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Brian Snellgrove

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Changing society, one person at a time

Today, a day with no engagements and pretty well up to date with my admin so there is nothing to do so guess what, I decided to do - nothing. Of course the contents of this diary, recording my life as a human being, is...

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The Joy of making Unexpected new friends

Today, up at 5:30 a.m. I decided to bake a large loaf of bread. I normally cook using 500 grams of flour but this time I decided to increase the amount by 50% and I doubled the amount of yeast. As a result, I have a...

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back to 1500 BC + being an even better friend

Yet more 'coincidences' I must be a walking advertisement for the need to follow your intuition because unusually I decided to go to breakfast early at Wetherspoons. It does not start to get busy until about 9:30 on...

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Barrett’s esophagus + making decisions

Barrett's esophagus - what is it? I will go short of saying that I would not wish this on my worst enemy. For those of you who do not know, there is a little flap in the esophagus that stops acid coming up into the...

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A day of doing nothing – is it possible?

An initial  reality check here on what I am actually saying - today Saturday in what used to be called the year of our Lord 2024 I have no formal activity. Nothing in the diary. A great gaping hole. How can I possibly...

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