The Corrigan Cast

Reigning cats over dogs

I can no longer say I prefer dogs to cats. But that doesn't mean I'm a cat man, either. Other pets are available, after all.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/01/reigning-cats-over-dogs.html [https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/01/reigning-cats-over-dogs.html].Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/KHQGOaRxZAA [https://youtu.be/KHQGOaRxZAA]https://youtu.be/sLCXY1z-muI [https://youtu.be/sLCXY1z-muI]https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7471/pg7471-images.html [https://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7471/pg7471-images.html]https://youtu.be/FgguOVTjD5o [https://youtu.be/FgguOVTjD5o]https://youtu.be/0CdttekQPyw [https://youtu.be/0CdttekQPyw]#CatsAndDogs #cats #dogs #MansBestFriend #PGWodehouse

Misinterpreting insanity

Going by an oft-quoted definition of insanity, many of us are thus insane. Few of us are truly that special, though.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/12/misinterpreting-insanity.html [https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/12/misinterpreting-insanity.html].Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://bigthink.com/high-culture/how-viral-misquotes-evolve-and-replicate/ [https://bigthink.com/high-culture/how-viral-misquotes-evolve-and-replicate/]https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/03/dealing-with-dealers.html [https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/03/dealing-with-dealers.html]https://youtu.be/ceU203AXOcU [https://youtu.be/ceU203AXOcU]https://youtu.be/pB-8-1qnshc [https://youtu.be/pB-8-1qnshc]https://youtu.be/MEh7kEO8eKk [https://youtu.be/MEh7kEO8eKk]https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/27/fact-check-einstein-never-said-quote-fish-climbing-trees/7384370002/ [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/27/fact-check-einstein-never-said-quote-fish-climbing-trees/7384370002/]https://youtu.be/o1NU08GmNyI [https://youtu.be/o1NU08GmNyI]#insanity #ignorance #stubbornness #stupidity #Einstein #sayings

Fatalist attraction

Our lives are shaped by events and other actions over which we have little control. And there's not much we can do about it.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/12/fatalist-attraction.html [https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/12/fatalist-attraction.html].Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-price-of-independence.html [https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-price-of-independence.html]https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/07/our-freedom-isnt-being-taken-away-we.html [https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/07/our-freedom-isnt-being-taken-away-we.html]https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/06/respite-from-uncertainty-and-migracion.html [https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/06/respite-from-uncertainty-and-migracion.html]https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/10/por-que-colombia.html [https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/10/por-que-colombia.html]#fatalism #fatalist #DecisionMaking #ChristopherHitchens

The blank diaries

Legendary English writer Samuel Johnson struggled to write a diary, so it's forgivable that some of us lesser folk also find it challenging.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-blank-diaries.html [https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-blank-diaries.html].Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idler_(1758%E2%80%931760) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idler_(1758%E2%80%931760)] https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1564/1564-h/1564-h.htm [https://www.gutenberg.org/files/1564/1564-h/1564-h.htm] https://youtu.be/lt6b5zsj9wE [https://youtu.be/lt6b5zsj9wE] https://youtu.be/5-c0vrlUKIc [https://youtu.be/5-c0vrlUKIc] https://youtu.be/fZ7AgPIzCk8 [https://youtu.be/fZ7AgPIzCk8]#SamuelJohnson #BlankDiary #journalling #diary

'I do care but that doesn't make me a great carer'

While most adult children care about their elderly parents, this doesn't mean they'd be good carers of them.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/10/i-do-care-but-that-doesnt-make-me-great.html [https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/10/i-do-care-but-that-doesnt-make-me-great.html].Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/AxriLYYZWh4 [https://youtu.be/AxriLYYZWh4]https://youtu.be/p6tlXXOW-yc [https://youtu.be/p6tlXXOW-yc]https://youtu.be/4EW1QNJY5_0 [https://youtu.be/4EW1QNJY5_0]https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/09/no-country-for-young-men.html [https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/09/no-country-for-young-men.html]https://youtu.be/nuxTijzLjkg [https://youtu.be/nuxTijzLjkg]https://youtu.be/PxtloOywMJs [https://youtu.be/PxtloOywMJs]https://youtu.be/C5m79wgKzDM [https://youtu.be/C5m79wgKzDM]https://youtu.be/MEh7kEO8eKk [https://youtu.be/MEh7kEO8eKk]https://youtu.be/2YCuwrHcdp0 [https://youtu.be/2YCuwrHcdp0]#OldAge #elderly #carers #Ireland #Alzheimers #dementia