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Little things mean a lot at this time of year

Here we go, heading towards 2017 at a rate of knots - some alone for the first time, some have been single for a while, some even in the early stages of who knows, fingers crossed, might be good, hopes for 2017 ...

But this blog is for those of us on our own for Christmas, and how we plan to spoil ourselves just a little. Got your plans in place?

I'm writing this blog while I wait for a delivery of some Christmas treats (slotted delivery time, between 6.30 and 7.30, and it is now 7.11 pm) banana yay (where is he?)

Anyone else decided on their treat(s)? Any good ideas to throw into the pot?

And those who have fab plans lined up, that's nice for you - but rather please share your best ways of enjoying time alone, 'kay?

Apart from being on CS, of course laugh - music, or films, or climbing trees, or -oooooh! Delivery just arrived! joy cartwheel gotta go
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Oops

His request approved, the CNN News photographer chartered a flight from the local airport, and was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport.

Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, 'Let's go'.

The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides.'

'Why?' asked the pilot.

'Didn't they tell you? I'm a photographer for CNN News, and I need to get some close up shots.'

The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, finally he stammered, 'So, what you're telling me, is . . . You're NOT my flight instructor?'







Life is short. Drink the good wine first. wine
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How do I delete a blog?

Being very thick here. I can edit it, design it, tag it, and upload photos but not delete it? confused



(Answering own question with thanks to Robrt787. If you are on a PC, click on your pic at top of screen, choose Account, choose Manage, snip snip and Bob's your auntie. )

applause
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On a scale of 1 to 10 how needy are you?

Found this video and it made me laugh and sigh at the same time. For those who don't watch links, the guy is demanding compliments - even to the point of eventually begging in the street for them.



I go through stages. Most of the time I'm the cat that walks alone, who needs your opinion?

Then there are times when I too want to be praised just for dressing myself sigh

1. Do you glow when people say nice things?
2. Stare at them suspiciously?
3. Take their praise for granted?
4. Need More Compliments!

I just realized - this should probably be a forum.
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One month to Christmas and the 12 days

Doing this version now before it gets lost in the Christmas rush.

I tweaked it from a Facebook version and since for sure some of you will have seen the FB one I wanted to get my version in first grin

(not that I am in Any Way competitive).

On the 12th day of Christmas CS gave to me
12 ranting bloggers
11 forums forming
10 boring topics
9 squabbles starting
8 whiners whinging
7 men strutting
6 women flirting
Fiiiiiiiiiiive draaaaaaaaaaama queeeeeeeeeeeens
4 friend requests
3 trolls trolling
2 chats on skype
And a scammer who’s in love with me smitten


joy cartwheel laugh

santa waving

(blog heading has been edited)
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Today

I am now renting a local parking garage for the car - which is very short and only needs 2/3 of the space.

So, today, I unpacked and repacked the garden shed, and moved what I could to the garage (in near freezing conditions), making room for the courtyard furniture, patio chimney, and birdbath in the shed in the process. I also found the snow shovel and put it next to the shed door instead of at the back.
Unpacked and repacked the hall cupboard and moved what I could to the shed
Unpacked and repacked the upstairs cupboard and moved what I could to the hall cupboard
Unpacked and repacked the spare room cupboard and moved what I could to the upstairs cupboard

Rearranged the lounge
Packed away summer clothes for the next 6 or so months
Did 3 loads of laundry

I need a pat on the head and someone to tell me they've had a much more productive and exhausting day so I can feel guilty about moaning.
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The rise and rise of the referendum

Your vote counts. Baddum TISH.

Referendums have been called on issues as diverse as peace deals, nuclear power, and whether New Zealand should change the national flag.

Colombia held a referendum on a longed-for peace deal in October, with voters rejecting it in a shock result.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Turkey to vote on reinstating the death penalty, backing or scrapping talks on EU membership, and changing the constitution in his favour.

On 4 December Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will ask Italians if they support his plan to cut the number of senators in Italy's upper house by two-thirds, ending its ability to bring down governments.

Switzerland is the "country most likely to" where public votes are concerned, and has already had 12 in 2016. The next is scheduled for 27 November, when people will consider a proposal to phase out nuclear power plants.

Britain's post-war Prime Minister Clement Attlee called them "a device of dictators and demagogues". Recently the UK was asked if we wanted to stay in Europe. The three main political parties - Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats - all wanted to stay. 17.4 million people had other ideas.

Democracies are based on electing people who reflect our views to represent our interests. Referendums put the issue back into the hands of the individual voter. My first referendum was in 1991 - to support FW de Klerk in his campaign to end apartheid, yes or no? 85% of registered voters turned out to have their say. The result was a foregone conclusion - everyone, even those who voted no, knew what the answer was going to be, the only question was how close the vote would be. It wasn't. He had the support of 70% of the voting public.

The recent ones, not so easy to call. In fact the polls got them wrong, every time.

So are referendums good? They are certainly one man, one vote, in action. Every time the result shocks government, it underlines how out of touch our leadership has become.

