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What next? I am writing this to the sound of the karaoke version of Bat Out Of Hell blasting through the estate that I live on. Just across the road is a man w...	1,038	49	0	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	2 hrs ago
Pie Sometimes I include a family size fruit pie in my weekly shopping. It could be cherry or rhubarb, but is more usually apple. I do my shopping at the...	1,339	60	0	Dec 2019	Dec 2019	3 hrs ago
The Frigid Midgets Part 1 Mrs. Crompton was cycling home to her little cottage in the village when she came upon two diminutive, downcast figures sitting on the grass...	2,098	88	0	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	4 hrs ago
Little seeds of sadness Emotions are a strange thing; you never know what might trigger them, and it is quite often small -seemingly insignificant- things that stir them up u...	745	24	0	Aug 2020	Aug 2020	11 hrs ago
You Will Know Them by Their Fruits Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather...	1,891	65	0	Jun 2020	Jun 2020	13 hrs ago
What's the difference. Between the forum, the blogs and the poetry section? They all seem to work on different time scales. In the forum the responses can be measured in...	1,151	55	0	Dec 2019	Dec 2019	14 hrs ago
I wonder I don't usually get involved with this sort of speculation. That's partly because I don't know enough about it, but mainly because I have always cons...	1,169	36	1	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	14 hrs ago
Why? Why are some people so uptight about breaking the rule on not asking questions in a blog? If, when asked why such a rule should be rigorously obeyed,...	1,243	42	0	Dec 2019	Dec 2019	14 hrs ago

A Christmas Wish I have written on nine Christmas cards the words, “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year”. The cards will be distributed to their designated recipient...	689	36	0	Dec 2019	Dec 2019	15 hrs ago
The Ghost An extremely short story, by me. “If you are a ghost,” said six-year-old Noah, “why do you look like a person? If you no longer need a...	652	15	0	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	15 hrs ago
A Perfect Storm Two unrelated circumstances came together recently to form what is currently the practice to call a perfect storm. It is hard to predict what a storm...	1,430	71	0	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	17 hrs ago
Mental state on dating profiles If you are a complete idiot, should you declare it in your profile? If so, then why haven't you?...	1,334	45	0	Jul 2020	Jun 2021	20 hrs ago
How to grow old Today we are going to be looking at growing old, and how to avoid doing it with dignity. People often ask me how I get away with behaving so immatu...	1,602	61	0	Jan 2020	Feb 2020	21 hrs ago
My unwelcome guest I love browsing in second hand book shops. I bought a book about magic and was leafing through it one night when I inadvertently evoked a demon from...	1,516	57	0	Feb 2020	Mar 2020	21 hrs ago
Why I lose my temper I really should stay away from here, this place just makes me too angry. Stupidity and dishonesty are two of the worst things for making me angry, an...	4,463	156	2	May 2020	Jun 2020	23 hrs ago
Churches Throughout my life, my association with the Church has been very casual. I daresay I must have been christened in one, but I don’t remember anything...	1,646	53	0	Feb 2020	Feb 2020	May 3
Fridge Magnets An awareness of my need to find a means of displaying useful information in such a way as to keep it beyond the bounds of forgetfulness came upon me a...	1,207	43	0	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	May 3
Time For quite a long time I have had an intuitive feeling that there is no such thing as time. Yet I can’t even say that without recruiting the concept o...	1,676	53	0	Jun 2020	Jun 2020	May 2
I have a dream I had the dream again last night; the same dream I have had for countless nights; the dream that haunts my waking hours. I am on a packed rush hour...	1,898	81	0	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	May 2
Flash Fiction #3. The Gnomes A return to an old theme. Claude Moonpenny had a collection of rare, erotic gnomes. He had a few conventional gnomes in his front garden, but the...	459	12	0	Feb 2020	Feb 2020	May 2
Why? It’s probably my own fault that I don’t know the reason why. If I could be bothered to actually read the entirety of the blogs it might possibly give...	2,052	70	1	Jun 2020	Jun 2020	May 2

Ping I can remember, back in the 1970s, a very novel machine suddenly appeared in motorway services. It had a screen, and two knobs by which two short whi...	638	31	1	Apr 2020	Apr 2020	May 2
Interesting When I open up Youtube I am presented with a seemingly random selection of videos. Most look boring, but every now and then one of them catches my at...	657	16	0	Jun 2020	Jun 2020	May 2
Da Vinci code mystery takes new twist Startling revelation as work of art undergoes restoration work....	8,554	341	3	Jan 2020	Jun 2021	May 2
The Christmas walk I got an email from my walking group today. The proposed Boxing Day walk has been changed to another route because of all the rain we've had lately....	568	11	0	Dec 2019	Dec 2019	May 2
The last villager At the beginning of 1943 the Derbyshire village of Derwent stood abandoned by all but one remaining inhabitant. By the autumn of that year the villag...	546	7	0	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	May 2
Public announcement Will everyone please be on the lookout for a "stalker troll", who is believed to be operating in this vicinity. Thank you for your cooperation. :s...	2,173	47	0	Aug 2020	Aug 2020	May 2
Intelligent and funny. If there's anything more attractive than intelligent women, it's funny women. [/youtub...	1,303	51	2	Jul 2020	Aug 2020	May 2
The Bikers This is an account of something that almost happened to me not that many years ago. ---------------------------- Might as well get it o...	812	24	0	Nov 2019	Nov 2019	May 2
My blog door is always open Please feel free to visit anytime. I'm expecting a very special guest, but he won't come if he thinks we are waiting for him, so I want everyone to...	1,613	75	0	Dec 2019	Dec 2019	May 2
Buying a computer I have lately been making enquiries about computers, with a view to buying a new one. Apart from a small amount of frustrating and mostly fruitless r...	569	14	1	Dec 2019	Jan 2020	May 2

Tragic News I have just learned that the Titanic has sunk. Someone has created a blog for those who wish to follow events as they unfold. Let's spare a thought...	2,442	108	0	Dec 2019	Jan 2020	May 2
Our Glorious President The same language that was spoken in praise of such visionary leaders as Hitler, Stalin, and Chairman Mao, seems to have been revived for the current...	624	4	0	Jan 2020	May 2020	May 2
Colditz I delivered a radiator to an address in Calver, Derbyshire, the other day. The address turned out to be a massive 19th century mill that had been tur...	760	15	0	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	May 2
Today Today I am going to do the long overdue job of giving my bathroom (it's a bathroom without a bath) a good clean. I may be gone some time....	932	33	0	May 2020	May 2020	May 2
Four little words Dems.. ...Dems.. ...Dems.. Obama......Obama......Obama... Hillary......	665	16	0	Jan 2020	Jan 2020	May 2
My vote counts I only ever voted once. That was for Margaret Thatcher, and she got in. That's a 100% success rate, when you think about it. I don't know if I will...	557	8	0	Oct 2019	Oct 2019	May 2
Washday Blues In this week’s laundry there were two shirts; a blue one and a red checked one. The blue shirt always had blue buttons and the red shirt had white bu...	1,128	36	0	Dec 2019	Jan 2020	May 2
Daddy, teach me how to pray Thank you, Daddy....	427	1	0	Dec 2019	Dec 2019	May 2
Flash Fiction This is an attempt at flash fiction. I’m not completely sure what flash fiction is, so it might have been a bit rash of me to try and produce it befo...	1,090	36	0	Oct 2019	Oct 2019	May 1

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