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Brian Snellgrove

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ChatGPT on how to take people away from God

I was sent this by a friend on Reels. I wish I could send the original link but exporting from WhatsApp is a pain so I have transcribed it instead. I feel it's one of these things that really should be considered by...

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The day I lost my wallet

As it is Sunday and technically a day off I don't feel like writing much but knowing me once I start I carry on so let's see what happens. To the Cheddar car boot market which is a motley collection of people selling...

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Why I did not go for £6 prescription glasses

It is very tempting to go for one of those offers you see in the papers but at the risk of stating the blindingly obvious you can  end up spending much more. I like reasonably attractive  frames but my main problem is...

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Why I don’t trust anything made in China

I find that the mindset of the Chinese sellers is to advertise a product which lives up to its claims but only in the short term. It is not designed to last. # My first example a spotlight, an LED, which flashes or...

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Interview vs Interogation

I am sick of seeing interviewees on television scarcely being allowed to finish a sentence before the person who is doing the interview interrupts them and in many cases contradicts them. Let's get some definitions...

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A day of doing nothing

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...

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An Easter Sermon at my new church

On a very sunny afternoon I returned to my Baptist church in the middle of nowhere to find the family atmosphere that I found last time.  It is Withyditch Baptist Church BA2 8AY and services are held at 3pm on the...

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Reflections on a family funeral

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...

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I actually bought a newspaper

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....

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The Rebirth of a Bristol WORDPRESS group

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...

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