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When I am dead and gone: It will be an honor if you say a little prayer for me. Talk about me good or bad, (I hope not my shortcomings and mistakes) but anything good that I have done to humanity if any. With thousands of students that I taught in many Universities, I am sure, I am not all that bad. I am not perfect. I have done so many mistakes and I apologize for all of them.

So,


Please remember me and talk as much as you want about me. That is our ways, we catholic of honoring our dead. We have our cemetery, our altars where we put the memories, ashes and or reminiscence of our dead love ones, just to remember them. Say a little prayer because we believe that through prayers, we are saved from our sins and I beleive I have a lot of them.

So for anyone who shares the same belief, you will not deface me, if I die, pass on and say a little bit about me, good or bad. That will be my way of knowing that you care, at least to think of me and remember me.

Thanks all for your reads and or comment if any.

Note: Life is unpredictable, I can die tomorrow, or now, if and when that happens. I instructed my children to at least log on for me and let you all know that I passed on.

For the atheist who don't share the same belief, it is okay. It will be a pleasure for me if you will talk about me even resurrecting some of my writes and talk about it.

NOTE: all the famous athors of this civilized world, most of them all dead, we still talk about them, discuss all their ideas, does that mean we deface them? Heck no.

So please feel free to share me your opinion.

Thank you all.

I am sorry if bringing back the writes of those who passed on is taken as a defamation or defacing them. I beg to disagree. Or we would be defacing Dante, Shakespear, Keats, Byron, etc. etc.

Now, is that true? I think I must have been laying them wrong. Or perhaps I didn’t get the best quality in the first place. I do find after a few years they look a bit worn.

But is 30 years the aim, anyway? What if you want a change after, say, 10 years? Then half that hard work initially was for nothing.

I need more advice, I think. Anyone?

Handshakes fascinate me. I think mine is ok, but then I would. Some offer just the fingers, or the vrot (rotting) banana. Some seize a hand as if ringing in the new year.

I'm never sure whether to adjust my handshake to the other person. If I'm offered a glove filled with porridge, for instance, there's that second when I have to decide whether I still squeeze. (And will their eyes pop if I do ). If they're mangling, do we turn it into a version of the arm-wrestle until one of us is forced to his or her knees ...

And did you ever shake hands with either of your parents and realize to your surprise they favour a different style? THAT was weird

I looked on Google and there are dozens of variations, who knew. There's the handshake that asserts, the one that shows total lack of interest, the con-artist (over-long and seeking to dominate) and the passive personality. A hand offered palm up seeks domination, a hand offered palm down seeks to dominate.

Two things I never thought about - the 'senior' person must always offer their hand first - don't force a handshake on a potential employer (I don't think I ever have ) and one social guideline insisted the handshake is maintained - and pumping - all the time you are exchanging names. I know I tend to be a quick-drop, not a lingerer. (Unless I suddenly realize I have to go through the entire complicated 'dancing' handshake of Africa.)

Obviously we all think our own handshake is right, wondered though what you assume about the person offering a 'different' shake (Apart of course from the palm tickle )

Now I live in kissy-kissy land and have learned not to stick my hand out or I find myself poking someone in their stomach as they swoop in for the airkiss on either cheek. That's an issue in itself. Kiss air, touch skin, plant a smacker ...

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U all know that I am in computers. Well a lot of change is happening in that field by the second.

We can expect AI, and everything that u said was impossible, when seen in Sci-Fi movies.

The idea is:-

Just about nothing is impossible. If someone dreams up something, someone will figure out how to practically invent it. What bothers me in situations like that, is the original person that dreamed up the idea, gets no recognition for it.

I may have missed blogs on this change and apologies if so but it really is a little irritating.

Used to be you could only see the first 30 comments on a blog on a smartphone unless you went into full option (and eeny teeny print), well, not that many blogs go past 30 comments anyway. Not a huge problem.

Now it seems we can only see first few words of each comment - and that's not only me, Pat mentioned it on my last blog too.

It's a bit cynical of the programmers to assume we know what everyone's likely to say so don't need to see it

Maybe if those who prefer, or only, use smartphone, and have this issue, could leave comments, and if it seems there really are quite a few affected, we could ask pretty-please to go back to the luxury of 30 full comments?











(And hey, anyone else astonished that it is already Friday?)

This time of year we remember those persons who are no longer viable; we welcome those newly viable persons to celebrate their first season to be jolly.

Gifts allegedly made by vertically challenged non gender specific persons are placed under a holiday tree adorned with colourful multi-cultural decorations.

Non-affiliated Reindeer, one nasally challenged lay peacefully in a neutral diorama that was once called a nativity scene prior to becoming offensive, lyrics of songs of the past are now seen as racially insensitive and we now simply nod at each other while sipping on a glass of non-alcoholic egg and lactate based beverages, Long gone is the scent of roasting Turkey bird, replaced by a vegetarian nut loaf made from organic and free range non guilt complex forming ingredients.

Mistletoe is now banned due to the unwanted invasions of personal space with the sole purpose of s*xual assault against the opposite gender.

