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RE: Why the pics and profile are really only starting points....

Several of the bloggers have met up over the years, not just one-on-one, in groups. In fact the bigger the group, possibly, the better

RE: This Weekend

Why not try some Kombucha?

RE: What do you get when.....

I'm completely blocked on the creative writing front lately, where do I get me some of this stuff?

RE: Company

Usha, I imagine you need the break after the wedding and it does look lovely, enjoy

Track, good grief that place looks amazing

Why hug?

I'm very sorry to do this but I can resist anything but temptation and 100 is a nice round figure and now this blog can take itself back into the shadows.

As a direct result of all the advice received, my impersonal one-second hug is now a friendlier 3 seconds. My previous friendly four-second hug has now trialed at eight seconds, and was enjoyable. Well, I enjoyed it.

My quality hugs have always been that, quality.

Who needs the teddybear, anyway

RE: What do you get when.....

(the eyes have it) ^^^

When Solitaire's the only game in town

Zman, are you suggesting we change the natural order of things and see May out before the end of April?

When Solitaire's the only game in town

BN, in that case Molly can see to your dispatch

When Solitaire's the only game in town

Bogart, going out in style

I have absolutely no plans to dwindle into a gentle shadow in the corner (or more likely a wheezing cantankerous old battleaxe) but as I still can't quite believe I even need to think of all that yet, I haven't thought of exit plans. Colour me impressed!

When Solitaire's the only game in town

Molly, you'll be the death of half the male contingent, and they'll all die grinning

When Solitaire's the only game in town

BN, if you'll leave me some cash I see you out in true style?

When Solitaire's the only game in town

The brain is a muscle too. Getting creative – painting, reading, writing. Workouts - Sudoku, crosswords, chess, bridge, local politics. Learning stuff – the University of the Third Age, in the UK, must have similar setups in your area.

And so what if you are the oldest person in your bricklaying or cooking class. You need some younger friends, no point having a crisis contact if he / she is a lifelong buddy as likely to be having a crisis as you are

I found other goodies but it is nearly 01h00 here and I need all the beauty sleep I can get if I am to be blazing trails for years to come.

Anyway, only fair to let you guys have a turn too. Doleful or spiteful comments may be deleted

When Solitaire's the only game in town

The tweaks ...

The poll also covered what plans these people, most of them college graduates, had in place for the future and any problems that might arise. Those results weren’t great. 70% had no potential caregiver to call on. 55% had no-one to call on with help for medical decisions. 35% had no help in a crisis. One question which wasn’t asked (or not reported on) is who would notice if they weren’t around, and check on them in time to be of help. And they’re all over 70! All of us who live alone have that much sorted, right? Right!

When Solitaire's the only game in town

“Single people are lonely”

Ironically, the people most likely to be lonely in old age are those who have lost their partner and didn’t have a varied social life while they were together. They are often left frighteningly isolated. We lot on CS are actually far better prepped. Most seasoned singles have had friends and social networks in place for years, and actively enjoy their time alone as much as their social time. That's not going to change overnight. It just needs a couple of tweaks.

Read on

When Solitaire's the only game in town

Get the problems out the way first. The main worry is, and always will be, money Enough to live on, enough to cope with a crisis.

The best advice I have found anywhere was a joke which I once quoted elsewhere – kill an unethical self-serving politician. You will rid the community of a bad person and will automatically have friends in prison. Meals, a roof over your head, your age as your chaperon in the showers, and, AND, the best medical care available, all on the house.

Many a true word spoken in jest. Don’t use ‘Biff said to’ as your defence, ‘kay?

Joking aside, no, no idea how to solve that one. It is the last great mystery. Even your kidneys will be past their sell-by date by then. Anyone got a foolproof scheme?

April Fool!

Thanks Mic, will wait for a report back on any success Robrt had Do you know I had forgotten that harem blog and went looking for it after your comment, I can't find it

Badly, you are a bad bad man

Bogart, it isn't a very accurate one my virtual verification decided I was 6'2" and it was quite a struggle to override it.



Eks, that is excellent

April Fool!

Robrt until noon today did you run out of time or can you still rush out and fool someone?

April Fool!

Chat, like you could give it up

Z whoops that looked too much like a real option


Mic, this is true, chili chocolate is big in the UK, but a nice little surprise for the kiddies Like your video

And I can honestly say harem life is not at all what I expected

Ish, then you shall have one.

Vier, at least on this one day a year those might not work


Daniela,


Kal, the shelf-life is midday not midnight and you are a minx!

RE: Philosophy

Chesney your chronology is a bit off, the Renaissance followed centuries of the Dark Ages

Why hug?

Robrt, did you take it like a man, hug back, pull away, press close ...?

Why hug?

Kal, another handshaker, I have soaked my hands all night in precious oils to make them both strong and as smooth as a baby's bottom. If I see someone coming in for the hug I will throw wide my arms, roll my eyes in ecstasy and envelope them fiercely. I feel every other person at the gathering will take one startled look, step back, and offer their hand for my beautifully-prepped one

Mwah mwah also sorted, I will drench myself in strong scent, one faint should sort the kissers out too.

The above is of course a joke. like I would.

But I am ready. There are theories to be tested.

Why hug?

Hi, Fiorenza-stranger! That's IT! Footballers who started all this with their hugging and kissing!

Some years ago my daughter affectionately hugged some young woman who had wandered up. I asked with interest who she was, when she had wandered away. 'Oh sorry I didn't introduce you, I couldn't remember her name'.

The younger you are, seems to me, the more likely you are to clinch, but now everyone's at it.

Why hug?

I can guarantee there won't be horses at the party. At most, one small and rather irritating dog.

Why hug?

Daniela, that's sort of the problem. I switch between aloof to full-on, what's I'm trying to do here is install a social dimmer switch, so to speak, rather than an on-off switch

Why hug?

Lean in ... they can round themselves about 3 inches each side. That should be enough? I've never asked more play of them than that, though.

Why hug?

Bogart, I grew up in a horsey environment, what onlookers think has never been a huge concern but it is important not to startle the horses.

Or the person being hugged or kissed, of course. That's only polite.

Why hug?

Daniela - with the above guidelines I feel that while I am rubbing shoulders, and aligned about 30 degrees off
the perpendicular to keep my hips from joining the fray, I can relax and enjoy this social phenomenon for the first time

Why hug?

The only thing worrying me is the shoulder hug, how long does it take to get the shoulders flexible? Mine are proving a bit rigid.

Why hug?

Molly, the timing could NOT have been better, I am going to a social gathering tomorrow

Why hug?

1. Use shoulder hug with strangers (makes note - rotate shoulders every night 50 times before bed)
2. Squidgy upper-body hug permissible with friends
3. No hip action unless expected and / or agreed in advance

Bananas should be carried in separate receptacle to avoid confusion.

This is gold