Musings about The Morpheus Choice

In the corporate world there is a point in time (approximately 6 months after you commence your first full-time position) where you find yourself locked in a room designed with a “soothing” colour pallet, pondering your life choice. You begin to look for things that will make the next 40 years a little easier to bear, telling yourself that if smokers can take 15 minute regular breaks then we too should be allowed a couple of minutes, now and then, to check the status of your social media addictions.

Yet, 2013 employers are cunning and they give you THE MORPHEUS CHOICE.

Musings about Batting for Other Teams

The Oxford Dictionary defines the phrase “to bat for another team” as
“one who has originally batted for one team and then moves on to bat for another team”.

Musings about Regressing to being a Carnivore

After the last blog about my dietary issues and the follow up dialogue with family and friends, I knew that it was only a matter of time before my self-righteous stance regarding the ingestion of meat was revoked.

Musings about Diet as Religion

Last year I began to have major digestive issues and was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The doctor recommended peppermint capsules for relief and said I should avoid foods such as onion and garlic. Many doctors diagnose patients with IBS if they tick the boxes of a stomach disorder lasting for more than six months (with a minimum of 3 months in a row), lower abdominal pain / distension and changes in bowel habits. What you are not always told, however, is that IBS is not the end of the story.

Musings of a Social Media Addiction

I muse – do I have an unhealthy social media addiction?

Well, when I think about it (and I do), my social media habits are quite orchestrated and organised – perhaps to the point where I could post about Rebecca Black’s whereabouts on a Friday in my sleep.

Musings of a Wrestling Milestone

This year, last night in-fact, World Wrestling Entertainment celebrated their 1,000th episode of RAW. Wrestling is a pretty fickle business, with many wrestling brands trying to make their mark and failing. However RAW is the fifth longest running wrestling show in history. They must be doing something right.

Musings of a Metal Opera

In 2001 I heard my first Metal Opera. It was not only my foree into metal operas as such, but it signifies the development of a deep love and mutual trust between myself and Tobi Sammet (Avantastia and Edguy). Since 2001, Tobi and I have equally provided to this relationship – he has delivered incredible music and I have listened to his entire discography. You could say that over the years, Tobi and I have become close – as close as one fanatical fan and a world class musician will ever get (without the requirement for a restraining order to be enforced).

Musings about the Magic of Beards

I’m just going to admit it. I love beards.

Not so much as to say I want one of my own but recently I have become somewhat of a passionate enthusiast. So passionate infact, that during my last few weeks at work I bonded quite closely with a colleagues beard. My last week of work I was emailing Monty (I named it) daily under the premise of it being “Beard Awareness Week”. There isn’t a lot to know about beards – but the information out there is startling… and confronting. Let me share with you some of these facts.

Musings about Music

In the words of The Living End – “the ending is just the beginning repeated”.

However, this is not exactly appropriate here. Because this is the beginning. Although perhaps, maybe I am repeating somebody’s end. It’s a conundrum. Something only a dentist could figure out for me. Although if the end is in somebody’s mouth, maybe the dentist should get a different vocation. One that doesn’t involve corn.