COCAMORA
Not the name of an Irish county or a Scottish fishing village or a South Pacific island, and certainly not a new fizzy drink, COCAMORA stands for COpyright Charles Arthur MORAn.
It seems relatively few men share my first and last names. They include a Harvard business professor, a bloke who wrote a book about money (possibly the same person), and Winston Churchill's doctor: Charles, Lord Moran. There is also Charles Moran the demolitions expert, who had his 15 minutes of fame a few years ago in a TV programme about... well, demolition.
Together they form an exclusive little club. Here I am, shortly after becoming a member:
But that was long ago! I'm now 59 years old and work as a manufacturing technician for
Diodes Zetex Inc. in the UK. I dont exercise much, but recently succeeded in losing some weight. I have a beautiful family: here are my wife, Ivy, and our eight-year-old daughter, Kathryn.
Although I love and care for my family more than my own life, this is not a family website, hence the title. As with any luxury not available to most of the human race, having my own website is a personal indulgence. But there is a purpose to it. Not one that can even be compared with that of being a husband and father: it relates to a different area of life entirely.
To explain: I am a would-be philosopher, a teacher-that-never-was. I've always had a hyperactive mental life. At school, while the other kids were screaming and charging around, I was the one leaning against a wall, staring into space, away in my own world.
I have a head full of ideas, but I never wrote "The Book" so that others could read them. A philosopher is not fully a philosopher until he or she communicates, preferably with
FEEDBACK.So, the purpose of this site is finally to give my mind its own voice. From time to time, I'll be putting specimens of mental activity "out there", in the hope they might be of interest or value to any person brave enough to plough through them.
If you, dear reader, are that person, please take a look at the articles I've written:
Budgeting For Everyone. This is an article on running a domestic budget, which I hope may be of use to anyone having money problems.
NEW as of Summer 2011: Update to Budgeting for Everyone. What to do about the present-day economic squeeze on all of us?
Education, Motivation & ADHD. This is my first public outing astride my hobby-horse: education. If any subject deserves getting worked up into a lather about, education is it.
Clutter! This article suggests a practical solution to the problem of a disorganised household.
A little light relief. Two Songs, written and performed by me, courtesy of YouTube. They're not philosophical articles, I know, but this is my site: I make the rules. Hope you like them!
My latest offering, Peace, Politicians, PR and Promises, is an article on my least favourite subject: politicians. (Not politics!) It includes a link to my third video.
This page revised on: 30th October 2011