Harbal Most Commented Blogs

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The best things in life are free Some years ago, when I was working as a building labourer, I was parked up in the pickup on the outskirts of the village where we were working, eating...	1,438	43	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	3 hrs ago
Misconceptions I’m far from being an expert on what impresses women, but, over the years, I’ve picked up a little knowledge of what doesn’t. Maybe I’ve even got mis...	1,285	43	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	4 hrs ago
Going straight As I stand here outside the prison gates, breathing in the air of freedom and feeling grateful for my early release, I am reflecting on my crime and t...	1,547	42	1	May 2019	May 2019	May 24
I don’t believe I don’t believe in ghosts or spirits of the dead. I don’t believe in the potency of curses made by witches and ancient Egyptians, and I don’t believe...	2,015	41	1	Jun 2019	Jul 2019	8 hrs ago
Tension in the aisles Doing the weekly shopping isn’t one of my favourite things but, luckily, I can make it more bearable by combining it with my hobby of people watching....	1,114	41	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	6 hrs ago
The Wishing Tree The house I grew up in backed onto the local park and, as kids, my chums and I were intimately familiar with all its nooks and crannies. I’m talking...	1,048	39	0	Nov 2018	Nov 2018	May 18
Drama, What Drama? Yesterday I deleted my blog because someone said something that offended me. Today I think I will hide my profile; possibly reinstating it tomorrow b...	1,277	39	0	Mar 2019	Mar 2019	May 25
The Toad Amidst the fallen and scattered stones of a ruined castle close to where I live, it is said, dwells an ancient toad. For five hundred years and more...	796	38	0	Mar 2019	Apr 2019	May 25

My Visitor An entity has appeared in my room twice now; on the second occasion I managed to capture its image. I don't know what it is but I sense it means me n...	1,327	38	0	May 2019	May 2019	20 hrs ago
A whole new ball game For the female exhibitionist there are various ways to indulge the impulse; showing varying amounts of cleavage being one popular and easy option. Bu...	1,340	37	0	Jun 2019	Jun 2019	May 25
A Restless Night I think it may have been because I was frustrated at nothing interesting happening on the site last night that I ended up in one of my funny moods. T...	1,396	37	0	Oct 2018	Oct 2018	May 19
Nice Witches On Woman’s Hour this morning (BBC Radio 4, 10:00am), the presenter was interviewing two witches. For most people the word “witch” has negative connot...	1,336	37	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	May 19
Taking the wind out of my own sails When I’m feeling self satisfied or smug about some achievement, the greatness of which is no doubt considerably more impressive in my mind than in any...	1,126	36	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	6 hrs ago
Fruit(less) Endeavour I hardly ever bother with fruit but when I do pick something up at the supermarket it hardly ever encourages me to do it more often. I’ve noticed tha...	1,119	36	0	Jan 2019	Jan 2019	May 25
Dear Mr. Tesco Will you please stop putting sliced potato in your moussaka and replace it with more aubergine? I will gladly pay the few extra pence this will cost...	1,196	35	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	May 22
All in a day’s work I turned up at the address with the boiler I was delivering and a man who looked like he was in his late 60s answered the door. He had bright orange...	783	35	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	May 13
Hurrah, it's Black Friday It's Black Friday and I'm so excited. I've been looking online and I'm absolutely buzzing. The offers on some electrical goods are amazing. Laptops...	1,091	35	0	Nov 2018	Nov 2018	May 13
Sport, what's it for? I can see why people find playing a sport attractive; it’s fun and the component of trying to beat an opponent gives it an extra edge, particularly fo...	1,464	35	0	Jun 2018	Jun 2018	12 hrs ago
I could have been somebody but for my attachment to surplus pizza I had a pizza tonight, I ate it all but for one slice. At the moment, that slice is on a plate on the worktop (counter, in American), waiting to be p...	846	35	0	Jun 2018	Jul 2018	May 24
Links. Why do people post links to videos and articles supporting their, quite often crackpot, views as if it's some kind of authoritative confirmation when...	1,395	34	0	Apr 2018	Apr 2018	8 hrs ago
The Park When I walked through the park the other day I was left wishing I hadn’t. It’s some years since I was last there and its deterioration was depressing...	1,170	34	0	May 2019	May 2019	May 24

