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You shouldn't read this blog, I'm in a moody ranting mood and feeling terminally irritated with the Three Big Subjects. Tis the season to be jolly, tra la la la, lala la la. Instead it is a day off for most people and the flood of bile and self-righteousness especially on Twitter has thoroughly pissed me off.

Politics - we live in a democracy, most of us, or so They tell us, although it is a form of government cynically manipulated by not only those in charge, but those who wish to be in charge. Politicians are focused entirely on their struggle to take power by appearing to be the least repulsive and dishonest option.

Message - choose me, because I will give you everything you want in a leader. I know you know (or should know, get real people) that I am lying at least some of the time, but choose me, because I am not as big a liar as he / she is

Religion - is only for the credulous and terminally stupid. It is important that you ignore that all religions are fundamentally based on creating a self-supporting and interactive caring community. Focus instead on analysing every word said hundreds or thousands of years ago to a vastly different, usually illiterate, population. Preach it or mock it, but don't look past it at the bigger picture, there isn't one.

Message - be your own God, no-one is better fitted for the role, and to hell (insert preferred alternative here) with anyone who disagrees with Your divine opinions.

Sex - ah, the greatest cesspool of them all. Do exactly what you want to do, and let your whims take you where they may. Human babies are born helpless and unlike other animals in nature, remain helpless for at least their first year. For the survival of the species, couples stayed together, and supportive communities formed. Success! 7 billion and counting, the pressure is off. Constant titillation, instant gratification, and above all changing partners regularly, is now the right of all adults, and perversions once considered absolutely forbidden are optional extras.

Message - do it.

By the way, I'm being sarcastic.

I’m only leaving comments open because it irritates me when bloggers don’t. Not expecting any and probably won’t respond to any, this is my ranting face.

Over and out.

now if I had a friend here I would wish her or him
a merry xmas and a blessed year but see I don't have
so I shut the ........up
and enjoy my lonely xmas. I am even giving myself
a gift..

When I was a child, Best Beloved, the only people you hugged were female relatives, while male relatives patted you on the head and sometimes there was a 10 shilling note to go spend on something nice. Yes I’m that old, get over it.

When I was a teenager the only people you hugged, very shyly, were boys and they usually started it and since they wanted to take the hug as far as it could go you couldn’t really relax and enjoy the moment.

There’s been a hug revolution and finally even the English succumbed and now when you are introduced to people you’re expected to wrap yourself round them AND exchange kisses. Men hug men, women hug women and of course men and women hug each other.

One extreme to the other.

Probably because I’m old enough to remember 10 shilling notes I don’t hug easily and am still slightly alarmed when a total stranger comes into my personal space. No denying, though, a hug when you’re down is a very nice thing. A hug when you’re delighted is good, too. I looked up hugging and learned this:

A hug, depending on culture, context and relationship, indicates familiarity, affection, friendship, sympathy, happiness when re-united, or gratitude. A hug can range from a brief one second squeeze with the arms not fully round the friend, to an extended hold.

A hug is primarily friendly, but the extended hold can come perilously close to cuddling. A person expecting a hug and finding themselves in a cuddle could feel threatened and for this reason some schools are banning hugging. Many from the 10 shilling generation still eye them askance.

Hugs are proven to be unexpectedly effective at healing sickness, disease, loneliness, depression, anxiety and stress.

Warning: rushing up to hug a total stranger could cause them anxiety and stress.

INSTANT GRATIFICATION. That is the biggest problem of our generation now. We are so used to getting things instantly that we don’t have any patience. Want something to eat, open an app on your phone and just order, no need to go out, get veggies, come back and cook, or go to a restaurant, get the menu, order your food and wait till you get it. Looking for a date, just pick up your phone and swipe right. Just to mention a few.

Why do you think we, “the millennials“ find it so hard to maintain relationships, jobs, and connections for long. Reason? There’s no App for that. All those things require constant work and effort, above all patience. Which most of us sadly don’t have. We start a new job and after a few months, we feel we aren't making any impact (Whatever that means) then we decide to quit. We start a weight loss journey and after 2 weeks if we don’t look like those models on Instagram, we quit and say it ain't working.

