Reflections by Pete

For the past few weeks my country of birth has been ravaged by ongoing unrests and wanton destruction. I had written a reflection on this but in the aftermath of a 3 day spree of looting, theft and destruction I decided against sharing online. The following few days (weeks even) saw an overwhelming surge ofContinue reading “Reflections by Pete”

Disabled …Me, no ways …?

What’s in a word …Disabled  (me …☹)? No ways !!! disabled  (dɪˈseɪbəld) adj a. lacking one or more physical powers, such as the ability to walk or to coordinate one’s movements, as from the effects of a disease or accident, or through mental impairment b. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the disabled. Usage: Nowadays it is better to refer to people with physical disabilities of various kinds by describing the specific difficulty in question rather than talking about the disabled as a group, which is considered somewhat offensive. Some people also object to the word disabled to refer to facilities for people with disabilites, and prefer the word accessible Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 I hadn’t given this much thought , I guess I’m too stubborn for my own good, too proud to admit it perhaps but for the first time this week I began to ponder … am I really disabledContinue reading “Disabled …Me, no ways …?”

Its going to be a long hot summer

Helloooooooo Summer my old friend ! Well…surprise surprise….I’m back. I really didn’t realize that so many months had passed. I guess like all habits the moment you break them for longer than a few weeks they really disappear, and it takes a concerted effort to restart them. For me as summer looms large so doesContinue reading “Its going to be a long hot summer”

Nobody said it would be easy…

I was rather shocked , disappointed in myself to see I last posted in September….I must admit it’s not due to writers block…rather lets just say blocked writer ! The hands decided not to really cooperate …more like type 5 lines then freeze….repeat. Motivation wise that and the state of the world over the pastContinue reading “Nobody said it would be easy…”