter represent more than what mere words can say. Forgiving Earth! (Word Count: 34) Sammi Cox Weekend Writing Prompt #322
Month: July 2023
Weekend Ruminations of an over wrought mind – 23rd July 2023
(Photo by Valeriia Miller on Unsplash) 168 hours, 10,080 minutes and 604,800 seconds have gone by in what seems like a blur! We the acolytes to two seemingly innocuous yet omniscient hands of a clock go about our chores and ply our wares unheeding of the consequences birthed by the clock. But we still have … Continue reading Weekend Ruminations of an over wrought mind – 23rd July 2023
After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul – Tripp Mickle
(Image Credit: http://www.goodreads.com) They were a crack team, the visionary, and the artist. While one conceived what seemed like ideas straight up the alley of magical realism, the other brought such aspirations to fruition with a combination of exceptional intuition and delectable artisanship. The designer, the Ying to the diviner’s yang. Together, Steve Jobs and … Continue reading After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul – Tripp Mickle
Madmen of the World – Unite!
(Photo by Skye Studios on Unsplash) "Failsafe" is a sacrilege, convention a synonym for taboo. Breaking the rules of the game an inevitability to be accepted Cocking a snook at perception and building perspective instead Let models be damned and let new paradigms of thought blossom! Renegades of the world, assemble to the call of duty. The misfits, … Continue reading Madmen of the World – Unite!
Tabula Rasa: Volume 1 – John McPhee
(Image Credit: Infinitebooks.org) John McPhee turned 92 last March. He also finished penning his 32nd book soon after. A prolific writer of nonfiction, his indefatigable optimism towards his craft, and life in general, is given full expression by the fact that Tabula Rasa is titled Volume 1. McPhee calls this work an ‘old-people projects.’ The … Continue reading Tabula Rasa: Volume 1 – John McPhee
Weekend Ruminations of an over wrought mind – 16th July 2023
(Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash) The acclaimed novelist Joyce Carol Oates once said, "the mere passage of time makes us all exiles". Transitioning from hour to hour and day to day, humanity is an involuntary metronome of time travelers. Bound by its vice like grip and just allowed to float free for a fleeting while. We have … Continue reading Weekend Ruminations of an over wrought mind – 16th July 2023
Disintegration Unlimited
(Photo by charlesdeluvio on Unsplash) Moth by moth, butterfly by butterfly Consumed by flames of Mother Nature denoting follies of her imbecile offspring. Tiger by tiger, dolphin by dolphin Poached without mercy and decimated by harpoons. Bark by bark and root by root Sacrificed at the altar of excavators and capitalist cycles of trade. Hill after hill and … Continue reading Disintegration Unlimited
Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green – Henry Sanderson
(Image Credit: Simonandshcuster.net) Doing his bit to buck the climate change/global warming trend, former Bloomberg correspondent Henry Sanderson traded his fuel guzzling petrol car in favour of a sleek Tesla. Fortunately, for hundreds of readers, Sanderson did not just stop at his purchase. Proceeding to satiate his curiosity about the entire supply chain undergirding the … Continue reading Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green – Henry Sanderson
Weekend Ruminations of an over wrought mind – 9th July 2023
(Photo by Maria Teneva on Unsplash) The footprints of time wait for neither the laggard nor the sprightly. The most precious amongst things irretrievable, the passage of time is bereft of tradeoffs and opportunity costs. Ruminations and reflections mirror the escape of this immutable wonder. As we introspect over time lapsed in seven daily chunks, here's encapsulating the … Continue reading Weekend Ruminations of an over wrought mind – 9th July 2023
Upending Shibboleths at Lord’s – When conventions flew out the window
(Image Credit: Getty Images) A dismissal that had the noses of some of the members of the Marylebone Cricket Club (“MCC”) out of joint, yet another that set off an urgent deliberation on the need to revamp the antediluvian laws of the game, an extraordinary 504 short ball barrage, and two contrasting hundreds, each inured … Continue reading Upending Shibboleths at Lord’s – When conventions flew out the window