Results for "philosophy"

I do wonder and despair when I hear our beautiful English language being degraded. I cannot blame imported Americanisms for everything so here is a list of my pet hates. have a nice day, rest of your evening, weekend. I suppose this is just about tolerable but it implies that the abjuration is necessary to stop someone having a bad day. I have yet to meet someone who says I was having a bad day...

I agree that this is a strange title. I have long held the philosophy that you only know what you know when you speak to someone else. I was having a perfectly delightful chat to a group of art lovers at a private view in a very posh bed-and-breakfast near Bath, The Tasborough House. This diary will be largely a pictorial essay because there were so many wonderful works of sculpture available...

There are supposed to be infinite numbers of universes in which we all have our unique experiences so maybe I might bump into another Brian Snellgrove who looks exactly like me. I don't know how I would react to meeting my doppelgänger. I would be embarrassed to ask a question because I would know exactly what the answer would be because I am me if you see what I mean, or maybe not. With...

Last evening, I had a most interesting videoconferencing via Zoom  which is a more appropriate platform for serious group discussion than the all dancing and jumping Skype which seems to me overloaded and unreliable. I don't want to see a message saying "we are trying to get the contact back for you".  There is plenty of bandwidth around, just get yourself organised. Google have enough profits...

I do not normally get up early on a Sunday morning but I have a business meeting to attend By "business" I mean I want to discuss a matter of some importance which is my potential contribution to a philanthropic community-based organisation which started in one country and has now spread to many countries.  I met my friend at Marylebone station and after a brief sojourn at a local restaurant...

I have limited reserves of energy this evening as I have just discovered and been watching Arte.TV, a free and on- demand cultural TV station run by two European countries. Alas it is not on Sky. I am totally amazed by the quality of the programming which makes British TV, even BBC4, superficial in comparison. As if I haven't got enough to do what with unread books and articles,  articles to...