A new film on the life of Michael J. Fox, counteracting the loneliness of remote work, when you should give up on your dreams, and a review of James Patterson's memoir
Such an interesting post, Chris - thank you for these resources and recommendations!
You've asked 'What are some of your favourite daily escapes?' Like you I love to watch nature - I'm envious of your cardinals, chipmunks and wild turkeys because over on this side of the pond they seem so different - I love the blackbirds, goldfinches and squirrels. Writing is a fabulous escape, too. But if I really want to zone out I hit my favourite room in the house - the kitchen - and find stuff to chop, to dice, to whisk or to stir. Cooking is perhaps my favourite thing to do to steady my busy head.
Yes, in most of England and Wales - apart from a couple of islands where reds still flourish - we have grey squirrels in overwhelming abundance. They seem to greatly enjoy trashing our bird feeders....! 🤣 Scotland has a population of red squirrels in mainland locations, but they're under threat from the greys, which is a shame.
Thanks so much for this, Christopher. I'm writing a piece on what I call malignant optimism and appreciate the article on "goal fusion", which sort of sounds like something on a soccer field, no? LOL. (I'll link to you/this post when my piece is up...in July.) xo
Such an interesting post, Chris - thank you for these resources and recommendations!
You've asked 'What are some of your favourite daily escapes?' Like you I love to watch nature - I'm envious of your cardinals, chipmunks and wild turkeys because over on this side of the pond they seem so different - I love the blackbirds, goldfinches and squirrels. Writing is a fabulous escape, too. But if I really want to zone out I hit my favourite room in the house - the kitchen - and find stuff to chop, to dice, to whisk or to stir. Cooking is perhaps my favourite thing to do to steady my busy head.
I have never seen a red squirrel until I saw one of your recent posts. Do you have gray squirrels?
Yes, in most of England and Wales - apart from a couple of islands where reds still flourish - we have grey squirrels in overwhelming abundance. They seem to greatly enjoy trashing our bird feeders....! 🤣 Scotland has a population of red squirrels in mainland locations, but they're under threat from the greys, which is a shame.
grey squirrels are ruthless creatures. Cute, but ruthless.
Yup! Ours are currently being really rather horrid to nesting birds... *sighs*
Thanks so much for this, Christopher. I'm writing a piece on what I call malignant optimism and appreciate the article on "goal fusion", which sort of sounds like something on a soccer field, no? LOL. (I'll link to you/this post when my piece is up...in July.) xo
Yes, please share! And I agree, goal fusion sounded like a good thing but I soon realized it wasn't.