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Big surprise! Is it possible to have a day when ‘nothing happens’?

Certainly, nothing is happening for this aristocratic young lady. She is suffering from ennui (boredom). The only task I had today was talking to my web support techie about this website that you are reading now. We agreed that the work would be done tomorrow Thursday. I had a 2:00 p.m. booked via Skype with someone who did not show up. Apparently he had to take a friend to the airport. Fair...

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Nearly the Oppenheimer film, Lammas in Glastonbury

I met for an 8.30 breakfast this morning at Wetherspoons with a friend of mine, David. There were about a dozen people there. Two couples, the rest single people reading the paper and staring at their mobile phones.  We discussed matters of importance to us as Christians. I mentioned that maybe due to my age I need to hear new ideas or requests in more than one way for it to truly sink in. I...

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Why does Julia Hartley-Brewer speak so fast (TalkTV)

This morning I treated myself to a full breakfast including toast, tomatoes, eggs,, plus suitable amounts of coffee. Which is only a matter of time before I turn on the news programs not I hasten to add the BBC but TalkTV and GB news. Their turnover of advertisements has been very slow and I am fed up with seeing the same ones time after time. I wonder if they have difficulty in getting...

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A Grey Day not a Grade A day

I was woken by a barking dog at 6.30 am. on a Sunday morning to boot. I guess visitors let their dog out for a comfort break but the barking was excessive. I guess that the neighbors who live nearer to the dog will have something to say. We started with a promising bright morning but it was only a matter of time before the clouds came in accompanied by a light drizzle, so we decided against...

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The delights of morning TV – table for one, sir?

Once I wake up, I get up. Waking up is normally an indication that you have had enough sleep and the day should begin. Making a cup of coffee or two is normally my first activity after drinking a glass of water if I can remember. While this is going on, I turn on the TV and it's a question of either the GB news or TalkTV. I have not watched the BBC propaganda program aka 'news' for a long time...

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The Dark Night of the Soul

This evening we had a zoom meeting under the auspices of the Scientific and Medical Network, a so-called Virtual Pub evening which happens every Friday. In general I have quite strong views about people's behaviour particularly when the camera is on and they get up, start eating, moving around the room and generally distracting us. Other people do not even switch their cameras on at all. I find...

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