Category: Personal
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The War on Women
With Love as the Casualty I have to confess I am at a complete loss as a man. Due to what can only be described as the almost continuous rolling coverage of the war on women. Each day, each moment, each week reveals yet another atrocity. Whether it’s: All of which leaves me with the…
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The Journey of the Sensitive Man
The separation from the patriarchy began i think at age eight. After breaking my arm, i lived with an uncle and aunt who got on so well that the household was absolutely peaceful. Then i went back home to my parents’ extraordinarily sad relationship and realised that something was terribly terribly wrong there. My parents’…
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Ikigai Regained? The joy of writing
Having lost yet another role, which this time was a technical writing role (as opposed to the training one previously), I am…writing. Although I’ve written blogs previously, it’s not a blog. Nor for those that do follow me, not poetry although the muse is yet to visit me. But the muse will. A revamped novel.…
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When Ikigai Fails – Training in Isolation
For me, my Ikigai has failed me. And yet what is my Ikigai answers the four factors that makes Ikigai. And what undoes my Ikigai is a fifth factor – isolation and irrelevancy. Ikigai in its English translation is doing: As I say in my course introduction, I get paid to learn new things and…
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Why Calling Out Misogyny Doesn’t Work
Ironically perpetrators use similar words of abuse aas they “call you out” on your behaviour.
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happier ever after
Happily ever after? Isn’t that theairily never fairy tale let down thatpast overt set down left you to drowngiven over to the boredrum of living forever in frozen animation? setting aside the invisible avalanche of broken promises backfilled by theinevitable gaslighting punctuated by theinward silences for years till the final byword.afterwards amongst the rubble,that’s me…
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No to the child…yes to the adult
It was 1994. April had passed and May was ending. And I couldn’t get a job in Brisbane. Later I found out why. But surprisingly that was not the worst that had happened that year.
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Next Valentine’s Day
It’s been weeks now – glimmers of hope surround me, padding slowly, silently around him – starting to erase the usual doubts, choosing tones dulcet around him -leading up to Valentine’s Day.Meantime each day closer now -the air presses upon me -humidity enveloping around me -softer my voice slower now – sifted words more gently…
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my calling leads me closer to home
I could easily shake that dust away – venture outwards – though I’d rather stay -postpone the first step till tomorrow or, better yet, mid-breadth, stay in again -Or pause, forget, and wait for a cloudless day…Instead I chose to seek the calling that leads me closer to home.Yet though I live in continual contemplation,Trying…
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The Crying Trainee
While training i discovered one of the participants didn’t have full Teams or SharePoint access. I said easy enough just call the help desk. I added if need be I’m happy to speak with them on your behalf. So she did, and after what feels like half an hour, she’s granted access. It’s now about…
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Why I Won’t Take This Role (My Job Non-Application)
Recently a previous role’s contract expired and now has been readvertised. This is why I won’t be applying.
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Why mastering AI is a training problem
I know, I know, you’ve heard it before, don’t worry about it, it’s just a training problem. Well, this time it is! Having trained people to use AI, there is an emerging training gap that some will address, and others will set aside, consisting of three questions: So how do you know if the AI…