The Corrigan Cast

Part two of a taste of the wit and wisdom to be found in Boswell's biography of the legendary 18th-century English writer Dr Samuel Johnson. Part one is at https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lhToOu2qKG5VMbykurfqa?si=RBsH2OW4RUWfHIqIvOuCxA.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/04/quotes-and-notes-on-james-boswells-life_23.html.#SamuelJohnson #DrJohnson #JamesBoswell #biography #literature #England #Ireland #Scotland

James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson left such an impression on me that I've felt compelled to share my highlights from this pioneering biography. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/04/quotes-and-notes-on-james-boswells-life.html.#SamuelJohnson #DrJohnson #JamesBoswell #biography #literature

Some people are better at influencing than others. And, despite what some think, not all of these influencers are disingenuous.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/03/market-influencers.html.#influencer #marketers #marketing #MarketInfluencers

A visit to Colombia's Vichada department is more about the journey than the destination. So Brendan 'Wrong Way' Corrigan is telling himself anyway.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/03/vichada-vacillation.html.#Vichada #PuertoCarreño #LaPrimavera #Meta #PuertoGaitán #Manacacías #Orinoco #Colombia

While not completely averse to works of fiction, our narrator finds more comfort in reading works of nonfiction.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/02/a-nonfiction-addiction.html.#nonfiction #fiction #reading #literature

A job with a nice blend of physical and mental work would be close to the Wrong Way Corrigan ideal. They're not that easy to find, though.For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2026/01/lets-get-physical.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/vWz9VN40nCA?si=8pt8SydT4JOMpZushttps://youtu.be/qWU7A039O30https://youtu.be/nuxTijzLjkghttps://youtu.be/Q9DblkWqwUghttps://youtu.be/7DgKnru1ChMhttps://youtu.be/C5m79wgKzDMhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/12/simply-having-indifferent-colombian.htmlhttps://youtu.be/AxriLYYZWh4#physical #OliviaNewtonJohn #physicality #WorkHard #exercise #PhysicalWork #workout

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.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/KHQGOaRxZAAhttps://youtu.be/sLCXY1z-muIhttps://gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7471/pg7471-images.htmlhttps://youtu.be/FgguOVTjD5ohttps://youtu.be/0CdttekQPyw#CatsAndDogs #cats #dogs #MansBestFriend #PGWodehouse

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.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://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/03/dealing-with-dealers.htmlhttps://youtu.be/ceU203AXOcUhttps://youtu.be/pB-8-1qnshchttps://youtu.be/MEh7kEO8eKkhttps://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/04/27/fact-check-einstein-never-said-quote-fish-climbing-trees/7384370002/https://youtu.be/o1NU08GmNyI#insanity #ignorance #stubbornness #stupidity #Einstein #sayings

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.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.htmlhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2021/07/our-freedom-isnt-being-taken-away-we.htmlhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/06/respite-from-uncertainty-and-migracion.htmlhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2012/10/por-que-colombia.html#fatalism #fatalist #DecisionMaking #ChristopherHitchens

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.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://www.gutenberg.org/files/1564/1564-h/1564-h.htm https://youtu.be/lt6b5zsj9wE https://youtu.be/5-c0vrlUKIc https://youtu.be/fZ7AgPIzCk8#SamuelJohnson #BlankDiary #journalling #diary

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.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/AxriLYYZWh4https://youtu.be/p6tlXXOW-ychttps://youtu.be/4EW1QNJY5_0https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2013/09/no-country-for-young-men.htmlhttps://youtu.be/nuxTijzLjkghttps://youtu.be/PxtloOywMJshttps://youtu.be/C5m79wgKzDMhttps://youtu.be/MEh7kEO8eKkhttps://youtu.be/2YCuwrHcdp0#OldAge #elderly #carers #Ireland #Alzheimers #dementia

There could be worse places than these towns in Colombia's Meta department for one to have a "lost" year.For the text of this vlog, visit .Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/kjGyR74B9NU https://youtu.be/yJ66B6sxl_g https://youtube.com/shorts/GYKwh_fGex8?si=MTA3DWCuhqGQbrOD https://youtu.be/5-c0vrlUKIc?si=eYXg5G6ZeSbYtqZ2https://youtu.be/JdnmiC_nnJY https://youtube.com/shorts/3LDh4nO-kLA?si=eJxvve07uKtWI8zW https://youtu.be/V5uQ1a09j_Y https://youtube.com/shorts/grSSV25sxOg?si=hJLxIaQDFxsudD5y https://www.facebook.com/brendan.corrigan.965/videos/1627481017920465/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v https://youtube.com/shorts/epCTeSzRGvY?si=-v_vadED0PRqKTHm https://youtu.be/kVMqYZFIJ74 https://youtu.be/7DgKnru1ChM#LosLlanos #Meta #SanMartín #Granada #Lejanías #SanJuanDeArama #Colombia

Some Colombians are convinced that the ordinary coffee they consume is mixed with cattle blood. It must be a myth, though, mustn't it?For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/06/would-you-like-some-coffee-with-your.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/fWg4sMMY8ZU https://youtu.be/MEh7kEO8eKk https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2011/12/there-are-twochief-ways-man-can-have.html https://youtu.be/5-c0vrlUKIc https://youtu.be/h5p41xsn3xA https://youtu.be/qxochuwc-Ks https://youtu.be/rJSFd2SPe9I#Colombia #coffee #ColombianCoffee #CowsBlood