Things I can't explain It's a great feeling on Friday night, knowing I don't have to get up on Saturday at the same time as I do in the week; yet I always do get up at the s...	617	33	0	Feb 2019	Feb 2019	11 hrs ago
A Secular Hymn Ever feel left out in Church? Here's a little something to take along with you on your next visit. All things bright and beautiful, All creatur...	1,091	33	0	Nov 2018	Nov 2018	May 20
Why our president is the most interesting president in the whole history of presidents Democrats. lib...	891	32	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	May 24
The end Apparently, just before the World ends, we are all going to get sucked off. Stringm...	1,341	32	0	Jun 2018	Jun 2018	May 20
Percy Turner There’s a little butcher’s shop down a narrow street in the South Yorkshire village of Jump. You could drive past that little shop and never even not...	1,062	32	0	Jun 2019	Jun 2019	9 hrs ago
The blog that wasn't about biscuits but looked like it was. You never know who's going to pop round for a cuppa....	938	31	0	Jun 2018	Jun 2018	May 18
The curse of predictive text A friend texted me a recipe not long ago and I wasted half a day scouring the shops for an ovenproof fish. By the time I realised it was a mistake I...	1,088	31	0	Jul 2018	Jul 2018	4 hrs ago
Free Speech To aume, makes an a out of you and me, but I'm not really allowed to say that on cs. If I wanted to write something about nature and refer to the...	734	31	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	24 hrs ago
Situations vacant I am subscribed to a website called “indeed”, it’s a jobs website; I’m always on the lookout for employment closer to where I live. I get daily email...	593	31	0	Feb 2019	Feb 2019	May 21
I love to go a wandering. Thinking I needed to get out more, last summer I joined a walking group. My first time out with them was on a Wednesday evening, the walk was a strol...	970	30	0	May 2018	May 2018	May 20

The Morning After She may have lost that loving feeling but when Paul Shane saw the re-run of this he must have got that sinking feeling, big time.	1,022	28	0	Apr 2018	Apr 2018	May 23
Cancelled I received this email from the Secretary of my walking group this morning: Hi Ramblers Please see message below from Nigel. “Owing to seve...	824	28	0	Dec 2018	Dec 2018	May 15
I recently fell all the way upstairs I remember tripping over the first step and then a few bumps and thumps, and the next thing I knew, I was laid out at the top of the stairs, wondering...	858	27	0	Aug 2018	Sep 2018	May 24
The long descent On windy days I often think back to an event that took place long, long ago when I was but a boy and health and safety was still in short trousers. T...	855	26	0	Jun 2019	Jun 2019	May 17
Anyone ever heard of Freddie Pargetter? He got arrested at a friend of the family's stag party for the possession of drugs. In an added twist, it was the friend of t...	731	25	0	Aug 2018	Sep 2018	May 25
My Spider Diary You always come across the occasional spider in any building and I get my fair share of them. I don’t dislike spiders, even though I have a mild aver...	710	25	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	May 11
Not just an ordinary saint In my teens, I wore a St. Christopher pendant round my neck. Not because I had any kind of affinity with St. Christopher, or even any idea of who he...	981	24	0	Sep 2018	Sep 2018	May 25
How times change My daughter called round today for a couple of hours. We spent half of that time discussing cleaning products. If anyone had predicted that scenario...	475	24	0	Mar 2019	Mar 2019	16 hrs ago
Dealing with Trolls (unauthorized version) In the unlikely event that anyone would like to reply to Lee's rant, this is the place to do it. Outburst No.1 Yes it seems like a simple thing to...	788	23	0	Apr 2018	Apr 2018	May 19

Harbal Most Commented Blogs (115)