Flights of the butterfly

  • The History of Art

    Mike and Pablo Mike was a painter. You may have heard of some of his work. He did the ceiling of a chapel somewhere which everyone raves about. (It was a bit of a surprise for the old Popeydope who was expecting two coats of magnolia emulsion.) Mike had an assistant called Pablo, of whom…

  • The thought never entered your head

    I have an idea. Why don’t I write it down on paper and post it to you? (Forgive the anachronism, but it helps with analogy.) You get my message, you read it and now you know my idea. I sent it to you. WRONG. The idea never left my head. And it certainly never entered…

  • Government

    The duty of a government is to lead the nation, follow the wishes of the people and serve the interests of the country. In fact, a government follows the wishes of its leader, serves the interests of its members and leads the people into the next ambush of history.

  • And so it began

    Throughout my childhood and my schooldays, I was told I had a Butterfly Mind. This was a Bad Thing and I must not have one. This is tricky, because you don’t choose it, it chooses you. This has dogged me all my life. Until now. Suddenly, I realise that, far from being a handicap and…