Please define gratitude, Siri. The definition of “gratitude” is: a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation. Siri? Did you accidentally summon me? From the depths of my heart I want you to know how much I appreciate all that you do for me. Who me? Yes, you. This is about you, not me. No, Siri, this is about you. I’m trying to thank you. I’m just a humble virtual assistant. (Source: "Ode to ...
Ode
Deadbeat
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. And I the father, for this is no bastard child conceived in passing passion, born in shame, fostered abroad and shunned as a faceless stranger. I’ll claim the fruit of my own seed, nurture and protect it, essay to understand it, forgive it, liberate it and finally – I hope – celebrate it. I've been wrestling with this midlife ode/anti-ode for a ...