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Happy New Year to all Who Read This Blog!
I am in a bit of a hurry, so I will be quick. I would like to say to everyone (about 80-100 regulars) who read and support this blog, a big thank for all your comments throughout the year as well as the input with regards to grammar etc. I hope I haven't offended anyone too much, but my thoughts are independent and are often put out there to poke people into ...
Mourning a Celebrity is Mourning Nostalgia
When I was driving along the A303 last night, I asked my son his thoughts on what appears to be an increase in the need to publicly grieve on social media after the death of a celebrity. He put me in my place a little bit, saying that if people feel it is right to do so, they can, as everyone is emotionally wired in different ways. Like me, he didn't quite ...
George Michael Departs to Various Tributes!
I watched with great interest, the responses that flooded in after the death at 53, of pop superstar, George Michael. Perhaps the most accurate I saw came from a friend (Stephen Fuller) on Facebook. "It'll probably take the first couple of 'celebrity' deaths of 2017 to make people realise there was really nothing special or unique about 2016". When I ...
Happy Christmas to Las Patronas!
Earlier this week, my girlfriend suggested that sometimes I get to wrapped up in current affairs that can drag my mood down. I have to be honest and admit that when Trump, Farage, and massacres at Christmas markets are on the agenda, it is a little bit hard to start your day in a positive frame of mind, especially with an obligatory Christmas cold and a mounting ...
2016 – Year of the Sweeping Generalisation!
2016 has been a year where jumping to insane and irrational conclusions has been all the rage across Britain and indeed it appears, the western world. There appears to be a craving for high impact, aggressive responses to anything that is complex. The recent bout of industrial action is an example in point. Now, I am occasionally at odds with unions in my own ...