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The Perils of Elderly Parents
One challenging thing about heading towards your mid forties is the prospect of coping with the complexities of having elderly parents or in my case an elderly parent. To see someone who used to partake in boxing and rugby beginning to look vulnerable and weak is a strange experience, particularly when that person has a mind that is fully functioning and frustrated with the limitations that the body is putting on it, it is ...
A Unique Day as a Rugby Fan
I had a rather unusual day yesterday, completeley taken up by watching a game that I am only moderately familiar with. That game is rugby union. I have always loved playing most sports as a kind of Jack of all, master of none, including cricket (moderate/poor), football (useful), badminton (not bad), golf (useful), tennis (poor) and table tennis (moderate/poor) all of which I have had brief love affairs with before ...
A New Look For the Blog and a Bit of Circuit Training
Before I start dealing with the tens of thousands of complaints about the new look of my Blog, I wish to explain that like the producers of my main Internet viewing rival, Facebook, I have changed my format for the better, whether you like it or not. Now, before you start penning your letter of complaint, scroll your mouse to the top left of your screen. On here you will find options that include classic, flipcard, magazine, ...
The Peaks and Troughs of a Funny Old World
I received a phone call last night from an old friend who I haven’t spoken to for some time. The last time I chatted to him life was not so great, a combination of family bereavements and squabbles had been spiced up by a heady cocktail of job dissatisfaction and general stress in his life. To hear that changes in employment had coincided with an upturn in finances and personal affairs was a heart warming conversation and living proof that if ...
Another Week Full of Tales of the (Un)expected
Before I start today's blog, here is a quick mention for Mrs Ward from Tadley, Hampshire. Mrs Ward (age witheld out of politeness) made a mild complaint to her daughter Alison in Australia that the new black background and white lettering on this blog had caused her to abandon her readership. As someone who prides himself on customer service, you will see Mrs Ward, that I have reverted to the original template. I sincerely hope ...