As midnight approaches the tension increases, the great genial non gender specific bearded person requests permission to enter private abodes by way of chimneys, archaic pieces of coal for the bad and gifts for the good are placed under the holiday tree, provided this person is left a small token of non-alcoholic sherry or a non-animal suet based pie our genderless giver will be happy.

Happy Holidays

I am a dummy, okay? I'm not smart enough to be in charge of a smart phone but I tell you what, neither are the people out there selling them

I went into a Virgin mobile shop to say listen, having problem downloading apps, what am I doing wrong? So a kid of about 9 looked pityingly at me and said I don't close apps properly when I finish with them, which would help space, but I should phone Virgin direct and upgrade.

So I phoned Virgin direct and they said £125 please. WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? Turns out he thought I wanted to upgrade my phone. Took us about 20 minutes, with his English and very odd accent, for us to establish I wanted to upgrade my service. Naw, he said, ah doan theng yew node ta, yew doan yis it arl es it os.

I ran the translation through my head, then said but I can't download apps, there is insufficient space?

Elozabiff, he said patiently, yew node ah mimmory cad.

I asked where I get a 'mimmory cad' and he said back at the shop. So I went back to the shoponly 8 miles away and got a 12 year old who said oh but we don't sell them HERE.

Where, then?

She didn't know. Maybe Tesco, she said. I walked out, and 2 shops away was a shop selling mobile phone accessories. Including memory cards.

So I'm sorted but seriously, is it just me being thick, does anyone else have these problems with smart technology and the people who are supposed to explain it to dummies like me?

Here are 11 negative phrases to ditch if you want to think more positively and feel more confident, according to behavioral scientists, researchers and psychologists.
1. “I have to do that.”
What to say instead: “I get to do that.”
Swapping that one little word will change your attitude in a big way. It makes you look at something as an opportunity, rather than an obligation. Even if the task is unpleasant, it can teach you new lessons and open new doors.
2. “I can’t do that.”
What to say instead: “I can try to do that.”
Don’t admit defeat before you’ve begun! When you tell yourself that you can try, you’re not only giving yourself a chance to accomplish something, you’re also not setting up excessively high expectations, which makes it easier to actually succeed.
3. “I should do that.”
What to say instead: “I will do that.” (Or “won’t do,” depending on your mindset).
“Should” is a controlling word, and it puts pressure on us. So put yourself back in charge. Drop the “should” and make yourself the decision-maker by choosing whether or not do something on your own terms.
4. “Why is this happening to me?”
What to say instead: “What am I learning from this?”
When you ask yourself what you’re learning, you turn something that’s bugging or upsetting you into something that can lead you to better things. You’re not complaining; you’re simply finding the good in what might be a difficult time.
5. “I never should have.”
What to say instead: “Because I did that, I now know .”
When you rephrase this thought, you begin to think about the good things that happened because you did something that you thought you shouldn’t have. Maybe you met someone you wouldn’t have met, or you discovered something wonderful about yourself.
6. “I failed.”
What to say instead: “This attempt didn’t work.”
So maybe something you tried to do didn’t turn out the way you expected. You didn’t get that new client, or you didn’t get the promotion you wanted. But if you tell yourself that you failed, end of story, you’re being unfair to yourself. Remember that there will be other opportunities.
7 . “If only I had done .”
What to say instead: Nothing!
We’ve all had our “if only” moments. “If only I had spoken up at that meeting with my idea,” or “If only I hadn’t answered that interview question that way.” But this is dead-end thinking. You’re not learning from the past, you’re just lamenting and making excuses. 
8. “This is too complicated.”
What to say instead: “I don’t understand this right now.”
When you face a new challenge by immediately telling yourself that you’ll never get your mind around it,  you’re making it sound like it’s an unchangeable fact. This means you’re subtly telling yourself that you can’t change or grow, which, of course, is nonsense. We are all works in progress.
9. “It’s not fair.”
What to say instead: “I can deal with it anyway!”
Sure, life can feel unfair sometimes, but that doesn’t mean you have to keep repeating that negative mantra to yourself and feel beaten down. Face that perceived unfairness head on and look for solutions that will get you to where you want to be.
10. “It’s never going to change.”
What to say instead: “I can change the way I approach this.”
This is another case of going from passive to active. Put yourself in charge of the situation. You think it can’t change? Then change your approach to it and thoughts about it!
11. “Never” (or “always”)
What to say instead: Avoid absolutes altogether!
If you find yourself saying something like, “I’ll never get the promotion I want,” or “I always get overlooked,” take a step back to put things into context. Life isn’t black and white.
Link:CNBC.com

Just got back from an incredible 3 week trip around Ireland. I finished chatting with an old friend on the phone and decided to get back to my exercise routine. 45 min workout left me exhausted but I still had some housework to do. I collected the kids clothes and was bending over loading the washing machine when it happened. I felt my stomach and my thighs flex and contract, quiver and then oooohhhhhh .. it happened!
It had never happened to me like that before.
Why did it happen? and more importantly how can I make it happen again.