Hexposé is a repository for the random thoughts that run through my brain. It could probably best be described as a social commentary. All opinions are my own, and I take no responsibility for any effect they may have on you. If you don’t like what you read there’s a simple solution – stop reading [...]
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Hexposé
Posted in Hexposé on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do not stand at my grave and weep…
Posted in Hexposé on May 3, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
…I am not there; I do not sleep. I am the thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sun on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning’s hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight. I [...]
My kingdom for a train…
Posted in Hexposé on April 18, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
“We’re sorry that the 14:48 service to Stratford has been delayed by approximately 47 minutes…” That’s great, it’s very big of them to apologise, however it’s currently 15:55 and I was hoping to catch the 15:33… goodness alone knows what’s happened to that. Or the 15:18 come to think of it. Oh, wait, what’s that [...]
Senile dementia?
Posted in Hexposé on January 8, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
Life’s strange isn’t it? Bit of a random question, and not an entirely rhetoric one either. I caught up, by e-mail, with a friend I haven’t seen in a while… Me: I’d better get on and tidy my lovely new tool cupboard – it’s really weird, if someone had said to me when I was [...]
Being able to spell ‘intelligent’ doesn’t automatically mean that you are.
Posted in Hexposé on December 27, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
The BBC recently ran ‘The Hard Spell’ – a televised competition to find “Britain’s best young speller”. In short, contestants were read out a series of words, which they then had to spell aloud. There was much praise for all the contestants, and of course the finalists – but what exactly are they being praised [...]
Excuses, excuses…
Posted in Hexposé on December 3, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
An alien sighting, following winds, a dying hamster, and a desperate need for the lavatory, were all offered as excuses by speeding motorists. “It is quite amazing the lengths that some drivers will go to avoid a £60 fine and three points,” Ray King, of Northumbria Safety Camera Partnership, said. The Times, Friday December 3 [...]
0800-HEAVEN…
Posted in Hexposé on December 3, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
A poster campaign reminding people that God is always there to hear their prayers opened in London. The Churches’ Advertising Network depicts Heaven as a call centre with operators wearing wings and the slogan: “It’s business as usual in Heaven. Lines to God open 24/7.” [The Times, Friday December 3 2004] What’s next, a premium [...]
In shades of black and white
Posted in Hexposé on November 18, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
You know, it’s strange, but I’ve never really thought about what it means to have grown up in the time that I have. Being born in the early Eighties I’ve never known a world without, say, computers, mobile phones, or the internet. And having been raised in an ethnically diverse part of London, where white [...]
Shoes, sighs & disappointment
Posted in Hexposé on November 2, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Isn’t it strange how life’s little disappointments can knock you sideways? Life’s so full of incident that we become blasé, barely pausing when a real tragedy occurs, but even then we can be caught unawares and be left breathless and gasping by a trivial set-back. A case in point: I went out to buy some [...]
WTF?
Posted in Hexposé on October 25, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Is it just me, or are abbreviations and pointless acronyms taking over the world? IMHO it’s really quite unnecessary, ISTM that the overuse of abbreviations in a written conversation can leave a casual onlooker mystified. In short, it’s little more than glorified text talk. Seriously, some acronyms do have their place. For instance, scientists have [...]
