No doubt about it, I've got an overdeveloped sense of social responsibility. At the same time however I do enjoy things like writing yesterday's diary where I reproduced a sermon. Thank you otter.ai for transcribing it but I can tell you that 2000 words takes some time because Otter does not paginate, does not know when sentences begin, and can make some mistakes so you have to go through...
The last time I attended a funeral of any sort was the best part of 10 years so I had even forgotten the niceties of the protocol. Today I attended the funeral of my brother-in-law who at 91 years of age decided to depart this planet after three years in a home whilst experiencing the effects of Alzheimer's disease. This condition is a particularly difficult one for friends and family because it...
How Times have changed (pun) This will be of staggeringly little interest to my readers but I wanted to record the fact that for the first time in about five years I went out and bought a paper, The Times no less. The last time I bought such a copy was back in the 70s when the front page was covered with personal advertising. I can hardly believe what I am writing but that's where I...
I was going to write a straightforward account of the group but it has turned into a reflection on the value of sharing. Last evening Tuesday the 1st of April I attended an informal meeting of the recently constituted WordPress group at the King William Ale House in King Street, Bristol. I saw it advertised on the dashboard page of this site. Normally I ignore all meetings but this one jumped...
A third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. A second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. A first- rate mind is only happy when it is thinking A.A. Milne. I came across this saying searching for something else but I find the whole topic very interesting; how much time in the day do we spend actually thinking? I am not a complete nerd but I...
I have a tendency, albeit a diminishing tendency to ignore people who are doing simple jobs such as cleaning, road sweeping etc. This morning I had my usual breakfast at Wetherspoon's. I've got my order down to a fine art. 'table 37, freedom breakfast, hot drink' I like going to this establishment before about 9:30 in the morning because the place is always quiet except for one or two very...
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