Sunday, March 02, 2025

The Interpretation Of Facts And Figures

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  I should have paid more attention during school / college.  Well, luckily I did, more so at college and later on.  I love that meme where ...
Saturday, March 01, 2025

Hang On Lads, I've Got A Great Idea!

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  As that great film, The Italian Job, concludes with the coach hanging over the abyss and the gold sliding towards the back of the coach we...
Friday, February 28, 2025

Nice Lads - Good To See

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  I've had some nice lads here working on re pointing the front wall and repairing bits around the house.  They've done a nice job, ...
Thursday, February 27, 2025

Cold Out Of Nowhere

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  Blast it!  Sore throat and now sneezing my head off!  Where did that come from, I've hardly been out recently if the 48 hour is to be ...
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Reconnecting To Old Friends - Mind Whir

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Why you may ask is my mind whirring?  I think it is because I know now what I didn't know then.   Have a listen to this and see if you c...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Shakes Head In Disbelief - Yet Again

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  You have to wonder how these people got to power and what made them think they were good enough to do the job they were voted in to do? I ...
Monday, February 24, 2025

Respect - Or The Loss Of It

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  I remember being told to respect my elders and betters.  There are few left to respect these days I think.  The odd person you see or hear...
Sunday, February 23, 2025

Deceit and Dishonour

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  Surely these things in high office are to be frowned upon and indeed they should be whiter than white so to speak?  Not our lot in governm...
Friday, February 21, 2025

Preserve Us From Experts

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Can there be anymore massive a Red Flag than  "Experts Say", "Scientists Warn" or "Environmentalists state"?  ...
Thursday, February 20, 2025

To Stifle Or To Stimulate

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  I see this all the time.  "We are going for growth", "We need to stimulate our economy" ad nauseam.  And, what do they...
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

We ARE Better Than These "People"

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We are better than the rabble that pretends to look after our interests.  Left alone we would probably be able to prosper and certainly woul...
Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Ugh People!

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  We went to see an exhibition with the grandchildren yesterday.  We had no problem parking but when we came out there were people trying to...
Sunday, February 16, 2025

Falsehood and Dishonour

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  Some will recognise these words: AI Tells me: "In the Bible  2 Corinthians 6:8 says, "through glory and dishonour, slander and p...
Saturday, February 15, 2025

Helicopter View

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one of the biggest things I learned was to use a technique called the Helicopter View.   It's a good analogy for dealing with problems a...

Service - At Last

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  Gosh, I emailed late yesterday, got a response back, came to see me this morning and I have a quote and they can start pretty soon which i...
Friday, February 14, 2025

Which Got Me Thinking More About Kindness

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  I mentioned that the women I knew were kind, sure there were some nasty ones but once you've left school and go to college yo no longe...

That's It I Think

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  You are no longer in their life and haven't been for years and there's no need to reunite or reconnect in some ways.  It was a per...

There's No Going Back Is There?

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  It's interesting that the last time I met  my old friends was way back in 1990.  Thirty five years ago.  Stuff happens and you drift a...
Thursday, February 13, 2025

Thank Goodness That's Over

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  I very rarely suffer headaches, I get a few but one a year maybe.  Yesterday I had a headache and dry mouth (I did hydrate) and by the tim...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Through Children's Eyes

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  One of the great things about being a grandparent (possibly a parent but you are sometimes too busy to notice) is the level of excitement ...