Are they bad? They are expensive. They are divisive and cause lasting resentment. It does give every single numpty around, no matter how misguided in their views grin an equal say. Are we properly informed, fully aware of the issues and consequences, qualified to have a say?
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Too soon to talk about the future? Forget the fight, find peace and common ground?

Brits have a deserved reputation for being whinging poms, and I’m beginning to think we’ll never recover from the division of Brexit. Oh, give us a real crisis, and we’re great, none better, but boy, can we whinge the rest of the time.

Americans, on the whole, are much more positive about life, and getting on with whatever it throws at them.

I was watching an interview with Donald Trump tonight and I was taken aback a couple of times by things he said.

This has been the dirtiest knock-down drag-out fight political battle ever fought so I think I was expecting more of the same. Not at all. DT sounded calm and purposeful and even said the Clintons were 'good people'.

What?? No one involved in Brexit has said anything close to rational about opponents YET, and it was ages ago!

Made me wonder. All the anger will be passing soon, the democratic bid will be forgotten, what do Americans want, hope, for their future? Whether they voted or not.

Whatever you thought, the same democratic system which has produced every previous president produced this result and that does mean people want change.

What changes do you want? And - what was good, and should be kept in place?

Not just America will be great - how, what will change?
Not just America should have stayed on the democratic path - why, what do you really want to see kept?

This could be the quietest blog ever written rolling on the floor laughing but my blog, my rules.

(1) The election has been fought and it is OVER, no rehashing! (okay, edited comment, that changed a bit. Comment will be retained if it makes a valid point leading to discussion

(2) NO SIDESWIPES, INSULTS, JEERS OR GLOATS. scold if there is any hatred or contempt in any comment, warning you right now, it will be deleted,

Teach us by example. The UK needs to learn how to work together over Brexit. blues
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Friends of friends

Ever had that thing when you think someone is funny and intelligent, and then you meet the people they think are funny and intelligent and oops - uh oh

I'm still buddies with a bloke I dated for a short while and the other day we got together for drinks, he was really keen for me to meet the current lady because he knew we'd get on like a house on fire.

Well, I don't know why he ever dated me, is all I can say, because if ever someone was my polar opposite, she is rolling on the floor laughing

Ever had that? Unnerving, innit?
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Not mocking. Just saying. Oh, and this isn't politics (YAY)

This is a trust-me blog, I guess, because most of us shy away nervously from any religious blog so it comes down to do you trust Biff not to cram her views down your reluctant throat?

It's an old Dave Allan comedy skit but it should be required watching for anyone who insists their religion is simple, straightforward, and easy to understand! This particular skit is about Christianity through the eyes of a child and it is brilliant, and will turn your impatience with zealots (believers AND atheists) on its head

So that makes it a Good Thing scold

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Plus he has a fab accent. daydream
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Winter walkies

In summer I come home, put down my handbag, change my shoes, pick up the lead, and we’re off. One minute.

In winter I come home, put down my handbag, change my shoes for acrylic-fur-lined gumboots, put on my heavy walking jersey with acrylic fur lining and fur-lined hood, get the dog’s coat, feed her into that while she wriggles and hops from foot to foot with impatience, put on my greatcoat, find my gloves, pick up the lead, and we’re off. Ten minutes.

Three degrees C today in my corner of Scotland. What YOU wearing?





Just as a break from the weather, I offer the whether ... because it's November 8th and there's an election going on, there are some political jokes on the second page, where they can only offend someone who goes looking to be offended. grin

They're pretty good, actually. I thought.
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I know I'm right. My friends say so.

Social media has given us voices that go far, far beyond people we’ve met, beyond our homes and offices. We chatter a lot, we make friends, get quite addicted to counting our friends (never mind the quality, feel the width). Some of my Twitter contacts have over quarter of a million followers, and follow as many back. They take this stuff seriously.

The big turning point was when we learned our virtual voice was HUGE . We can rock governments, we can direct policy, we can change the very world. Yes! You and me!

WOW. The POWER!

Whoa. Hang on. One of my virtual friends has a different take on events? UNFRIEND (or UNFOLLOW) Oh, but hang on, that reduces my friends / follower count. Hmmm.

idea I’ll just block their notifications from my FB timeline, or mute the hashtags they use on Twitter when they are being boring. Sorted!

So now I can look smugly down my timelines, and see nothing that disagrees with my views on life.

The worrying little flaw in this is that it doesn’t seem to occur to anybody that they have filtered out conflicting opinions. They believe they share the views of every one of their hundreds of virtual friends. I’ve noticed the growing trend on FB and Twitter, bet you have too, towards being dogmatic, arrogant, intolerant and completely bigoted. I turned off notifications just today from a woman who has her head twisted so far to the left it’s a wonder she doesn’t fall down stairs.

So thank you, bloggers of CS, for your huge range of blogs. We may ignore the ones that don’t look, from the titles, as if they will fit our view on life, but we can’t ignore that other people, however misguided roll eyes do have another view on life. In time this could become one of the few places left on social media where that still happens. That would be ironic - that we lot, with our strong views on any and everything, are the last people in the world who even realize there are other points of view.
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