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old dog vestibular disease Wednesday she was fine - she's old, a little wobblier in the mornings than in years of yore, but lively, greedy, healthy. Yesterday morning very w...	1,224	22	0	May 2019	May 2019	May 17
The rock and the hard place - a modern microstory about business The company I worked for, after beating off many attempts at hostile takeovers in the past, was shocked when several of our opposition, including our...	556	14	0	Feb 2019	Feb 2019	May 10
English is so weird Limericks by sound, and by spelling - There once was an old man from York who took a fat pig for a walk, when asked "why this was, he said...	1,025	15	0	Feb 2019	May 2020	10 hrs ago
Perfect match - but which one? Let's call him A (for Adventure ) he's around 50, a good technician, will never have a problem finding a job, right now he's up for technical m...	1,992	101	0	Feb 2019	Feb 2019	May 19
Quantum weird other-worldly music - the theremin I'd never heard of these before, not by name, and was bug-eyed watching one played in a classical concert. It isn't touched but played by the energy o...	560	10	0	Feb 2019	Feb 2019	May 18
Changing my description, sigh I've described myself as "a few extra pounds" from the start but I could always have stood to lose a stone (that's 14 pounds, or 6 kgs, for the rest o...	1,740	65	0	Mar 2019	Aug 2019	May 19
How many dogs does it take to change a lightbulb? Border Collie – just one, and then I’ll replace any wiring that isn’t up to code German Shepherd – I’ll change it as soon as I’ve escorted everyone...	521	2	0	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 18
Voy a mi bola Move along please folks unless you can help me with some Spanish colloquialisms because I suspect my leg is being gently pulled ... not going to say w...	915	25	0	Mar 2019	Mar 2019	May 17

The first teleport step taken At LAST okay, only a photon but - the first manned flight was not particularly impressive. It would have been impossible to guess, watching the Wright brother...	5,757	221	0	Jul 2017	Jul 2017	May 18
Age and mileage, please I’m looking for a specific kind of vehicle, and suddenly noticed a certain familiarity about my list. See if you can spot it. Not too young - the...	2,671	79	0	Jul 2017	Jul 2017	May 19
One packing problem sorted How long does bubbly last, anyway? I found six, count them, six, bottles (so far) waiting to be packed. I don't even remember who gave me the first fe...	1,721	58	0	Aug 2017	Aug 2017	21 hrs ago
15 years and now this, ungrateful sod I can't believe the change in him since we came to Spain - oh, he's never been what you'd call devoted. There was a lot of open space in this relation...	2,164	84	0	Sep 2017	Sep 2017	May 20
Man cave So you have the chance to buy, pretty cheaply, a 600 sq m shed. Yes, that size is right. 600 square metres. Big enough to park, oh, 30 regular cars? I...	1,392	58	0	Sep 2017	Sep 2017	May 15
Anyone else awake? Lying in bed with the van door open drinking coffee and roaming the smartphone for anyone else awake. Nearly 9 am in Spain. I seem to have the world...	5,253	203	0	Sep 2017	Aug 2018	May 19
REVENGE They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold. I don't mind if it is hot or cold, but I want it. The person bringing my car from Scotland with me pay...	2,663	95	0	Sep 2017	Sep 2017	4 hrs ago
making the first move So I know this shy guy, 40 or so, a fellow writer, who has been fantasizing about meeting a woman who will pick him up and make him happy. Now a w...	763	32	0	Oct 2017	Oct 2017	May 9
Biff moving out of the van ***breaking news **** *read all about it! **** My offer has been accepted, the deposit has been...	1,478	45	0	Oct 2017	Oct 2017	May 18
Halloween in Spain? Quick question. Halloween stuff appearing in shops. In sa treat-or-treat very much to friends houses only. In Scotland guising was well escorted but e...	1,410	44	0	Oct 2017	Nov 2017	May 15
I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack and I missed you sooo much! Two months today since I packed my computer and although I got it back a week ago it took until today to get connected to...	1,451	46	0	Oct 2017	Oct 2017	21 hrs ago
Old walls These walls are built of stone, packed with clay, plastered, painted - and with time, the cracks show. Paint flakes off, plaster crumbles, cracks beco...	1,130	25	0	Oct 2017	Oct 2017	May 18
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...	684	24	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	May 18

The god of Christmas shopping A 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...	1,932	89	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	May 15
You've changed Every 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...	1,438	58	0	Dec 2018	Mar 2019	18 hrs ago
the end is nigh Those 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...	547	-	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	13 hrs ago
First phrases Can 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...	1,188	28	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	May 10
In the alphabet soup of life, I pick aitch How 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...	657	27	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	17 hrs ago
2012 - the year the world didn't end Remember when we were being told the world would end on December 21, 2012? . [/im...	628	21	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	May 18
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...	1,581	59	0	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	May 19
Got my dozen and in the order that I got them - good morning goie more sawubona tumela bonjour guten morgen g'day bore da madainn mhath buenos dias...	1,448	56	0	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	May 19
Theory: Women should be clear, men should not Scenario - 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...	1,451	60	0	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	10 hrs ago
Waiting I'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...	667	29	0	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	May 18

Sometimes a person, a name, personifies a whole time of your life Sometimes, 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,...	604	8	0	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	May 11
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...	658	33	0	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	May 15
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...	1,307	49	0	Aug 2018	Sep 2018	May 17
The quartermaster's store The 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...	1,551	50	0	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	May 13
Looking for help with Outlook.com My 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...	827	-	0	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	May 18
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...	1,454	43	0	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	24 hrs ago
Jeremiah Listen, 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....	1,437	25	0	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	May 16
Interacting Turns out that communicating with others literally affects our health more than diet, exercise, even our addictions. Seeing my interaction in Spa...	1,518	36	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	May 17
"They say such nice things about people at funerals that 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...	1,950	70	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	May 16
Giraffe in snow REALLY 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...	727	2	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	May 12
Meanwhile here in Spain Yesterday 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...	1,729	63	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	May 17

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