Excessive sound from motorbikes and loud music has transformed what were no doubt once tranquil Colombian towns into hubs of noise pollution. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/06/colombias-cacophonies-motos-music-and.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/sLCXY1z-muIhttps://youtu.be/-yih2X-2Oawhttps://www.britannica.com/science/noise-pollutionhttps://www.cornellhealthcarereview.org/post/the-hidden-dangers-of-earbuds-and-headphoneshttps://youtu.be/kVMqYZFIJ74#Colombia #NoisePollution #sound #cacophony #motorbike #speakers #salespeople

All that makes ColOmbia (there's no "u" in this Colombia, remember) great. It's a tasty and wholesome mix!For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/04/colombia-and-few-of-my-favourite-things.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2017/07/introducing-our-colombia.htmlhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2017/04/colombia-decides-2018-whatll-yours-be.htmlhttps://youtu.be/JdnmiC_nnJYhttps://youtu.be/kjGyR74B9NUhttps://youtube.com/shorts/jsqjZvw1ZP0https://youtube.com/shorts/grSSV25sxOghttps://www.facebook.com/brendan.corrigan.965/videos/620568437631415/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6vhttps://youtube.com/shorts/w6tgDMoBzaI?si=oMAOdLo2ZmRErPkBhttps://youtu.be/hTy2ocU09Sohttps://youtu.be/4qzFioAX5sshttps://youtu.be/JnJTIQh_8IQhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2020/02/to-marketing-agency-robin.htmlhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2016/07/remembering-casements-colombian.htmlhttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2024/09/la-chorrera-in-colombias-amazon-bloody.html#Colombia #CervezaCosteña #cuajada #Llanos #Boyacá #BarriosPopulares #panaderías #menudencias

Getting up to speed on the latest tech advancements is essential for online content creators. It can be a tough game to play, though. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/03/tech-it-or-leave-it.html.Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRpV0GePYeM https://youtu.be/o1NU08GmNyI https://youtu.be/pB-8-1qnshc https://richarddawkins.substack.com/p/sonnets-by-chatgpt https://youtube.com/shorts/grSSV25sxOg?si=HVOOpYOqVXHRcU7j https://youtu.be/kjGyR74B9NU#ContentCreators #tech #ArtificialIntelligence #upskilling

Some older social media users are having a middle-aged-style questioning of their online behaviour. Does Gen Z have the answers to this "crisis"?For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/02/after-interactive-intoxication-comes.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/AMHx56VSVD4https://youtu.be/0CdttekQPywhttps://youtu.be/hT6EN_FGttshttps://www.facebook.com/787745961/posts/10163260952820962/?mibextid=KUEnY6CBM2sLossthttps://youtu.be/iJ2iCdHPijMhttps://time.com/7203140/gen-z-drinking-less-alcohol/https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2024/08/24/falling-out-of-love-with-booze-why-ireland-is-drinking-less/https://www.expressvpn.com/blog/do-people-still-use-facebook/https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0216/1497006-cocaine-use-becoming-a-bigger-problem-on-social-scenes/https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbbrandon/2022/10/09/mark-cuban-just-explained-why-gen-z-are-still-using-facebook/https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2019/07/facebook-instagram-killing-us-softly.html#SocialMedia #OnlineHate #Facebook #Instagram #Meta #MiddleAged #abstinence #intoxication

If you treat people like apes, many will act in that way. This is the problem with many of today's health and safety regulations. But not in Colombia. For the text of this vlog, visithttps://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/02/appreciating-colombias-approach-to.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version):https://youtu.be/p-zG7iHnOi8?si=lYukBsX7lafvGB42 https://youtu.be/HOkpMgr2DX4?si=I0t_hY7rQmjhSryK https://youtu.be/-yih2X-2Oaw https://youtu.be/htr7k8abWPE https://youtu.be/yJ66B6sxl_g https://www.slb.com/about/who-we-are https://youtu.be/AUSZ5Ntwy_U https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2011/12/survival-of-dumbest.htmlhttps://youtu.be/HOkpMgr2DX4 https://nypost.com/2025/01/24/us-news/gop-basks-in-seismic-vibe-shift-one-week-into-trump-2-0-culturally-uncool-to-be-a-democrat/ https://youtu.be/TWspGqN8Gnc#HealthAndSafety #DEI #AtYourOwnRisk #Colombia

Giving in to the requests of others just to be nice can lead to resentment. Acts of kindness should align with one's morals. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/01/too-much-of-nice-guy-to-wrong-people.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://youtu.be/ihhISNo4lTk https://youtu.be/8HtCEMnRl9A https://youtu.be/yZyj8EAfeNs https://youtu.be/Q98ZcRlB7-o https://youtu.be/MEh7kEO8eKk https://youtu.be/JdnmiC_nnJY https://www.pdfdrive.to/book/when-the-body-says-no-3 https://youtu.be/AAFqCQwo_gA #MrNiceGuy #NiceGuy #CruelToBeKind #charitable #leeches<

Asking good questions helps us to become more active learners and more clued-in, well-rounded individuals. For the text of this vlog, visit https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2025/01/asking-good-questions-and-dealing-with.html. Additional reading/listening referred to in the audio (inserted as hyperlinks in the text version): https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0j93ry8 https://youtu.be/h5p41xsn3xA https://youtu.be/JdnmiC_nnJY https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3638/3638-h/3638-h.htm https://wwcorrigan.blogspot.com/2016/08/ignoring-is-bliss.html https://youtu.be/B33XRXo6fM0 #GoodQuestions #UncomfortableAnswers #EngagedLearner #learning #ignorance #indifference