Back again
Hello again. I was curious to see what was going on here after such a long time. The app has changed significantly and curiously my site is picking up a half dozen views every day which is just...
View ArticleLittle Leesy
Her first memory was running down the street to the bomb shelter as the sirens whined in the East End of London. Her last, hopefully, was of holding my hand and hearing me sing My Old Man as she...
View ArticleIntermittent Fasting
Last week I tested positive for Covid and spent a day with flu-like symptoms and three days of Diarrhoea. The positive I gleaned from this misery was that my overall health as I approach 60 is still...
View ArticleA good day
Today was a good day. Got the kids out to school. Walked an hour to Parent’s internment plot- someone has put some bedding plants in there and the rose tree is still alive. Stopped to pay respect to a...
View ArticleAs the doors open…
Do you vote in political elections? Democratic elections are a privilege of living in our society. Just take a look on the news and you’ll see what the options are. - despotic leaders who push their...
View ArticleFlip
List the people you admire and look to for advice... Maybe just the older readers will appreciate this one. As a kid and a younger person you tend to rely on the oldies for sage advice. They’ve been...
View ArticleFavourite brands?
What are your favorite brands and why? They’re mostly related to food I think. Tunnock’s for their tea cakes. Hovis for the malt loaf. Browns for their Lolly Gobble Bliss Bombs - caramelised popcorn....
View ArticleJack of all trades
What's a job you would like to do for just one day? There’s a few jobs I’ve always fancied. Steeplejack was one I always liked as a kid, and farmer. The farming option disappeared after a visit to a...
View ArticleRant Warning….
What do you do to be involved in the community? I cringe at that word. Community is something people write about, talk about and have opinions about but rarely actually do anything to make it work. I...
View ArticleAll the world’s a stage
What was the last live performance you saw? Every day I watch folk “performing” their way through the day. In olden times we weren’t as affected by the stereotypes and role models presented by the...
View ArticleNone….
What public figure do you disagree with the most? Public figures are much like you and me. Often the things we say are misheard and we’re misrepresented by the listener. For us it means minor ruffles...
View ArticleFour walls
What does freedom mean to you? Freedom is a state of mind. In the worst of times, there are special places in the recesses of our mind where we can go. Obviously where you live plays into this. I’m...
View ArticleIt’s all about me….
What's one small improvement you can make in your life? Something I’ve never bought in to is the complete lack of humility shown by younger people. Our parents and especially grandparents put up with...
View ArticleLife is like a badly written play….
Are you a leader or a follower? Finally a decent prompt. The last few days have been dire. It’s been like a bad boyband interview. Trait and Carlyle both wrote that leaders are born , not made. Height...
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