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  • Cycling in a Level Three Heat Wave

    Cycling in a Level Three Heat Wave

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesYesterday as I cycled from Nyon to Geneva I felt my mouth become dry so I drank, felt it get dry again, and drank again. The wind that is usually cooling, or cold was warm. I was having a hair dryer ride. This is a term I use when the air is…

  • Watching Films Again

    Watching Films Again

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the pandemic I became unable to listen to podcasts, watch television series and watch films. Each of these media reminded me of how dreadfully my existence had become during the pandemic. Instead of watching films and television series I listened to tech podcasts and watched people play computer games. The reason…

  • Of Films, Music Festivals and Mad Max

    Of Films, Music Festivals and Mad Max

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the greatest problems with music festivals is that they can be noisy until three or four am for days in a row. This means that sleep is affected. It is because sleep patterns are altered that it is the perfect excuse to watch several hours of television a night for…

  • Pandemic Solitude and Existential Crises

    Pandemic Solitude and Existential Crises

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring a recent walk I thought about existential crises and the pandemic. I thought that it’s a shame that we spend so much time speaking about depression rather than looking for a new reason for being, a new existential identity, or goal in life. We treat the search for a new identity,…

  • The Sunday Run

    The Sunday Run

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis morning I decided to go for a run, rather than studying or doing other things. I ran along one of my usual routes thinking that it would be quiet but it wasn’t. Groups of people walking two to three abreast, or more were blocking different roads so I deviated through fields,…

  • How To Be A Realistic Optimist During a LockDown.

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    Reading Time: 5 minutesDuring the first lockdown in March I believed in the rationality and logic of others to help bring a pandemic to a close within a reasonable amount of time. Now that we’re in the Post-Christmas and New Year lockdown I feel that the likelihood of a normal summer is low. That’s why…

  • Day 65 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – Coping with Solitude

    Day 65 of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – Coping with Solitude

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesCoping with solitude is one of the challenges that we, people who live alone, are going to become familiar with. It’s 65 days since I’ve had skin to skin contact, sixty-five days since I’ve given or received a hug. It’s sixty-five days since I’ve had a meal with anyone. Happiness, whilst entirely…

  • Day 45 Of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – The Need For Outdoor Exercise.

    Day 45 Of Self-Isolation in Switzerland – The Need For Outdoor Exercise.

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThis aftrnoon reminded me of the need for outdoor exercise. I was feeling lazy and unmotivated to go outdoors. I thought that the rain would come back during my walk, as it did during my scooter ride, and as it did yesterday. I checked the weather app and I saw that we…