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In the alphabet soup of life, I pick aitchHow weird is the alphabet? A J and K sound alike (unless you are a Scot – they say jiy, not jay) B C D G P T V sound alike – and if you are Americ... | 650 | 27 | 0 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 | Apr 22 |
First phrasesCan we be serious a minute? Aye that'll be right But no, seriously. If you are going somewhere they speak a different language, what ar... | 1,184 | 28 | 0 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 | May 2 |
the end is nighThose whom the gods wish to destroy, they first send mad. This is not an entertaining link. It is deeply disturbing and could hurt your brain. You sho... | 545 | - | 0 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 | Apr 29 |
You've changedEvery serious relationship you were ever in, changed you. Men change for women and yes, women really do change for men. Did you keep the changes o... | 1,429 | 58 | 0 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | May 1 |
The god of Christmas shoppingA speaker invited to a school to talk about the meaning of Christmas instead went rogue and told the kids – some as young as 4 – that Santa doesn’t ex... | 1,920 | 89 | 0 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 | 10 hrs ago |
tenant or home-owner? does it make a difference?Some people rent all their lives, and some buy as soon as they can scrape up a deposit Some tenants would like to buy but only if they found the pe... | 679 | 24 | 0 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 | May 1 |
Like him back - N/A ???This is the second time I've had a 'like' from someone who is still online but instead of the option of 'like him back' CS says N/A - I... | 1,283 | 36 | 1 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 | Apr 30 |
Happy thanksgiving to all our CS AmericansI so like the idea of a dinner just for giving thanks - been invited to a few in Scotland by an American family living a long long way from home and i... | 736 | 19 | 0 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 | May 2 |
So tired of being afraidI don’t hide under the bed quaking, but at any one time there can be at least one thread of fear running through my head. Some come from the media and... | 1,639 | 44 | 0 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 | May 1 |
Change your name change your lifeAnd no I don't mean on CS although some of us did and there was a real difference How much does your name influence your life? When someon... | 3,256 | 152 | 0 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 | May 2 |
Don't panic, but it's Scorpio seasonTuesday 23rd October ushered in Scorpio season - the sign of death and rebirth, intensity and passionate convictions, and a time when all signs, not... | 1,670 | 73 | 0 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 | Apr 30 |
Really REALLY honest profile commentsYou want honest profiles? I found some spotted on websites, pruned out the crudest, sharing twenty of those that made me blink. These were all from p... | 702 | 17 | 0 | Oct 2018 | Feb 2019 | Apr 18 |
Raining againWelcome to Sunny Spain they said 320 days of sunshine a year they said Meanwhile I had to put the light on in the kitchen to see to make coffee :m... | 1,329 | 51 | 0 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 | 3 hrs ago |
Odd coupleI met these people, and for all I know they met on CS although that would be a fantastic coincidence and, if they read this blog, a little embarrassin... | 3,436 | 117 | 0 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 | May 2 |
Opera blogRIP Montserrat Caballé, one of the great singers from my new country. She was 85 Don't imagine many opera buffs in CS but some may remember the op... | 1,557 | 49 | 0 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 | 14 hrs ago |
hyperboleNo-one gets disappointed any more - they are devastated No-one has unpleasant experiences any more - they are traumatized Everything that happens i... | 1,233 | 51 | 0 | Oct 2018 | Oct 2018 | Apr 30 |
Comparing the mangle to a glove filled with porridgeHandshakes 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 ring... | 1,430 | 67 | 0 | Sep 2018 | Oct 2018 | 24 hrs ago |
Meanwhile here in SpainYesterday I was in Orgiva, a small town in the Alpujarras and did have my camera. I'm not a good photographer, though. Pics - Orgiva is hot enough... | 1,716 | 63 | 0 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 | Apr 25 |
Giraffe in snowREALLY starting to worry about Eks now. Hoping all SA bloggers affected by blizzards are keeping well-wrapped up and warm This pic one of s... | 721 | 2 | 0 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 | May 2 |
"They say such nice things about people at funeralsthat it makes me sad I'm going to miss mine by just a few days" (Garrison Keillor) Ok, a lot will depend how or when you kick the bucket. Be drunk... | 1,939 | 70 | 0 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 | May 2 |
InteractingTurns out that communicating with others literally affects our health more than diet, exercise, even our addictions. Seeing my interaction in Spa... | 1,513 | 36 | 0 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 | Apr 30 |
