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Mind AWOL

We all, I think, I hope, have that moment of walking into a room, then wondering what we went there for. Or stopping halfway up the stairs and thinkin...
774300Jan 2019Jan 2019Apr 27

living with a stranger

Picture it - I'm renting out my spare room because I need the extra cash right now, okay? Tenant scored a hat-trick this morning. Went out leaving...
773270Apr 2017Apr 2017Apr 21

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...
762320Oct 2017Oct 2017Apr 26

For the writers on CS - Evie nails it

If you don't care to follow links, the text is below but the pics and gifs on her original blog are hilarious
761150May 2018Aug 2018Apr 22

It's really over

So I was sitting in a Scottish pub garden last weekend, basking in the fierce Scottish sun as dogs collapsed panting and eggs fried on the sidewalk. I...
761310Sep 2015Sep 2015Apr 20

The rise and rise of the referendum

Your vote counts. Baddum TISH. Referendums have been called on issues as diverse as peace deals, nuclear power, and whether New Zealand should cha...
758250Nov 2016Nov 20164 hrs ago

Safe journey, Princess Leia

every other celeb died recently, I was surprised to find out how old they were, usually knocking around 80 apart from George Michael and since he burn...
753230Dec 2016Dec 201611 hrs ago

Where is the birthday boy?

I had a quick look down the blogs so I'm sorry if I missed the birthday blog but HEY it's only the trolley-botherer's birthday...
741310Mar 2017Mar 2017Apr 28

Happy thanksgiving to all our CS Americans

I 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...
734190Nov 2018Nov 2018Apr 23

Shortest day ...

Struggling to squeeze in breakfast, elevenses, lunch, afternoon tea, supper and a small cup of hot cocoa before bed. #ShortestDay...
732190Dec 2018Dec 2018Apr 24

Today

I am now renting a local parking garage for the car - which is very short and only needs 2/3 of the space. So, today, I unpacked and repacked the...
724190Nov 2016Nov 2016Apr 20

The Male Robot Companion (MaRC) - a review

The 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...
724230Jun 2018Jun 2018Apr 22

Beta reader needed

(Blog edited) Ever considered beta-reading? Indie writers of romantic comedies, historical novels, SF, crime, whodunits, horror, fantasy, erotica,...
722160May 2018May 2018Apr 22

"Ask For Angela"

This is an initiative in the UK for women who feel unsafe on a date in a public place like a pub or nightclub - they can go to anyone working there an...
722190Jan 2018Jan 2018Apr 22

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...
72020Sep 2018Sep 2018Apr 26

Really REALLY honest profile comments

You 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...
702170Oct 2018Feb 2019Apr 18

Oops

His request approved, the CNN News photographer chartered a flight from the local airport, and was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him a...
701130Dec 2016Dec 2016Apr 25

Happy 2019? How unpatriotic!

If we were happy with what we had, why would we want change? Why would we need more? I saw an article ticking readers off for wishing people a happy n...
694230Dec 2018Jan 2019Apr 23

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...
677240Dec 2018Dec 2018Apr 23

Talking to ourselves

Me: I can’t have told you, I had some really good news about (insert topic here) DD: yes you did Me: Oh. You didn’t say anything. DD: I didn’t re...
674170Jun 2019Jun 2019Apr 26

Body language

Didja know - and seeing this is an international site, you probably should - Nodding means yes to most of us - but in some parts of Greece,Yugosl...
667190Mar 2017Mar 2017Apr 24

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...
661290Aug 2018Aug 2018Apr 22

How many of your gifts / decorations were made in China?

On Dec 23rd one of my Chinese pupils did his internet class on the move in a Beijing supermarket with Jingle Bells playing audibly in the background (...
661280Dec 2018Dec 2018Apr 20

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...
653330Aug 2018Aug 2018Apr 27

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...
650270Dec 2018Dec 2018Apr 22

Older, wiser, seasoned, mature, mellowed. No comme

I made this list for myself a couple of years ago, and most of it is a non-brainer. DO NOT FEAR. Fear is so desperately crippling, and the media o...
643-0Aug 20161 hrs ago

See you on the other side - switching off at sunset

Sundown March 9 to sundown March 10 is the national day of switching off the internet and reconnecting with real life. Wonder how quiet it will get on...
62580Mar 2018Mar 2018Apr 22

2012 - the year the world didn't end

Remember when we were being told the world would end on December 21, 2012? . [/im...
620210Dec 2018Dec 2018Apr 25

Surveyor reporting for duty

I had a Spanish structural survey (finally!) on the Spanish property I want to buy and loved this wording - reúne las exigencias de carácter relativo...
613250May 2017May 2017Apr 21

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,...
60180Aug 2018Aug 2018Apr 20

Bike insurance

a friend of mine's husband does a lot of biking, with a club that does a lot in the community, particularly with kids, but that's a whole other blog....
593160May 2017May 20176 hrs ago

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...
556100Feb 2019Feb 2019Apr 25

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...
554140Feb 2019Feb 2019Apr 17

How to write good

1. Avoid alliteration. Always. 2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with 3. Avoid clichés like the plague. They’re old hat. 4. Comparison...
553230Dec 2018Dec 2018Apr 22

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...
544-0Dec 2018Apr 27

Spring has been significant for the last few years

Anyone still on Facebook knows how they love to throw up 'memories' from previous years, and sometimes they are interesting. Facebook reminded me toda...
543130May 2018May 2018Apr 22

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...
51520Mar 2019Apr 2019Apr 28

Best. microstory. ever

Nobody dared go near the tower. A fearsome dragon perched on its top. Until one day a knight rode up. 'You need help getting down?' 'Please'...
45830Feb 2018Feb 2018Apr 26

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