My 2017 Diet Plan!
Every New Year we are bombarded with information about diet, obesity, diabetes and all other things brought on by Christmas excess. I am no different, feeling a bit depressed to see any lingering signs of concave turning increasingly convex, courtesy of the pointless eating of mince pies, quality street sweets and lashings of cheese. Throw in some Real Ale and few bottles of plonk and you really are in business. Combined with winter ...
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 thinking outside their normal perception of the world. With the busy lives we ...
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 understand it, but respected it all the same. With the power of Google, when we ...
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 told my girlfriend, her response was something along the lines of "oh that's ...
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 list of tasks. However, as the depressing news stories scrolled down my ...