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Ethical ShoppingI like avocados, I put them in salads. The trouble is; they are quite expensive and I find that about one in six of the ones I buy is black and mushy... | 1,480 | 56 | 1 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | May 24 |
Grave New WorldWith quickly advancing robotics technology and artificial intelligence coming on in leaps and bounds, it seems likely that in the foreseeable future m... | 1,368 | 50 | 1 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | 9 hrs ago |
What is a Soul?It cannot be seen or measured and there are no scientific instruments that can observe it. So how do we know we have a soul? Well we’ve been told so... | 2,197 | 105 | 1 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 | May 25 |
Civilisation FMThe preceding event aren’t important, but after 40 years of having to compromise on so many of the smaller, yet significant, preferences of daily life... | 482 | 12 | 1 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | May 10 |
Going straightAs 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 2019 | May 24 |
The Genesis of a broken windowI remember once being sent along with the joiner* to replace a broken window pane at the local church hall. The churchwarden, a rather stern man, was... | 654 | 12 | 1 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 | 17 hrs ago |
I don’t believeI 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... | 2,014 | 41 | 1 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 | Jul 2019 | May 24 |
What an intelligent woman... | 721 | 10 | 0 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 | 16 hrs ago | |
Regarding rulesI recently posted a blog in which I violated blogging rule 13. I didn't realise I was breaking a rule when I posted the blog, but when it was brough... | 747 | 9 | 0 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 | May 25 | |
The long descentOn 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 | |
The CrossroadsLate one night, some years ago, I was walking home when I reached a crossroads where, from out of nowhere, appeared a shadowy figure. Although I was... | 784 | 13 | 0 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 | 17 hrs ago | |
My VisitorAn 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 | 6 hrs ago | |
What makes something funny?We know when something is funny, but, if asked to explain exactly why it is funny, we would be hard pressed to put the reason into words. Not everyon... | 1,514 | 53 | 0 | May 2019 | May 2019 | May 25 | |
My opinion on opinionsOne purpose of the blogs is to express your opinion. Quite a few just post videos or cut and paste articles; which is not so much expressing an opini... | 2,140 | 86 | 0 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 | 22 hrs ago | |
Percy TurnerThere’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... | 1,046 | 32 | 0 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 | May 24 | |
But what if you’re wrong!“If I am wrong”, say the preachers of Hell fire, “I will never know, but if you are wrong”, they have more than once said, addressing me, “you most ce... | 856 | 14 | 0 | Jun 2019 | Jul 2019 | 13 hrs ago | |
A whole new ball gameFor 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 | |
Going out with....I don’t know what they call it these days, but when I was at school, if a boy and girl got together it was called ‘going out with’, as in, Dave is go... | 1,005 | 46 | 0 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | May 19 | |
To whom it may concernIf Doctor Who were on TV, all would be well and good, but if I were watching him, he wouldn’t suddenly become Doctor Whom. The word ‘whom’ is nothing... | 531 | 15 | 0 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | May 12 | |
Fending for MyselfAt first, I was daunted at the thought of living on my own. For the previous sixty years of my life I had no need of the rocket science necessary to... | 1,198 | 53 | 0 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | 7 hrs ago | |
Things I can't explainIt'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... | 616 | 33 | 0 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | May 18 | |
I Wonder What I’m Looking ForThe last few years of my marriage were bad, the last couple were horrendous. Would things have turned out differently if I’d been a better partner?... | 2,235 | 110 | 0 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 | May 22 | |
Under AchieverAt school my teachers thought I would never amount to anything. I haven’t seen any of them since I left so they probably don’t know how accurate their... | 1,818 | 88 | 0 | Jan 2019 | Jan 2019 | May 19 | |
Here today, gone....One of the drivers didn’t show up for work the other morning, it turned out his wife had died the day before; they say he found her when he got home f... | 440 | 15 | 0 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | May 17 | |
Situations vacantI 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 | |
Funny TurnThe man at the check out next to mine at the supermarket last Saturday had a funny turn recently; I know that because I heard his wife telling someon... | 1,331 | 53 | 0 | Feb 2019 | Feb 2019 | May 17 | |
When I’m 64I will be 64 next month; it’s time I started thinking about bungalows and beige overcoats. There is planning to be done if my transition into geriatr... | 2,568 | 123 | 0 | Feb 2019 | Apr 2019 | 27 mins ago | |
Room with a viewThe view from my window is uninteresting; in fact, after three years of looking at the scene with absolutely nothing happening It had become almost un... | 1,449 | 88 | 0 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 | May 22 | |
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 | 17 hrs ago | |
Nature and Being HumanSome animals can do amazing things, but no matter what an animal’s speciality, there is usually something else that is almost as good at it. A cheeta... | 1,176 | 57 | 0 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 | May 22 | |
Something odd at No.1 Main StreetThe building firm I used to be with did a lot of work for a country estate. There is a village attached to the estate and its old stone buildings are... | 408 | 1 | 0 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 | May 17 | |
The ToadAmidst 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 | |
The tip of the icebergA recent event got me wondering what must be going on behind the scenes here. I am now imagining a frenzy of private messages hurtling back and forth... | 1,330 | 63 | 0 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 | May 24 | |
If you wish to commentIf you wish to comment please use this blog.... | 410 | - | 0 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 | May 19 | |
If you don't wish to commentIf you don't wish to comment please use this blog... | 515 | 14 | 0 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 | May 19 | |
Very important announcementDue to unprecedented demand, the NO COMMENT blog will be opened for comments at precisely 18:45 GMT for two minutes only. This will be a strictly... | 449 | 22 | 0 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 | May 20 | |
Breaking NewsReports are coming in that archeologists have found the remains of Gandalf the wizard, but, before the story could be verified, men in black suits and... | 636 | 17 | 0 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 | May 23 | |
SometimesSometimes being here is fun, but sometimes it isn't. Sometimes it's: | 1,319 | 47 | 0 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 | May 19 | |
How times changeMy 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 | 1 hrs ago | |
PhilosophyI became interested in philosophy a few years ago and made a casual acquaintance with some of the characters who have played a part in its progression... | 1,434 | 49 | 0 | Mar 2019 | Apr 2019 | May 24 |
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