We have become so good at giving excuses, it’s become second nature.

It’s high time we wake up and learn what patience really is. Relationships, success, fitness, connections, and friendships all take time to become solid. There’s no magic pill to make someone instantly want to marry you from day one. Nor is there one to make you earn the trust of someone in an instant. All these require us to put in effort on daily basis no matter how small those efforts might seem. Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

Next time you feel like quitting on anything, first ask your self one important question. How long have I put in the effort?

#VowsOfSilence

This is one Sad Christmas story for Herbert and Audrey Goodine who reside at Victoria Villa Special Care Home in Perth Andover, NB.
I wanted to share with the FB community the planned separation of my parents one week prior to Christmas.
I was notified Friday morning (Dec 15) via email and followed a couple hours later by a phone call that my father (91) was going to be removed from the special care home that he is residing at with my mother (89) this weekend. I read this message over several times in disbelief of how can anyone be so cold and cruel to do this a week prior to Christmas. My request during the day Friday was to simply extend my father's residency until the end of this week. However, my repeated request was ignored. Because I was unwilling to make a decision on his new location within a few hours a representative from Social Development and a representative from the Victoria Villa approached my parents and forced them to make the decision on their own.
My parents have been together for a total of 73 years and still sleep in the same bed. I feel people need to know what a flawed system we have in place. Two words describe it "unethical and cruel". This transfer is schedule to occur tomorrow, as POA, I have NOT yet to be notified of final arrangements
When talking to my parents yesterday i listened to my mother weep and i could hear my father in the background. My mother said "Christmas is over for us now and this is the worst Christmas that we will ever have. Why could they not have waited till after the holidays." I assured her that I tried everything to keep them together a few more days.
Please feel free to share this post. Dianne Goodine Phillips

Acceptance of Death

oh, not here on CS. Generally.

Money may be the root of all evil but it is only when we talk about it that people get really het up. If you don't know, you can't get annoyed.

To understand all is to forgive all - but we don't want to understand all. We want to believe what we believe, and talk others into our beliefs, and to get very angry indeed when the others won't listen, or persist in arguing.

I live now in a country where I don't yet speak the language. It's surprisingly peaceful. By the time I had lived this long - 3 months - in Scotland I was caught up in several separate long-running feuds in the neighbourhood and nervously trying to avoid taking sides, being ordered to join things like Home Watch, and backing away at speed from politically-indignant individuals with multiple opinions.

Here, no-one tries to talk to me about politics or issues. I greet people, remark how cold it is, we go on our way smiling. My Spanish builders have given up repeating themselves endlessly in the hope I will suddenly start understanding and instead we get by on a handful of words and a lot of vigorous mime. Ditto when I look up the Spanish phrase I need and go to the DIY shop on the corner. The very voluble duenna in my street who grabs everyone who passes and talks at them for 20 minutes just nods, smiles and pats my dog (which she calls wa-wa).

My neighbour speaks several languages and translates when mime is simply not enough, but for the rest no feelings are offended by things said, because there is not enough vocabulary to offend.

I am beginning to think I should never learn Spanish. I like this peace and quiet!

We talk too much.

i'm making a scarf for a guy who's in his 30's. Should i put fringe on it or not? i should finish today. thanks

Should passing down an inheritance be not allowed?

I heard a person on the news make that suggestion, inheritances should not be passed down to the family....or anyone. I am assuming the government would gain control of it.


What do you think?


I would say, with a NON-CORRUPT government, we would not have 1% of the people owning such a large portion of the wealth of our country.

I would think that business owners would have a great incentive to reward their employees well.

I would think that there would not be one single hungry mouth to feed or one homeless person.

I would think that our infrastructure would be top notch.

I would suspect there would be a smaller portion of unhappy people...due to stress with money issues.



At first, this idea sounds crazy....as does anything that creates change has the potential of doing. But, what would it mean overall for a society?