I love writing
Writing (Photo credit: Wikipedia) For some years now I have enjoyed the writing experience. It all started around 1970 when I first began to socialize and mix with people. I had been employed since...
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English: West Sothers Burn The burn flows over the cliff, but on windy days it blows straight back up again! (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Friday began with rain. The previous night the first signs of wet...
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The weather turned really fine on Wednesday and hopefully by the time you read this it will have remained so. It was forecast to be nice through to the weekend anyhow. I had no work scheduled for...
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On Saturday I had plans. I was to get up early, which I did incidentally, and then I was to have a session on my treadmill. After this a trip to ‘Halfords‘ to buy myself a bicycle. Before my...
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English: Bicycle sharrows (shared-lane markings) on Harbord Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sharrows are placed in a travel lane to remind all road users that a bicyclist may use the full lane. They...
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English: A remote control for an automatic garage door opener – showing the outer case and inner circuit. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last week saw me gainfully employed doing something every day, work,...
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All You Can Eat sushi (Photo credit: Malingering) Last week E and I dined out again for the first time in over six months. On Monday we dined out again. We hadn’t been exactly on speaking terms for a...
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‘S Wonderful (album) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) As a believer in God I understand that certain things in life happen because God has ordained it. On Friday I asked E if she would like to dine out and of...
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Wheelchair I was at a bit of a loose end on Sunday with nothing to do in the afternoon. Earlier I had been on the treadmill and then had some lunch followed by a spell on the Internet. It was a...
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A meal at the court of Emperor Ferdinand I On Tuesday morning I had a ridiculously small job and then nothing for the remainder of the day so I suggested to E that we might dine out somewhere for...
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40th Anniversary Steam Train Gala Weekend (Saturday) 28th June 2008 In a few weeks from today E and I shall be taking a couple of long journeys by train. Since my early childhood I have loved riding...
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Boats resting on Bank Holiday Monday The fishing boats that supply all the fancy restaurants The last weekend was one of the UK’s national holiday weekends incorporating what we call a ‘bank holiday...
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An optical illusion. Square A is exactly the same shade of grey as square B. See demonstration. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) On my way back home with E after the long weekend break we had taken in...
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Hyde Park in a heatwave The second week of August 2003 was the hottest ever recorded in London, with temperatures of up to 38 degrees Celsius. Not surprisingly many people flocked to the parks to cool...
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No I am not about to talk about electricity generation and supply but for those who don’t know, electricity is generated not as a single live and a neutral but as three live conductors or three phases....
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Something Is Expected (Photo credit: Wikipedia) When I used to work for a company it was expected of me to be available for that is what I was getting paid for. Actually until I became self-employed...
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Clean and Sober (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I am as sober as a judge as the saying goes for I don’t drink alcohol anymore and haven’t done for three years. Neither am I feeling bloated and stuffed silly...
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No not the movie…..life! Do you ever feel you are on a treadmill going nowhere? Yes you do things, you have a routine, you change your routine as often as you feel but nothing really changes does it?...
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It was Thursday (18th) and it had been quite some days since I had last taken a walk of any distance outdoors. The reason for that had been the problem with my upper leg muscles combined with some very...
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