“I solemnly vow to make a backup of my important documents and precious memories on March 31st. I will also let my friends and family know about World Backup Day. Friends don’t leave friends without a backup .” Data loss is every tech enthusiast’s worst nightmare. Computer hardware is fallible. You never know when your ten-year-old… Continue reading To move ahead, back up
Land Day
Eskişehir, Turkey Saturday 30 March 2024 “Started reading Goebbels’ diary. Interested to note that he, too, was a writer manqué who had begun by producing a bad novel and a play which no theatre would put on. Above: German Chancellor Joseph Goebbels (1897 – 1945) Most men of action seem to be writers manqué, and… Continue reading Land Day
A black day
Eskişehir, Türkiye Friday 28 March 2024 Above: Crucifixion of rebel leaders by the Carthaginians in 238 BC, Victor-Armand Poirson, 1890 Standing in the dock at SouthamptonTrying to get to Holland or FranceThe man in the Mac said, “You’ve got to go back“You know, they didn’t even give us a chance Above: Southampton Docks, England (CHORUS) Christ,… Continue reading A black day
Legacy
Eskişehir, Türkiye Thursday 28 March 2024 “Arnold Bennett died last night, which leaves me sadder than I should have supposed. A loveable genuine man, somehow a little awkward in life, well meaning, ponderous, kindly, coarse, knowing he was coarse, dimly floundering and feeling for something else, glutted with success, wounded in his feelings and thick-lipped,… Continue reading Legacy
Addressed to (k)no(w) one
Eskişehir, Türkiye Wednesday 27 March 2024 ADDRESSED TO A CERTAIN NOBODY Poland Street, London, 27 March 1768 To have some account of my thoughts, manners, acquaintances and actions, when the hour arrives in which time is more nimble than memory, is the reason which induces me to keep a Journal. A Journal in which I… Continue reading Addressed to (k)no(w) one
Purple reign
Eskişehir, Türkiye Tuesday 26 March 2024 “On to “the Daily Express” office about books. I see an intolerable man who treats me and literature as if they were dirt. I am so depressed by the squalor of this interview that I return home in a nerve storm. To make it worse, I am sent out… Continue reading Purple reign
In the beginning was the Word
Eskişehir, Türkiye Monday 25 August 2024 Tolkien fandom is an international, informal community of fans of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, especially of the Middle Earth legendarium, which includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. The concept of Tolkien fandom as a specific type of fan subculture sprang up in the United States in… Continue reading In the beginning was the Word
The magic of serendipity
Eskişehir, Türkiye Sunday 24 March 2024 “We are now at the 24th of March 1856 and from this point of time, my journal, let us renew our daily intercourse without looking back. Looking back was not intended by nature, evidently, from the fact that our eyes are in our faces and not in our hind… Continue reading The magic of serendipity
The Donkey Trail 2: Hey You
Eskişehir, Türkiye Saturday 23 March 2024 In his solitary bed in his solitary room Tom wakes to the sound of singing from the radio station SWR 3 (ess vay r drei) from the radio alarm beside his head. Pink Floyd, “Hey You“, from the soundtrack of The Wall: “Hey you, out there in the coldGetting… Continue reading The Donkey Trail 2: Hey You
Dear Diary
Eskişehir, Türkiye Saturday 23 March 2024 “Inspiration does exist, but it has to find you working.“ (Pablo Picasso) Above: Spanish artist Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) “I had a poem in my head last night, flashing as only those unformed midnight poems can. It was all made up of unexpected burning words. I knew even… Continue reading Dear Diary