The New Year came and went, another day another year treading water hoping that the future may have chance for the world to get back to a semblance of normality. I’m only thinking this for complete and utter selfish reasons; I just want to travel once more because it’s been way too long. I have no real desire to travel within Australia partly because it is too expensive and to be honest I would rather be globetrotting.

In the meantime I have to deal with reality and that means finding a job so I can cover the basic expenses and I am hoping to do this by gaining part time employment. It’s great being off and I could do this for a few more months to come but I am just digging into funds that I would rather put to better use in another country.

I have applied to a few of the local bus companies as they do many school runs and this amounts to about 20 hours a week which will be sufficient to keep the wolves at bay. One application was to a Catholic school and I was quite shocked when they sent me the application form because on the first page I had to sign my life away to some guy called God, apparently he published a book of many rules and according to the school you must follow them to the letter before you can be considered for employment at this school. I have a problem with this…………..how can this school demand that all its employees must believe in god…………this is no different to another employer saying that only fat guys that are not gay can apply for this position. This is discrimination, religious discrimination. How hypocritical of them, which is no surprise really, because I cannot believe for one minute that everyone at this school follows the doctrine outlined in this document and I am sure some of them will be influenced by the other guy known as Satan: who was a marketing ploy set up to encourage parishioners’ to return to the church ‘cause it needed money………..Give us money and God will protect you against Satan………this sounds like the American economic plan which they have used for decades.

It never ceases to amaze me how billions of people around the planet read the same book and believe it’s contents to the letter, and no wonder America is a hotspot for religious nutters when half the population think that Trump was sent by God to save them……..fuckin’ numpties……..

I find the application form absolutely fascinating and ridiculous at the same time. It’s an insight into another world that interests me but have no desire to be part of. All through my life I have had dealings with people of a religious persuasion and I can honestly say most of them will get agitated before me when it comes to a discussion of beliefs. Every religion has its “outs” as it were, the Catholic faith has the ultimate process of wiping the slate clean………..all you have to do is confess your sins and say a few words and then you can go on your merry way and many religions are the same. This was why Catholic girls were so popular when I was at school.

I could ramble on for hours and give examples of my views but life is too short.

So what will 2022 turn out to be like? Will we still be talking Covid or will we have moved on…….I’m going to be pessimistic and say that I feel that I will be sat here in 12 months time and that my passport will still be sitting in the drawer and I will be wondering if I will ever get to use it before it expires in 2026.

In 2022 I want to explore,

In 2022 I want to do more,

This hiatus has been way too long!

So dust off that passport,Live for today,

Pack a big bag and get on your way,

Plan for the future and make a wish,

That 2022 disnae turn oot to be pish