Finnginn

Notes on philosophy, poetry, bartending, politics, copywriting, parenthood, whatever's occurring to me...

Sunday, 23 April 2017

Let's All Vote for More Paid Time Off

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One of the benefits of my recent career change is that I now get Bank Holidays - paid time off. Workers getting paid time off is an unusual...
Saturday, 22 April 2017

Notes on Democracy

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Those of you who know your Herodotus won't need reminding of the history of Cleisthenes of Athens - the politician who accidentally inve...
Monday, 27 March 2017

Early Riser

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You may not have noticed because you're used to it but, in the morning, all the shadows point the wrong way. Obviously, I knew this was ...
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Friday, 24 February 2017

Threads and Bins

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For the last twenty years, most of my wardrobe has consisted of promotional T-shirts that I get free from breweries. I have a couple of pair...
Wednesday, 22 February 2017

Time at the Bar, Thank You

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I suppose you are all familiar with the old Westcountry saying:  "Nobody goes to a bartender's funeral." I figure that it can...
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Tuesday, 17 January 2017

Mr Popper's Pensées

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It may seem, at first glance, that Margaret Thatcher and I have little in common - what with her being a deceased former Conservative Prime ...
Tuesday, 10 January 2017

Limoncello Reminiscences

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One of the first times I got drunk was on limoncello - the liqueur that Italians make from their annual glut of lemons - I was on a school t...
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