JeremiahListen, if you get a friend request from a guy called Jeremiah, it's okay to accept. He's a bullfrog, and a good friend of mine.... | 1,432 | 25 | 0 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | 7 hrs ago |
What - in words of one syllable - the heck is cryptocurrency?I've spent most of my working life in finance and yet I can't get my head around bitcoin / digital currencies / cryptocurrency. It's, like, electronic... | 1,443 | 43 | 0 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | 18 hrs ago |
Looking for help with Outlook.comMy Outlook mailbox recently gave itself an upgrade and seems to have lost my email address in the process. Now when I try to sign in it comes up with... | 819 | - | 0 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | 13 hrs ago |
The quartermaster's storeThe bloggers included all commented on my last blog which seemed as good a way as any of selecting victims Add a verse, make it worse :la... | 1,545 | 50 | 0 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | Apr 25 |
It's official. Australians are the best men to meet.This is a dinkum Australian love poem, and if it don't bring a lump to your throat, and have you rushing to the Strine men listed here on CS, you're o... | 1,300 | 49 | 0 | Aug 2018 | Sep 2018 | 19 hrs ago |
Spoilers don't actually spoil anything - look into the future -I still believe I would have enjoyed Terminator 2 more if I hadn’t - hang on - SPOILER ALERT look away now if you are one of the... | 653 | 33 | 0 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | Apr 27 |
Sometimes a person, a name, personifies a whole time of your lifeSometimes, you don’t even realize until you hear their name years and years later and it is a TARDIS moment, you suddenly see people you’d forgotten,... | 601 | 8 | 0 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | Apr 20 |
WaitingI've got approx an hour to wait and nothing to read. An hour is too short for some things and too long for others. Ways of filling time? (Othe... | 661 | 29 | 0 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | Apr 22 |
Theory: Women should be clear, men should notScenario - They are watching TV at his house. Woman rubs her shoulders, mmm, I’m cold. Man nods, yup, it is quite cold, and carries on watching TV. Ev... | 1,445 | 60 | 0 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | May 2 |
Got my dozenand in the order that I got them - good morning goie more sawubona tumela bonjour guten morgen g'day bore da madainn mhath buenos dias... | 1,435 | 56 | 0 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | Apr 26 |
Another penny in the jar (a research question)The theory - if you put a penny in a jar every time you make love in the first year of your marriage, and after the first year you take a penny out ev... | 1,571 | 59 | 0 | Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | Apr 27 |
Microphone no longer working after skype updateBlast it skype insisted on doing another of its interminable updates recently and I've just found that I am no longer audible. Checked both my skype a... | 1,448 | 47 | 1 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 | May 2 |
All our advisers are busy, please holdJust so you know, when you hear that (for the 10th time) and are getting madder and madder, imagining all the advisers chatting round the water cooler... | 847 | 17 | 1 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 | Apr 29 |
Que sera, seraWhat will be, will be. Alles sal regkom. Things will work out. Go where the wind takes you. On the other hand - my personal mantra is ‘if not now,... | 1,284 | 34 | 0 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 | Apr 23 |
Imagination running riot?I now take paying guests and I've had one here for a couple of weeks now and I might be turning into one of those slightly batty types who think every... | 2,408 | 95 | 0 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 | May 2 |
Beetle-based blogBig black beetles in Spain, long-legged, seem harmless, fascinate the cat. He tips them over and watches with interest as they struggle to get back on... | 1,241 | 39 | 0 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 | Apr 30 |
The Male Robot Companion (MaRC) - a reviewThe way to sell to a man is to mark the product as exclusive and double the price. The way to sell to a woman is to say she can have two for the p... | 724 | 23 | 0 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2018 | Apr 22 |
putting smoking in its placethis is a blog for the smokers on CS - the social, the regular, the trying-to-quit, and even those who call themselves non-smokers but turn up for mee... | 1,664 | 41 | 0 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2018 | May 1 |
Dogs and fireworks / thunder / gunsDogs don't like fireworks, sure, we all know that but reactions range from flinching to outright hysterics. Why? We know hunting dogs cope with th... | 1,286 | 41 | 0 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2018 | 24 hrs ago |
HumbleSeriously, why describe yourself as humble? Does it have a slang meaning I'm missing (like wicked sick = WOW amazing) because it is not a... | 2,530 | 89 | 0 | May 2018 | Jun 2018 | May 2 |
For the writers on CS - Evie nails itIf you don't care to follow links, the text is below but the pics and gifs on her original blog are hilarious | 763 | 15 | 0 | May 2018 | Aug 2018 | Apr 29 |
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