Author Archives: The Cheery Pessimist

About The Cheery Pessimist

Waiting for some sign that we will change our ways before it all comes tumbling down...still, you've got to laugh

Ocean overload

Posted on July 30, 2020 by The Cheery Pessimist

So after getting our heads around what global industrialism was doing to the cryosphere, onwards we went into the world of ocean acidification. I knew less about this than all the icy stuff and wish I remained in that blissful … Continue reading →

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Crying for the cryosphere

Posted on July 30, 2020 by The Cheery Pessimist

As I slowly progress through the Climate Change Science course on FutureLearn, week three saw us looking at the impacts of climate change, starting with the cryosphere, which encompasses all of the world’s ice: the ice sheets, sea ice, and … Continue reading →

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You don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone

Posted on July 11, 2020 by The Cheery Pessimist

I’ve been doing a free online OU course on climate change science, which I’d recommend to anyone with the time and the inclination for learning (there’s way more than climate science—have a look). As part of the course, students are … Continue reading →

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In a nutshell

Posted on June 12, 2020 by The Cheery Pessimist

I’ve been making the most of lockdown thanks to Future Learn and free OU courses. The latest is on climate change science and on Day One, we were encouraged to be reflective learners, to analyse the content that we’re receiving, … Continue reading →

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Keeping the lights on

Posted on May 23, 2020 by The Cheery Pessimist

Keeping the lights on was one of seven poems I posted on this site but for some bizarre reason, you can’t enter writing which has been ‘published’ (yes, that includes on blogs no one reads!) into some writing competitions (guess … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus

Posted on March 13, 2020 by The Cheery Pessimist

Coronavirus was one of seven poems I posted on this site but for some bizarre reason, you can’t enter writing which has been ‘published’ (yes, that includes on blogs no one reads!) into some writing competitions (guess what I’m going … Continue reading →

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To the future

Posted on November 7, 2019 by The Cheery Pessimist

To the future was one of seven poems I posted on this site but for some bizarre reason, you can’t enter writing which has been ‘published’ (yes, that includes on blogs no one reads!) into some writing competitions (guess what … Continue reading →

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Don’t get mad at the optimists

Posted on November 2, 2019 by The Cheery Pessimist

Don’t get mad at the optimists was one of seven poems I posted on this site but for some bizarre reason, you can’t enter writing which has been ‘published’ (yes, that includes on blogs no one reads!) into some writing … Continue reading →

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The adaptation

Posted on October 21, 2019 by The Cheery Pessimist

The chants and shouts from the crowd died down as the Prime Minister’s unreadable face appeared across the city centre on the strategically-placed Tru-Vu screens, each one gathering data on those below and beaming out party propaganda in return. Born … Continue reading →

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Ode to the unbusy

Posted on October 7, 2019 by The Cheery Pessimist

Ode to the unbusy was one of seven poems I posted on this site but for some bizarre reason, you can’t enter writing which has been ‘published’ (yes, that includes on blogs no one reads!) into some writing competitions (guess … Continue reading →

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