What constitutes your identity? If society is determined that we play identity politics then this is a question I feel compelled to ask. Who gets to define the parameters of who I am. What’s their agenda and why does it matter?
Here are five things I think I have defined…
Welcome to the Penguin Micro-rants. I am nearly two-thirds of the way through a rant a day for January. Why? Why not! Today’s rant is about the words ‘no offence’. I sincerely hope if you say ‘no offence’ regularly then you are violently offended by this micro-rant.
My significant other…
Welcome to the Penguin Micro-rants. I have committed to doing a micro rant every day in January. Why? Why not! Today I want to talk about one of my least favourite things, the sudden
Yeah. That!
Stopping at random, not necessarily in text but in person as you go about…
Welcome to the Penguin Micro-rants. I have committed to a rant a day for January. Why? Why not! Phone etiquette is turning out to be one of my bugbears. I have to say this really has become a voyage of self-discovery for me. …
First up, I’m pretty sure Isaac Quesada is going to get his ass sued by Anne Geddes within the next few minutes. Secondly, welcome to my respect-but-don’t-coddle article. …
Welcome to the Penguin Micro-rants. When I began I didn’t realise that Supermarkets were going to feature so heavily. In for a penny in for a pound I say — so we’re having another Supermarket rant. Why not? …
Welcome to the Penguin Micro-rants. It’s been a while since I had a rant about a supermarket and another one was definitely due. Another dispiriting trip to my local and this one is specifically about parking. It may also be about British parking — apologies to my American readership.
I…
Welcome to the Penguin Micro-rants. Nearly half a month in and going strong. Today’s rant is about ‘busy people’. The sort of people if you ask them what they’ve been doing for the last few days or weeks will say… ‘Gosh it’s been really busy, I haven’t stopped.’
But then…
Welcome to the Penguin Micro-rants. I have committed to ranting my ass off once a day for the whole of January. Why? Why not! It’s probably good for my blood pressure. Today’s topic? Gym weirdos.
I don’t know whether it’s just my gym or whether idiots are ubiquitous but I…
Everyone’s favourite silver-haired rogue has been back in the news recently after an announcement that he’s joining the Queen’s inner circle of bezzies. Not content with having sex-offenders in the family, she’s offering stockings, suspenders and other regal leg-based paraphernalia to anyone doing dodgy shit in the early 2000s.
Step…
