Some Brilliant service from SKY Mobile/TV So what more do you want on a cold and bleak Valentine's Day, Friday 14th February. We decided to go to Bristol to do a little bit of shopping, to have a decent lunch, and to visit the Clifton Suspension Bridge and Museum. First stop was The Galleries which Bristolians and visitors will know to be an extensive multi- floored shopping mall just south of...
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What does AI ‘think’ about living on your own?
Asking AI What to do It is all too easy these days to consult Chat GBT, co-pilot, Gemini etc and let it do your thinking for you so I have pasted the response I got from Gemini at the bottom of this post and meanwhile I have written from my heart what I have observed to be true in my life, this time around, on this planet. The implications of that statement will be more obvious to some than...
My MRI scan experience + the pleasure of talking to strangers
So off to the RUH have my MRI scan. Magnetic Resonance Imaging machines! Gosh, these are big beasts which require a room to themselves and can range in cost between £0.6 and £1.9 million. The construction of MRI suites can easily add another £325,000 to the total cost. For those who might be having a scan let me run through what actually happens. I’ll lay it out in # points because it’s...
Why some of my friendships come to an end
I pride myself on looking after my friends and being loyal to them and being there for them but sometimes things don't quite work out and I've decided to have a look at all the people who in my life that I have found it necessary to leave to their own devices. Examples of failed relationships # Sometimes you just have to leave people to get a life. The person I've known for the last seven years...
What is the definition of a boring person?
Nothing ventured nothing gained I have a policy that I will try anything once. It may be that the group or situation that you've been waiting for is just round the corner but you won't know until you've given it at least in a nodding acquaintance. Keynsham is a town about 10 miles from us, not the most exciting town on the planet, but who knows what is going once you dig beneath the surface I...
Was Jesus a good bloke?
I was exercised yesterday when I came across quite a controversial article saying that Jesus said he did not come to make the world a better place, rather to paraphrase 'world distraction is coming and only a few will survive'. The term 'good bloke' is in colloquial use in the United Kingdom if not elsewhere and I wanted to find what I have come to understand as a good bloke. First of all it is...
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