by Graeme Cumming | Jan 27, 2020 | Life Lessons, Thinking Aloud |
Legend has it that my birth was traumatic. I nearly died, although the only lasting reminder is a small indentation where forceps barely missed my right eye. Between them, my godmother and my dad spent all night keeping me alive while my mum recovered from her own...
by Graeme Cumming | Dec 22, 2018 | Life Lessons, Speaking, Uncategorised, Writing |
Eleven years ago, I was dreading Christmas. I’d split up with my partner the previous spring and she had decided to go to her mum’s for a few days, taking our children with her. It would have been wrong for me to argue. After all, it had been my decision to break the...
by Graeme Cumming | Apr 30, 2018 | Life Lessons, Movies, Writing |
The other day, I spotted a billboard poster for Death Wish. I was surprised they’d remade it, though when studios are inclined to focus on trotting out more of the same rather than experiment, I shouldn’t have been. After all, if it was successful enough to generate...
by Graeme Cumming | Jan 28, 2018 | Blogging, Life Lessons |
I have spent some time today catching up on reading blog posts. Not as many as I’d like to, and apologies to anyone who hasn’t heard from me for a while. I am ignoring you, but don’t take it personally – after some major changes in my life last...
by Graeme Cumming | Sep 11, 2017 | Life Lessons, Movies, Nostalgia |
I know it’s been a while, but some of you may recall my heart being broken not long after seeing Roxy Music play. In a subsequent post, I explained that a friend, Zim, was very supportive at the time, leading to us going to a gig which strengthened my enthusiasm for...
by Graeme Cumming | Mar 1, 2017 | Life Lessons, Writing |
There is a theory – I’ve referred to it elsewhere – that everyone is six (or fewer) steps away from any other person in the world. It’s most popular incarnation is the Six Steps of Kevin Bacon game. In that, you work out how any Hollywood actor must have either...
