Month: October 2024

Only in Glastonbury…..

This is going to be one of those days where without any previous intention this is going to be a full diary. Today is the celebration of Samhein otherwise known as Halloween and we set off early to go to Glastonbury to enjoy the wonderful weather, the warmth, the sun, and the amazing people who turn up on these occasions. However, before that, I should mention that I wrote a preparatory paper in...

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Returning my electric bike after a month’s free hire

Today I returned my very heavy 31 kilogram workhorse electric bike to the very knowledgeable lady who runs the scheme in Radstock. I had not ridden it as much as I would have liked but I have discovered the following: 1. Once you have learned to ride a bike you never forget 2. Riding a bike is vulnerable because you are not protected by a steel case as is the case with cars and other vehicles 3....

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Aspects of teaching – from a genius

On 10th October 2024 I mentioned this lady (now deceased) I have to add something else. I came across this most remarkable interview with Nadia Boulanger who was a great music teacher in France in the early 20th Century. We all have to teach at some part of our lives even if it’s the children, work colleagues, associates. I Invite people to watch this film. It’s about 55 minutes. I invite you to...

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A riddle plus a heart attack testimony

I wrote to my friend before going off on holiday to Cardiff as follows: I shall carry the following text in the middle of my head "Love and peace is the centre of everything' To which he responded, text below, It is clear then that you carried nothing! If everything came from nothing at the beginning of the universe then the centre of everything will also be nothing. If love and peace are the...

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Attacking my lingering addiction for sugar – LONG Article- not by me!

I know this diary is primarily to record my own events but occasionally I do find something that jumps out of the page of me, maybe because I'm ready for it, but I find in this case a certain compulsion about reading the whole article from beginning to end.   My health is not that great at the moment regarding digestion and maybe reading this article could help it. Who knows until you try? I...

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Is a banana a fruit – and other mysteries of training for local radio

This is one of the more spontaneous diary creations that I can recall and it concerns today's visit to a local radio station, should I say a community radio station, to get some training about how to run shows and do interviews. I set off around 8:30 am to go the 10 miles to the destination and on the way I was greeted by banks of fog followed by a clear skies followed by more fog which caused...

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