Jeal...

23/06/2017 Written by ourrachblogs

Stubborn Articulate Observant Indulgent Self-reliant Consistent Impatient Honest Realist Resilient Jealous I’m not really one to buy into horoscopes. I used to read them religiously back in the day, but soon realised they were far too broad to actually hold any meaning. Plus Mystic Meg never once predicted the winning lottery numbers for me. Useless [...]

Is Someone’s Health Public Proper...

21/06/2017 Written by ourrachblogs

I was really sad to learn of Ant McPartlin’s recent admission with regards to his addiction to prescription drugs and alcohol and his diagnosis of depression. Sad, obviously, because it’s an awful thing to go through; for anyone. But that sadness, for me, was compounded. I, along with millions of others the world over, learnt [...]

12/06/2017 Written by ourrachblogs

I’m sure we can all be guilty of being a hypocrite at times. We’re only human. We make mistakes. Some mistakes are bigger than others but that’s the beauty of life; we live and we learn. Some of the mistakes will go unnoticed. Some of them will be made under the glare of others. And [...]

24/05/2017 Written by ourrachblogs

“Don’t feel hate, hate breeds hate” “Carry on as normal, don’t let them win” “Anger won’t solve anything” These are 3 statements I’ve read time and time again over the last 36 hours. In fact, the short list I’ve articulated is non-exhaustive. I get it. I get what people are saying but fuck me, don’t [...]

22/05/2017 Written by ourrachblogs

I’ll always remember January 2015. Pertinently, I’ll remember the first week of that month. I was exhausted. Bone crushing, teetering on the edge of delirium; exhausted. I didn’t even know who I was anymore, I didn’t recognise myself and those around me didn’t either. Although I think it’s fair to say they hadn’t recognised me [...]

15/05/2017 Written by ourrachblogs

I’m a cynical old trout. I’ll always see the ulterior motive to even the most sincere of gestures. I can’t help it. I try and keep an open mind where possible, but that doesn’t always work, I’m afraid. As I advance in age, my cynicism increases tenfold. So much so, I’ve become convinced the recent [...]