My Somerset Life
Brian Snellgrove
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The art of small-talk + real conversations
What triggered this diary entry This morning I had an allergic problem with a bandage that I had used to strap my knee and I went off to Paulton hospital for minor injuries. As luck would have it, the car park was full...
Doing Good vs ‘Do Gooder’
Deep down most of us want to do good rather than do harm. On the other hand let's look at the term do gooder. A do-gooder is a person who tries to help others, but in a way that some may consider annoying or...
Procrastination
Greetings everybody - I normally get my inspiration for what I'm going to write on a particular day in the morning but today, strangely, nothing came so I decided to devote myself to fiddling around in the garden,...
A clear diary – bliss! + how to ask for something
The delights of social media I just love nosing around social media including Facebook and picking up sayings from people. I've come across one that's very helpful which reads as follows Empathy without boundaries is...
What does it mean to be ‘Lukewarm’
Having gone to bed fairly early at 10:30 p.m I rose at five o'clock and checked my previous diary entry on Bristol and decided on a whim, or was it inspiration, to write round to every meaningful friend I had saying...
Brunel swallowed a coin, ZaZa’s industrial cooking
Some Brilliant service from SKY Mobile/TV So what more do you want on a cold and bleak Valentine's Day, Friday 14th February. We decided to go to Bristol to do a little bit of shopping, to have a decent lunch, and to...
What does AI ‘think’ about living on your own?
Asking AI What to do It is all too easy these days to consult Chat GBT, co-pilot, Gemini etc and let it do your thinking for you so I have pasted the response I got from Gemini at the bottom of this post and meanwhile...
My MRI scan experience + the pleasure of talking to strangers
So off to the RUH have my MRI scan. Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines! Gosh, these are big beasts which require a room to themselves and can range in cost between £0.6 and £1.9 million. The construction of MRI...
Why some of my friendships come to an end
I pride myself on looking after my friends and being loyal to them and being there for them but sometimes things don't quite work out and I've decided to have a look at all the people who in my life that I have found...
What is the definition of a boring person?
Nothing ventured nothing gained I have a policy that I will try anything once. It may be that the group or situation that you've been waiting for is just round the corner but you won't know until you've given it at...
Was Jesus a good bloke?
I was exercised yesterday when I came across quite a controversial article saying that Jesus said he did not come to make the world a better place, rather to paraphrase 'world distraction is coming and only a few will...
Is a staycation an attractive option?
I can cast my mind back many decades when as the son of a Church of England vicar we never had much money and we went to holidays in hotels where this sort of pastoral need was accommodated. We went mainly on the...
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A dairy by Brian Snellgrove
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Inspired by Samuel Pepys’ Diary 1633-1703