Month: April 2025

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. 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...

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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 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...

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How much thinking do we actually do?

 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...

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